Tag Archives: Chinese language

Learn Chinese online – Zhuang

Subscribe to free Email Newsletter Library>Culture ABC>Folk Way>Ethnic Food Zhuang The Zhuang ethnic minority has the largest population among all Chinese minorities. Zhuangs mainly reside in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region andYunnanProvince; most of them live inWenshanZhuang-MiaoAutonomousPrefecture. More than 70% of the land in Wenshan is in subtropical climate, and mostZhuangs live in waterside areas [...]

Study Chinese – Tibetan

Subscribe to free Email Newsletter Library>Culture ABC>Folk Way>Ethnic Costumes Tibetan Two Tibetan countrywomen in attiresFormerly, the Tibetan people wore different kinds of clothes according to their occupations. Whatever the style, the outfits were generally bright-colored and included a hat, a robe, and a pair of shoes. The most gorgeous and expensive clothes and ornaments were [...]

Study Chinese – Xu Guangqi

Subscribe to free Email Newsletter Library>China ABC>Religion>Catholics Xu Guangqi The spread of Catholicism inBeijingin the early ages owed much to some officials and intellectuals, especially Xu Guangqi (1562-1633) fromShanghai. Xu was the first intellectual believer in Catholicism in the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) as well as the top official. In 1595, he got to know [...]