Chinese Culture (Advanced Level)

Chinese idioms are important culturally and persevere through time because of their prevalence in everyday life. Recently, you may have read about Chinese idioms such as “一溜烟 (yí liù yān) quick as lightning” or “掩耳盗铃 (Yăn’ĕr dàolíng) to cover one’s ears when he steals.” Well, “三寸不烂之舌 (Sān cùn bú làn zhī shé) three inch tongue”, ...

Sun Zi’s Art of War was written by Sun Wu in the final year of the Spring and Autumn
Period (770BC – 476BC).
It is not only the oldest Chinese military work in existence but also the oldest book
of military theory in the world, well-known for a long time in the history of the
military academy in China ...

Sun Zi’s Art of War was written by Sun Wu in the final year of the Spring and Autumn
Period (770BC – 476BC).
It is not only the oldest Chinese military work in existence but also the oldest book
of military theory in the world, well-known for a long time in the history of the
military academy in China ...

Sun Zi’s Art of War was written by Sun Wu in the final year of the Spring and Autumn
Period (770BC – 476BC).
It is not only the oldest Chinese military work in existence but also the oldest book
of military theory in the world, well-known for a long time in the history of the
military academy in China ...

Sun Zi’s Art of War was written by Sun Wu in the final year of the Spring and Autumn
Period (770BC – 476BC).
It is not only the oldest Chinese military work in existence but also the oldest book
of military theory in the world, well-known for a long time in the history of the
military academy in China ...

Sun Zi’s Art of War was written by Sun Wu in the final year of the Spring and Autumn
Period (770BC – 476BC).
It is not only the oldest Chinese military work in existence but also the oldest book
of military theory in the world, well-known for a long time in the history of the
military academy in China ...

Sun Zi’s Art of War was written by Sun Wu in the final year of the Spring and Autumn
Period (770BC – 476BC).
It is not only the oldest Chinese military work in existence but also the oldest book
of military theory in the world, well-known for a long time in the history of the
military academy in China ...

Sun Zi’s Art of War was written by Sun Wu in the final year of the Spring and Autumn
Period (770BC – 476BC).
It is not only the oldest Chinese military work in existence but also the oldest book
of military theory in the world, well-known for a long time in the history of the
military academy in China ...

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大家早上好！欢迎您来到今天的聊聊中国。这里是在线学汉语，我是主持人Jency。今天聊聊中国当中，我将和大家一起分享一下我对于中华武术的知识和理解。
课文:
武术又称功夫，是打拳和使用兵器的技术。武术是中国传统体育项目之一，武术既可以健身防身，又可以表演和比赛，因而它不仅受到中国人民的喜爱，也受到世界人民的喜爱。1991年10月，在北京举行了第一届世界武术锦标赛，来自四十一个国家和地区的四百名优秀武术运动员参加了此项比赛。这次体育盛会，标志着武术已经从中国走向世界。当然一家中国杂志说得好，武术源于中国，但属于世界。

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大家早上好！欢迎您收听《在线学汉语》，这里是我们的聊聊中国，我是主持人Jency。今天聊聊中国的话题是中国的少数民族。
课文：
中国是一个统一的多民族国家，在中国美丽富饶的土地上，居住着五十六个民族，十三亿人口。中华民族是中国各民族的总称。各族人民世世代代共同劳动，共同创造了中国的悠久历史和灿烂辉煌的文化。现代中国是一个和睦友爱的民族大家庭。