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Chinese government has been raising or cutting stamp duty on stock transaction to maintain a healthy stock market. If you are interested in investing in stocks or just want to have a good conversation with your Chinese friends about stocks, this dialogue ...

So you wanted to take a trip by train to Beijing and visit the great wall. You wanted to go to Xian to see the terracotta warriors. So what was it that stopped you? You didn't know how to ask for train tickets. Well here at A to Z Chinese we can fix that ...

中国是一个含蓄的民族，在民间也流传了许许多多浪漫的爱情故事。不但人与人谈情，还有人与神相爱，人与鬼相恋的传说，编织了一个个天上人间地下无处不在的爱情故事。西方有情人节，中...

At this stage if your viewing the beginner lessons we don't expect that you're fluent with the 4000 plus characters that you need to be able to read the Chinese newspaper. What were looking at is the choice, if you were not aware, you can get a newspaper ...

圣诞节本来是西方国家的一个非常重要的家庭团聚和喜庆的节日，而东西文化的互相交流及影响，让越来越多的中国人爱上了西方的圣诞节。不管什么样的圣诞礼物，只要你为对方花了心思，相...

Korean TV shows have been popular in China since seven or eight years ago. Some people might think that the structure and the plot of Korean TV dramas is a bit old-fashioned ... always Cinderella becoming a princess. However, it has lots Chinese fans ...

Its happened to everyone at one point, that annoying phone call in the middle of the night asking for someone you've never heard of. What do you do when that happens to you in China? Simple with the help of today's lesson you'll be able to tell this ...

In China, May Day holiday usually lasts a week, which is also called Golden Week. The weather is always good, not so hot, not so cold, and you can escape from busy work or study for a week because it is a national holiday . Lets watch the dialogue to ...

By chance you've met a girl and things seem to be going great. You want to see her again. You want to get her phone number so you can arrange to meet up at a later date. How do you ask for her phone number? And how do you make sure you get her mobile and ...

火把节是中国的农历六月二十四日，也就是阳历八月前后，由中国的55个民族中的彝族举办的，人们一般要狂欢三日三夜，是彝族最隆重、最壮观，参与人数也最多的节日，民族气息极为浓厚，�...

Arriving late to work or arriving late to meet friends is bound to happen. Common causes are sleeping through alarms or problems with public transport. In China when you are late you need to apologise same as everywhere else. If a girl is late for a date ...

每年一到泼水节，云南各地就成了欢乐的海洋，泼在身上的水花象征了幸福，健康与爱情，这就是云南特有的节日－泼水节，这个地方居住着一个少数民族－傣族，傣族有着悠久的文化历史。泼...

Knowing your Chinese zodiac is important, if you go out with friends they will always talk about blood types and zodiacs. In China different blood types are used to indicate different personalities. The zodiacs can be used to check peoples compatibility. ...

皮影戏是世界上最早的由人配音的影画艺术，它发源于西汉时期的陕西省，是一种历史悠久，流传很广的民间艺术。可惜，近来由于电影戏剧艺术的发展以及皮影戏特殊的高要求工艺及表演方式...

In China you may not want other people to know when your birthday is. Its customary for the person having the birthday to take all of their friends out for dinner and pay for everything. So the more popular that you are the more you have to spend. Its ...

相信各个国家的朋友，都有你们的法定教师节，而中国的教师节是九月十日，许多学生都会在这一天对自己的老师送上饱含心意的小礼物，而且有的学校也会为教师节准备一场精彩的文艺演出，...

If you visit Xian, Huimin Street is always a good place to go. Huimin Street, also known as Moslem Street, is aoubt 550 yards long from south to north. , and accommodates about 20 thousand hui minority. You can get fruit pies made with persimmon, special ...

In China if two friends or family members or even colleagues meet each other on the street its very natural for them to ask where each other is going. Privacy has never been a big issue in China you may think that they are nosy but for them it is just ...

体育界的2008年可以称得上是“北京年”，因为四年一度的体育盛事“奥林匹克运动会”将于8月8日晚上8时在北京正式开幕，如果你拿到了那张入场券，相信你是世界上最最幸运的人，奥运会，�...