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Chinese Lunar Animal - Snake

The mysterious Snake is wise and unpredictable. He spies everything, moves gracefully and acts sw...

China Tricia Morrissey

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China's Zhang Yimou back with Coen brothers remake

Coen brothers' Blood Simple, transferred to a noodle restaurant in China's barren west -- Gansu p...

China AFP/Francois Bougon

Celebrating Chinese New Year - Introduction

Hiss! and "Pop!" snap the firecrackers! "Boom!" says the drum to the Lion Dancer. Chinese New Yea...

China Tricia Morrissey

Chinese Lunar Animals - Introduction

The Chinese lunar calendar divides time into sets of twelve years, with each year named after a s...

China Tricia Morrissey

Chinese Lunar Animal - Rooster

The colorful Rooster has high, noisy hopes. He spreads his tail feathers and crows with excitemen...

China Tricia Morrissey

Chinese Lunar Animal - Rat

The crafty Rat sees chance dancing in every corner. She carefully hoards her finds, keeping bits ...

China Tricia Morrissey

Film Review: Ju Dou (Directed by Zhang Yimou, Starring Gong Li and Li Baotian

Irony prevails in Zhang Yimou's classic tragedy, starring Li Wei as Jin Shan Yang, the villainous...

China Celeste Heiter

Shaken... Not Stir Fried: 007 Does Asia

You Only Live Twice: Bond prevents SPECTRE from starting a war between the U.S. and Russia... Oct...

Japan / China / Korea, N Will Raus

A young man and his girlfriend hover impatiently as an elderly man scribbles on a sheet of paper -- awaiting not a fortune, but a new name, at a licensed shop located near a Beijing Buddhist temple.<b

Chinese believers change their names to bring good luck

The atmosphere inside the Chinese fortune-teller's shop was tense. A young man and his two female...

China AFP/Cindy Sui

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Tiger

To see the proper stroke order of Tiger, click the Start button. Click here to download a practic...

China Kong Lee

Film Review: The Road Home

Tradition. It is the glue that holds families, and even entire cultures together. It is the tie t...

China Celeste Heiter

Chinese Lunar Animal - Dragon

Explosion and excitement follow the Dragon wherever she goes. With a hasty temper and shrewd conf...

China Tricia Morrissey

Celebrating Chinese New Year - A New Year's Legend

One New Year's eve, local bandits played a trick on a nearby village. Using bamboo and scraps of ...

China Tricia Morrissey

Other Lives...Other Worlds at Cinequest 2005

Among a total of 84 features and seven short series from more than 30 countries, the panoply of A...

China Celeste Heiter

Celebrating Chinese New Year - Lantern Festival

Chinese New Year ends with the Lantern Festival, when bright paper lanterns help the full moon li...

China Tricia Morrissey

Chinese Lunar Animal - Monkey

Lively and funny, the clever Monkey bursts with impossible ideas. She is delighted by her own gen...

China Tricia Morrissey

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Rabbit

To see the proper stroke order of Rabbit, click the Start button. Click here to download a practi...

China Kong Lee

Chinese Lunar Animal - Horse

The lively Horse follows no rules. She bolts with grace and flies on four legs. She is sorely dis...

China Tricia Morrissey

China Condensed

Title: China Condensed: 5000 Years of History & Culture. Author: Ong Siew Chey. Publisher: Marsha...

China ThingsAsian Booklist

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Ten Language Programs in China and Taiwan

Hundreds of distinct languages exist in China and Taiwan, but when students talk about studying C...

China Dawn Stanton

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