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Oracle Bone Inscriptions
Animal Figures on Roof
Huabiao
A Brief Chinese Chronology
Project Hope, Care For the Future
Sports History of China
Chinese Music Instruments
Giant Panda, the Top Ten List
Naming in Chinese, the Coca-Cola Story
Qigong, the Ancient Art for Health
History of Chinese Wushu
What Is Falun Gong?
How to Read Chinese on the Net II
How to Read Chinese on the Net
Chinese Dialects
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It is hard to guess how many dialects exist, but they can be roughly classified into one of the seven large groups, i.e., Putonghua (Mandarin), Gan, Kejia (Hakka), Min, Wu, Xiang and Yue (Cantonese).
Oracle bone inscriptions, the earliest Chinese writing scripts, are the ancient Chinese
characters carved on tortoise shells and animal scapulas.
Animal figures on roof ridges of palaces, temples and other old buildings are an important part of traditional Chinese architecture.
The Huabiao is a marble ornamental pillar engraved with entwisting dragons and
auspicious clouds, used to decorate important buildings.
A handy time line of Chinese history.
Project Hope finances many pupils who drop out because of poverty to go back to
school and finish their study, and sets up many elementary schools of hope.
Some known ancient cultural relics have provided evidence
that health-building activities appeared in China over 4,000 years ago.
Introduction and listening to samples.
Need help! The endangered species.
The gold key to success.
Is this the way to go? Decide yourself.
Wushu (or Kungfu) appeared in ancient China as early as 2,500 years ago.
A law wheel in one's stomach and protection of Li's law body.
A brief review of Chinese add-on systems.
Read Chinese on the Net? Here is how you'll do.