The giving of hongbao, otherwise known as lucky money, is an age-old tradition for the Chinese New Year. Here is a brief introduction to its interesting history and some less traditional ideas of what to send as hongbao!
Why is the Spring Festival the favorite holiday for children?
Why is Spring Festival called Guo Nian (passing the year)?
How did an old lady manage to scare the Nian away?
How did the villagers drive away the Nian?
Why do we call Chinese New Year the Spring Festival?
The Voice of China contestant, Tan Weiwei, prepares to perform a song she composed with a Laoqiang music group from Huayin.
On The Voice of China, Tan Weiwei performs a song she composed with a Laoqiang music group from Huayin.
The judges of The Voice of China stand together in support of the Laoqiang music group from Huayin.
Learn about the Chinese naming system and some of the issues concerning names that are being encountered today.
The Chinese naming system is very complex. It follows precise rules, stating the differences between a person's last name, given name and courtesy name. In particular, the difference between the last two is strictly connected with the rituals that used to bring a child from childhood into adulthood in ancient China.
Chinese last names worked in a different way in the past than they do now. Chinese children used to get their mother's last name. That is because Chinese ancient society was matriarchal and divided into clans.
Through a detailed report of the Zhou Dynasty's history, we discover how the Chinese last name system worked and what has changed over the years and become today's practice.
This interesting discussion on the origins of Chinese last names and clan names shows how the tradition has evolved from the matriarchal to the patriarchal practice.
This interesting discussion on the origins of Chinese last names and clan names shows how the tradition has evolved from the matriarchal to the patriarchal practice.
This interesting discussion on the origins of Chinese last names and clan names shows how the tradition has evolved from the matriarchal to the patriarchal practice. This segment explores a few common family names- their origins, whether they were last or clan names, etc.
This interesting discussion on the origins of Chinese last names and clan names shows how the tradition has evolved from the matriarchal to the patriarchal practice. This segment looks into the selection of Chinese names. How can one find a good name with strong virtue?
This interesting discussion on the origins of Chinese last names and clan names shows how the tradition has evolved from the matriarchal to the patriarchal practice. This segment continues to explore Chinese names with specific attention on Jia Bao Yu, a character in the Hong Lou Meng movie.
Master Tang Han explains the importance of character meaning as well as character tone when giving names and how to revise a problematic name.
Master Tang explains the significance of the name. How does the name of a business determine its destiny?
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