Chinese Culture
Want to Know What Chinese People Do to Celebrate Chinese New Year?
Do you know what people do during the Chinese New Year holiday? Do you wonder how Chinese people celebrate this grandest event in the country? Today, let’s celebrate the Chinese New Year together! As one of the leading language-teaching websites, we offer the best …
Chinese Culture: What Are the Differences Between the Fèng Huáng and the Pheonix?
In traditional Chinese culture, the Fèng huáng (凤凰), or Chinese phoenix, often symbolizes good luck and auspiciousness. You may have heard some of these Chinese four-character idioms before, such as Lóng fèng chéng xiáng (龙凤呈祥) and Fèng huáng yú fēi (凤凰于飞), they are used …
The Chinese Delicacies You Shouldn’t Miss in Winter!
Barbecue, fried chicken, hot coffee…. these warm and delicious food can always bring the feeling of happiness in winter. Do you know what people eat to keep warm in winter in China?
Malatang
Malatang originated from Southwest China’s Sichuan province and has since become popular …
Check out These Mouthwatering Chinese Foods for Winter!
Chinese culture is profound with a long history, and this includes Chinese food culture. In China, there are various kinds of cuisines. Have you ever tasted any of them? Today, let’s learn something about these mouthwatering Chinese foods!
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Chinese Culture – 24 Solar Terms: Those Related to Winter Seasons
It is widely known that Chinese culture has a profound history. In the Chinese lessons on our website, you can learn the beautiful language and the nation’s splendid culture. Learn Chinese online, anytime and anywhere!
Traditionally, the Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar. With …
Chinese Culture: What Is the Difference Between Chinese and Western Dragons?
Dragons are deeply rooted in Chinese culture, as the dragon is one of the most important creatures that can symbolize China. Have you ever heard that Chinese people call themselves “descendants of dragons”? This may sound strange to people in the West, as dragons …
3 Must-Eat Food for Chinese People in Hot Summer Days (I)
Besides barbecue, you can also see a lot of appealing food or snacks in the streets of China in hot summer days. Do you know what else Chinese people like to eat in summer? Starting from this article, we’re going to introduce to you …
Beware of Certain Taboos! You Can’t Give These Gifts to Chinese
Every culture values gift-giving as a way to strengthen relationships and build alliances. The Chinese people are no exception to this practice. But choosing an ideal gift is never easy, and there are even some taboos in countries like China. In this article, we’ll give …
What is the Dragon Boat Festival?
Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month each year. In September 2009, the festival became China’s first to be chosen for UNESCO’s world intangible cultural heritage list. There are a wide variety of celebrations which demonstrate …
Your Must-Try Chinese Food in Summer
It’s almost summer time in China. Many Chinese would go out to enjoy great food with family or friends at night. One of the most popular choices is “shāo kǎo(烧烤)”, Chinese barbecue, a kind of food that belongs to the night.
烧烤 (Shāo kǎo): n. …
How China’s Older Generations Relax in the Park
When you think of going for a stroll in the park, what comes to mind – birds singing? a gentle breeze blowing? swathes of greenery punctuated by plots of brightly colored flowers? If you’re walking through a park in China, you’ll get all of that… …
Part 2 of Applying 36 Chinese Stratagems to Business
What’s more than 2,500 years old but still applied to strategy and planning for great success in business, politics, and international diplomacy to this day? Well, the “三十六计 (sān shí liù jì) 36 ancient Chinese strategies” and their theories, of course! If you read How …
Chinese Food Gets the Gold!
As athletes fulfill their dreams on the slopes of the Winter Olympics every four years, viewers are treated to all manner of “slices of life”. If you’ve been keeping up with eChineseLearning’s explorations of food over the years, from hotpot to “late-night poisonings” to which …
The Chinese Idiom to Improve Your 2022 New Year’s Resolutions
Almost 3 weeks have passed since 2022 began, so we thought we’d check in on how everybody’s New Year’s resolutions are going! This is usually when we start slacking in our goals – the “新年 xīn nián ” (new year) is not so “ 新 …
Before Chinese New Year Learn About These Little-Known Traditions
In China, sharing a bowl of Laba congee with family and friends is a time-honored practice that also warms up a cold day and empty stomach. It is also a prelude to the Chinese New Year. The Laba Festival is an ancient Chinese folk festival …
5 Classic Chinese Stories of Gratitude
With all that goes on every day, and all that could go wrong, we sometimes forget to be grateful. Of course, with Thanksgiving (感恩节 Gǎn ēn jié) right around the corner gratitude is in the air in the U.S., but we thinking that no matter …
10 Kinds of Chinese Hotpot, Which is Your Favorite (Pt. 2)
Did the hotpot we told you about in our last post make your heart skip a beat, your mouth water, and your stomach rumble? Well, brace yourself, because we’re about to kick it up a notch as we round off our “10 Kinds of Chinese …
10 Kinds of Chinese Hotpot, Which is Your Favorite? (Pt. 1)
With winter approaching, there’s nothing more comforting than indulging in a hotpot on a chilly day.
But Chinese hotpot offers a world of diversity, from its flavors and presentation to its ingredients and claimed health benefits.
We’ve curated a list of 10 of the most …
Two Wonderfully Mythical Places from Chinese Folklore
Last time we talked about 5 Mythical Chinese Creatures beyond the world of Chinese dragons and it’s about time you discovered some of the mythical places from Chinese folklore and literature including heaven and hell. Whether these places are real or not, you must decide …