Китайский альманах - это уникальный проект, цель которого - в концентрированном виде и в увлекательной форме представить изложение всех накопленных китайцами знаний.


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Every year, new slang sweeps through the Chinese Internet. Funny and insightful, here are the terms from the past year that still have people talking and typing ( Read more... )

In Japan
According to tradition, the year's shortest day and longest night should be celebrated by
soaking in a yuzu (柚子) citron hot bath, and eating squash (南瓜) kabocha.
(冬至)日中の長さが最も短くなるこの日、ユズ湯に入り、カボチャを食べるのが日本の習慣


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Song of Solar Terms 節氣歌 (jiéqìg)
春雨驚春清穀天
夏滿芒夏暑相連
秋處露秋寒霜降
冬雪雪冬小大寒
每月兩節不變更
最多相差一兩天
上半年來六、廿一
下半年是八、廿三

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Four Books
 The Four Books of Confucianism (traditional Chinese: 四書; pinyin: Sì Shū) are Chinese classic texts that Zhu Xi selected, in the Song dynasty, as an introduction to Confucianism. They were, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, made the core of the official curriculum for the civil service examinations. They are:

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