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Travelers' Voices on China Culture
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Nov. 2,2009 00:14 Reply
Mr.EP(USA) said:
How do I address a package to send to china? Shipping companies do not identify the postal code, is this in a well traveled area?
city: putian
post office:Feng huang shan You Dian Ju
Province:Fu jian sheng
country:China
Post code: 351100
Tel: 0086-13959522449
Nov. 7,2009 01:04
Mr.Jockey(China) replied:
Hi EP,
as we know,you should write the family specific address or work address not the Post Office address or you can ask the MAN(tel no.:0086-13959522449)if this Tel NO. overdue or not,thanks! this place is a good place for travel.if you need another help,pls contact me: email:jockey_liu@163.com;skype:utsu jockey liu;msn:jockey.liu@live.cn
Nov. 11,2009 17:19
Mrs.C(USA) replied:
Mr. Ep:
It might seem like both of us are trying to send a package to the same "address". I too was given this address and phone # to return some merchanise to. I believe it's just the post office in China. Let me know if you have figured this out , if you have indeed sent this pkg out. i'm sure it's gonna be a pricy to send. Pls. keep me posted. @ raretopaz@comcast.net
Thanks, and good luck!
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Oct. 31,2009 04:01 Reply
Ms.Alisa(Cambodia) said:
Hello, i am a sign of pig and my boyfriend is a sign of dragon, i want to know that my sign and his sign can maried with each other or not? Is it bad luck or good luck? Please answer me, if everyone know. Thanks in advance.
Nov. 7,2009 01:29
Mr.Jockeyliu(China) replied:
Hello Alisa,
This is just a hobby in Asian culture in China,just like Star Sign in Western Culture.i give you advice:just marry the man you love,love the man you married,others pls ignore them.wish you both happy forever!also Man Dragon & Femail Pig absolutive match!thanks!
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Oct. 2,2009 17:45 Reply
Mrs.ana(tx) said:
who invented the silk i need to know because i am organizing the projet of acient china and thats my question pliss answer when you can
Oct. 9,2009 01:24
Mr.rita(cn) replied:
Silk was invented by Xilingshi she was trying to find out what was distructing her mullberry bushes when she saw a little worm spinning a shinney glossy case on top of them and thats how Xilingshi created silk
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Aug. 19,2009 04:36 Reply
Mrs.Lyza(Philippines) said:
hi. i'm lyza. my birthday is april 30, 1966. i'm transferring my motorcycle accessories store to a new location and my target period is this month. i'm also transferring home. what is the best day for me to open my business in its new location whose number is 45. and what is the best day in transferring to my new home? pls help me. thanks.
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Apr. 9,2009 06:47 Reply
Mr.selipar(malaysia) said:
can you explain...why the minority ethnic define as exotic,colorful and etc.
i want to ask about conflict ethnic in China between Han ethnic and other ethnic...i have read article and the title is " Representing Nationality in China: refiguring majority/monirity identities
Jul. 20,2009 09:05
Ms.Evelyn(cn) replied:
The Han is the majority of China. It's very interesting that in the long history, the culture of the Han influenced the other minorities, especially the minorities who live among the Han people. The culture of the Han even influenced Japan, Korea, Vietnam and many other countries in southeastern Asia.
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Mar. 4,2009 15:55 Reply
Mr.Parker(USA) said:
What about the Mandate of Heaven? No info on it?
Mar. 11,2009 23:00
Mr.Lee(China) replied:
Sir, could you provide an exact name of the Mandate of Heaven? Do you mean the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?
Mar. 22,2009 20:45
Mr.Ken(United States) replied:
The Mandate of Heaven (天命 Pīnyīn: Tiānmng) is a traditional Chinese philosophical concept concerning the legitimacy of rulers. Heaven would bless the authority of a just ruler, but would be displeased with a despotic ruler and would withdraw their mandate. The Mandate of Heaven would then transfer to those who would rule best.
The Mandate of Heaven was a well-accepted idea among the common people of China, as it argues for the removal of incompetent or despotic rulers, and provided an incentive for rulers to rule well and justly. The concept was often invoked by philosophers and scholars in ancient China as a way to curtail the abuse of power by the political rulers.
The Mandate of Heaven had no time limitations, instead depending on the just and able performance of the ruler. The Mandate also does not require that a legitimate ruler be of noble birth, and in fact, dynasties were often founded by people of modest birth (such as the Han dynasty and Ming dynasty). The concept of the Mandate of Heaven was first used to support the rule of the kings of the Zhou Dynasty and was the subject of much debate in the warring states period that followed. It was later used to support the rule of the Emperors of China. "Mandate of Heaven" was also the first era name of the Qing Dynasty.
