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Chinese Skit And Sitcom Actor: 赵本山
History and Culture


Zhao Benshan 赵本山 (Zhào Běnshān) born in 1958 is a Chinese skit and sitcom actor, and recently turned director and producer of “farmer TV series.” Recently, he unexpectedly joined China Football (Soccer) League’s Liaoning Club as its chairman, unveiling a new chapter of his life.

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Chinese Ghosts
History and Culture

altThere are many ghosts in Chinese culture. Ghosts have been believed and worshipped by Chinese for a few thousand years. Even Confucius (kǒng zǐ 孔子) said, "Respecting ghosts and gods, but away from them."

Many people believe ghosts, yet many don't. Chinese people often say, "If you believe it, there will be, but if you don't, there will not." Here is a story about this saying.

Zhuxi (zhū xī 朱熹) was a famous scholar in the Song Dynasty (sòng cháo 宋朝) (960 - 1279). He believed there were no ghosts in the world, so he decided to write an essay "No Ghost." It was said he was a great sage so even ghosts were afraid of him. If he said no ghosts, ghosts could no longer exist. When ghosts knew he was writing the essay, they gathered together to discuss this and decided to send the smartest ghost to entreat him abandon the writing.

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Hangzhou Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors
History and Culture
           
Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors are produced in Hangzhou City, the provincial capital of Zhejiang Province in East China. In China, the brand Zhang Xiaoquan represents not only scissors, but also profound Chinese culture. Every generation worked hard to keep its reputation. In the past 300-odd years of history, Zhang Xiaoquan has never been more popular than today.
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Chinese Animation
History and Culture

Chinese animation are animations from China, including the regions mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Unlike Japanese anime which developed a distinct style early on and multiplied globally, Chinese animations have only started to re-emerge to a more modern sense in recent years.
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Chinese Peony
History and Culture
  
Tree peony (Mudan) and herbaceous peony (Shaoyao) are placed in the same genus, Paeonia, in the family Paeoniaceae. The leaves and flowers are similar, but the former is an arboreal plant with a permanent woody branch structure, while the latter is a perennial herbaceous plant with new growth each year from ground level. Before Qin Dynasty (221-206BC), there was no clear distinction between Mudan and Shaoyao. "Based on Shaoyao, a
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Marco Polo
History and Culture

Marco Polo was a Venetian trader and explorer who, together with his father and uncle, was one of the first Westerners to travel the Silk Road to China (which he called Cathay) and visited the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, Kubilai Khan (grandson of Genghis Khan). His travels are written down in Il Milione ("The Milione", from Polo's family nickname Emilione, or The Travels of Marco Polo). Marco Polo is known as one of the world's greatest explorers; some skeptics see him as the world's greatest storyteller.
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