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An expert explains the origins of the brush pen and bamboo slips and how the Chinese characters for these items came about.

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Famous guests discuss the wide variety of traditional Chinese bamboo and stringed musical instruments.

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Why do parents these days have their children learn Western instruments instead of traditional Chinese instruments?

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Members of the Dai ethnic group explain the role bamboo plays in their lives as well as courting rituals.

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Let`s talk about the oil-paper umbrellas that originated from Sichuan`s Luzhou city.

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This video explains the origins of the oil-paper umbrella.

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The choice of bamboo is extremely important in the construction of oil-paper umbrellas.

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The oil-paper umbrella is beginning to take shape. Next in the process is preparing the paper.

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This video details the final steps in producing the oil-paper umbrella.

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This video explains the oil in oil-paper umbrellas.

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Why do oil-paper umbrellas from Luzhou have such a great reputation?

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Listen to this make-believe story about how the twelve animals were selected to be the animals of the Chinese Zodiac. What terrible thing did the rat do to get its bad reputation and why do cats hate rats?!

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Andy Lau is one of Hong Kong's most successful singers and actors. He has been in over 150 films since the 1980s, and has had a successful career as a Cantonese pop singer. In this interview, he reminisces about his early days as a singer and talks about his recent album.

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How do the Chinese celebrate Chinese New Year? What are the special customs that one must learn? Let Mengjiao go through them with you!

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Confused as to why Chinese New Year falls on a different day every year? This helpful video explains the basics of China's lunar calendar, which dictates the dates of many traditional holidays in China.

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This Spring Festival, are you coming back home? Do you have a million reasons not to go home for the Spring Festival? This video is dedicated to all the parents in the world.

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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!

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There's a host of logistical issues to consider during the chaos Chinese New Year brings. Here's one most people overlook: parking your car. Check out these tips on how to prevent fireworks, thieves and car alarms from wreaking car-based holiday havoc.

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Mommy needs to help the villagers build roads, so she can't be there for her son.

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Mommy may not be able to come home for Chinese New Year.

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