Jul. 20,2009 08:59
Ms.Evelyn(China) replied:
It's very likely that Mr.Lee guesses right. As I know the leader of the TaiPing Heavenly Kingdom, Hong Xiuquan, propogandised some doctrinces of Christianiity.
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Jul. 11,2009 14:36 Reply
Ms.loveyCHINA(singapore) said:
Emperor Qin had nothing to do with the name "China".
as everyone knows, China people never knows english, until the modern time.
Therefore, China is never named China by the Chinese.
China is named "Zhong Guo" by the chinese..
Zhong Guo literally means Middle Country, as it is sort of located in the middle of the world map..
Jul. 11,2009 22:23
Mr.yina(cn) replied:
Hi, i agree with you that China has nothing to do with emperor qin. Although i do not know whether it is right for your last sentence, but i totally agree with you that China is never named China by the Chinese. And i also think that The name China has certain relationship with the status of the old zhongguo. If you have other ideas, please share with me. i am also interested in the name of China.
Jul. 17,2009 05:02
Ms.Evelyn(China) replied:
China (porcelain) is created in Zhongguo. So, the foreigners would like to use china to call the people in Zhongguo (中国）. This is the origin of this English name.
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Jun. 22,2009 04:17 Reply
Mr.titus sh(China) said:
in china people are use water from the tap but they are not drink for it.
but they use it for make food and wash the bodies actual i understand why they are not drink this water, just because this is not purified 100% from the tap and they think may cause some diseases in the body there for they not use to drink water from tap.
my doughting is that when they use water by prepare food ist not a problem? how they sure that it very safe not drink water from tap but very safe to use it to wash fruit before eat and make food with this water?
Jun. 22,2009 20:52
Mr.yina(cn) replied:
Hi, you'r right that we chinese do not drink tap water as it will cause some diseases. It is safe to drink after it is boiled. The fruit will be dried or peeled after washed in case of drinking tap water. I am sure you have seen some people eat the frute directly after washed, actually it is not healthy.
As for making food, the water is boiled first and then we use it to make food. Any other doubts??
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Jun. 14,2009 20:54 Reply
Ms.Boo Boo(La La Land :)) said:
Is China called china because os the emporor Qin? His name was pronouced chin.
HELP ME
PLS REPLY
THNX
Jun. 17,2009 03:02
Mr.yina(cn) replied:
Hi, i remember that one of my teacher told that the name is not given by China itself but the big power in the world. In the old times, China is not as strong as other counties. The initial letter CH may imply a kind of status. I do not know whether it is right, but our teacher is the authority of our school. You can also have an analysis about other developing counties to see if there are some similarities.
Jun. 17,2009 03:04
Mr.hebe(cn) replied:
Interestingly, China is not a Chinese word.
The OED2 says that it is found in Sanskrit writings from about two thousand years ago, and appears in various forms in several Asian languages.
The earliest European usage is by Marco Polo, and the earliest cited English usage dates from 1555.
The American Heritage Dictionary gives the origin as being a corruption of the name of the Qin dynasty, which ruled China in the third century BC.
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May. 30,2009 03:52 Reply
Ms.pearly(Australia) said:
the han dynasty ruled from 206 b.c to 220 a.d...thats something like 400 years...but how long is it compared to all the other dynasties?.....i cant find it on the net and i need to know for homework...can anyone help?
May. 30,2009 15:29
Mr.thamer sultan(bahrain) replied:
i realy dont know sorry but i will find out and tell you sorry once again trust me i wil find it and i will put it here soo i can see it and get information.....by the ways im a teacher and ur a student didnt the teacher tell u they should do it and if she didnt u will ofcurse will have a text book and find the information from there dont say u dont have a text book because all the schools has one....and i will give you an advice your report is the inportant thing in the life if u dont have a good one then ur life will be nothing u cant goo to work and iff u went to work they wil not give u the good salry like confusius i dont know if u studied about him but his life was bad because his pernts did have money and they didnt work so confusius worked more then his pernts and then he got rich and famous like 80% of the world know him hee has a brain and used it.. i wish u learned something from my advices... and which grade are you... i wish u will get big and get a good grade and then u work in the best place with the best salaries and be same as confusius. thx:P