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Travelers' Voices on China Culture
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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
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May. 23,2009 04:20 Reply
Mr.thamer sultan(bahrain) said:
china is the third larges country and has the larges population in the world.
the great wall of china ,4000 miles or 6,400 kilometers long, symbilize china's long history of isolationism
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Apr. 21,2009 10:23 Reply
Ms.lapierre(china) said:
What is the culture of the Qin dynasty?
Apr. 29,2009 04:58
Ms.Cora replied:
Well, visit this page http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/history/qin/
and you will find more about Qin Dynasty.
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Apr. 13,2009 12:16 Reply
Mr.shelton(USA) said:
I would like to ask what leaders and government all the ancient Chinese dynasties have?????
reply quickly plz thnx!!!!!!!!!!!
Apr. 20,2009 20:47
Ms.Evelyn(China) replied:
It's very difficult to answer, as there are too many emperors or kings in Chinese history. If we count them from the Emperor Qinshihuang on, there are:
Qin - 2
Han - 31
Three Kingdoms - 11
Jin - 16
Southern and Northern Dynasties - 59
Sui - 3
Tang - 22
Five Dynasties and Ten States Period - 55
Song - 18
Liao and West Xia - 35
Yuan - 18
Ming - 16
Qing - 12
If the emperors of Southern Ming, Northern Yuan, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Hong Xiuquan and his son (the leaders of the Heavenly Kingdom) and Yuan Shikai were counted in, there are 408 emperors.
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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
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Mar. 13,2009 11:02 Reply
Mr.cool(usa) said:
how many zodiac animals are there?
Mar. 22,2009 20:42
Mr.ken(United states) replied:
There should be twelve, from what I know. I think 2009 is the year of the ox(en).
Apr. 4,2009 22:45
Ms.Michellle(China) replied:
Yes, 2009 is the year of ox. I was born in the ox year. This year I will be aged 24. Two times 12 years
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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.