China has 56 ethnic groups. They include Russians, Mongols, Uyghurs, Koreans, and many others. Here is a modern Chinese take on all of them: 中华大家庭 (the Big Chinese Family). The lyrics actually enumerate the groups individually. … [Read more...] about 【每日歌曲】中华大家庭 (the Big Chinese Family)
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"茉莉花 (Molihua)" / "Jasmine Flower," a piece of Chinese culture that has taken root around the world
Chinese culture is rich and amazing. Did you know that the main melody at the 2008 Beijing Olympics medal ceremonies were composed using only musical instruments that were made 2,450 years ago? That melody was a version of "茉莉花" or "Jasmine Flower." It was adapted by famous Chinese composer Tan Dun and Wang Hesheng (of the Chinese Army orchestra) using the ancient … [Read more...] about "茉莉花 (Molihua)" / "Jasmine Flower," a piece of Chinese culture that has taken root around the world
毛阿敏 (Mao AMin), 渴望 (”Yearning”), yearning for a better future
For the last two centuries, the Chinese psyche has been defined in large part by the humiliations and sufferings brought about by foreigners (see the Opium War, the Second Opium War, and the Nanjing Massacre). After the founding of the current Peoples Republic of China, it was the disastrous policies of the Cultural Revolution and the Great Leap Forward which furthered that … [Read more...] about 毛阿敏 (Mao AMin), 渴望 (”Yearning”), yearning for a better future
“Father’s Prairie, Mother’s River” – the feelings of one billion people on the move
Everyone knows China is going through an industrial revolution right now. In developed countries such as the U.S., this took place in the late 19th century. The ratio between the number of rural and urban residents basically swapped because industrialization freed the bulk of the population from having to work in the fields to produce food for all. This phenomenon is … [Read more...] about “Father’s Prairie, Mother’s River” – the feelings of one billion people on the move