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Chinese Traditional Concept of Health Preserving
Health preserving is a concept in Chinese traditional medicine to enhance physical fitness, prevent diseases, postpone aging and prolong the life by spiritual toning, therapeutic diets and medicated diet, healthy exercises and other methods. Such concept takes the natural point of view in ancient C...
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Chinese New Year Greeting
Find out about the traditional and modern ways of greeting each other target="_blank" title="China">China during New Year’s time you should expect a lot of people coming up to you and saying Guo Nian Hao. This means Happy New Year in their local lingo. Don’t be surprised if it’s early February ...
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Chinese Makeup for Lips
The shiny image of Zhang Ziyi in the movie the Banquet is impressive to many audiences. Her red and bright lips, short and dark eyebrows, and well-decorated cheeks are the typical elements in the makeup popularized during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618—AD907). If eyes are the windows to the soul, lips ...
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Blind Date, A Comeback in Modern Chinese Life
In ancient China most of people got married with the help of a matchmaker and the arrangements of their parents. The man's side, led by the matchmaker, would visit the girl's family to confirm each other's stance. The step is called xiangqin (to confirm attitudes). Nowadays, there are millions of ...
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