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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

Chinese Lunar Animal - Dog

Honest and loyal, the Dog stands guard. She is watchful, alert and ready to protect her friends. ...

China Tricia Morrissey

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A Geek's Guide to China

Okay, I may not be the typical traveler. When I visited Beijing earlier this year, I wasn't just ...

China Joe Lavin

Celebrating Chinese New Year - Parades

On the Champs Elysées in Paris, on Singapore's Orchard Road, and on Canal Street in New York Cit...

China Tricia Morrissey

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Horse

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

China Kong Lee

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Boar

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

China Kong Lee

Celebrating Chinese New Year - Eating Together

New Year's feasting begins on New Year's eve. In northern China, families gather at kitchen table...

China Tricia Morrissey

Mountain del Soul

Review of Xingjian, Gao. Soul Mountain [Harperperennial Library, 2001]. * * * * * Two stories hav...

China Kenneth Champeon

On and Around the Great Wall

As we take the highway to the Great Wall, it is obvious that my friends and I are not the only on...

China Joe Lavin

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Ox

To see the proper stroke order of Ox, click the Start button. Click here to download a practice t...

China Kong Lee

hutong in Beijing

The real culture of Beijing is the culture of the Hutong and courtyard...

China dave chou

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Big Tiger, Sleeping Dragon

Sometimes when I wonder why I am living in the Far East, I tell myself that the Far East is the f...

China Kenneth Champeon

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Mr. Lowell Goes to Asia

A review of Percival Lowell's The Soul of the Far East, a dusty but nevertheless interesting book.

Japan / China / Korea, S Kenneth Champeon

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Asian Libraries - China

Beijing Normal University Beijing China The Library of Beijing Normal University was established ...

China Christina Gosnell

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Snake

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

China Kong Lee

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Dog

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

China Kong Lee

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Rooster

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

China Kong Lee

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Monkey

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

China Kong Lee

Singaporean Au Tak Lam, a 24-year-old computer engineer student, matches her swanky outfits with jade amulets, while colourful crystals adorn her nimble fingers.

Feng shui, an ancient-modern practice for young Chinese overseas

* * * SINGAPORE, March 14, 2005 - Wearing low-cut jeans, a tube top and a funky hair style, Au Ta...

China AFP/Keith Lin

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Sheep

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

China Kong Lee

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