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有意思的英语单词起源 We focus on the origin of interesting words, idioms, and slang, science and technology...bilingual (Chinese and English) by Lewis Sandler, former lawyer and professor in Beijing, China since 1993 and now (11/19) in Presque Isle, Maine, interviewing ordinary people leading ordinary lives. Welcome to view my other websites listed on the right side of this page.
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Friday Feb 07, 2014
Video Beijing Temple Fair 廟會/庙会 Chinese New Year 2/2/2014 (#84)
Friday Feb 07, 2014
Friday Feb 07, 2014
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The temple fair (miào huì 庙会) is a kind of social
activity in China. Temple Fairs in China originated around 1000AD when people offered sacrifices to the
village god, which later gradually evolved into a marketplace for people
to exchange products and a place for cultural performance. Temple fairs
in China had a unique status in ordinary people’s life. It is the time
to worship gods, pray for blessings. It is also a great time to have
fun. All the traditional shows went on at temple fairs: talk shows
(xiàng sheng 相声), banner shows (wǔ qí 舞旗), kungfu shows (wǔ shù 武术), and
lion shows (wǔ shī 舞狮).
My video is Grand View Park, a replica of the Beijing Daguanyuan garden 大观园 of an imperial
family novel 红楼梦 "A Dream of Red Mansions” by Qing Dynasty writer
Cao Xueqin (17l5-l763)
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