Monthly Archives: April 2009

Three Gorges

Three Gorges of Yangzi River, from west to east, span a distance about 205 km that starts in Fengjie county of Chongqing city and ends in Yichang city of Hubei province. It gets name as in this area there are three large gorgy zones, namely QuTangXia, WuXia and XiLingXia, which consist of many rock cliffs [...]

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Xiangsheng

Xiangsheng is a popular performing art in contemporary China. It is usually performed by two people, one narrating and the other flattering, literally called Dougen and Penggen, to express a satire towards wide concerns or to tease the audiences via some skills. This dialogue can sometimes be performed even in groups of three or more, [...]

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SuZhou

It’s a city known for its dreamlike scenery, its poetic and melancholy history and its culture. Suzhou, in east China’s Jiangsu, located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze and on the shores of Lake Tai, has already crossed a history over 2500 years. Talking about Suzhou, people often mention the old saying: “’In Heaven [...]

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