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The History of Cheongsam

The History of Cheongsam

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May 9
中国第一印象

中国第一印象

🇨🇳 First impressions of China
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Sep 30, 2023
When Purple Mountain burns, Nanjing is lost

When Purple Mountain burns, Nanjing is lost

Purple Mountain 紫金山 Nanjing
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Jun 30, 2023
🦋🦋 梁祝 The Butterfly Lovers

🦋🦋 梁祝 The Butterfly Lovers

Karen Chen — Figure skating performance of “The Butterfly Lovers”
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Jun 27, 2023
曲水流觞

曲水流觞

“曲水流觞” 是一种古代文人的娱乐方式。它的最早出现是在西周时代(Western Zhou Dynasty),在三月上巳日(Double Third Festival)人们举行祓禊仪式(A sacrificing ceremony to honour the…
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May 28, 2021
Chinese Knotting (中国结)

Chinese Knotting (中国结)

https://djcadchina.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/chinese-knots/
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May 8, 2021
The illustrious past of the Celestial empire

The illustrious past of the Celestial empire

Confucian once lamented that the passage of time is like a flowing river that will never return. However, history will always be vibrant…
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Jan 5, 2021
My Favourite Books 🥰

My Favourite Books 🥰

I have a genuine passion for learning about the history of the place of my ancestors’ origin: China. In my free time, I will engross…
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Jan 4, 2021
My Visit to the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall(晚晴园)

My Visit to the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall(晚晴园)

Preamble: This is a fieldwork report written by me as part of a NUS school module on Chinese in Southeast Asia.
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Mar 21, 2020
What I learned from my NUS NOC Beijing Programme

What I learned from my NUS NOC Beijing Programme

On wee morning hours of 26th June 2019, I together with 4 other of my batch mates, took the flight from Changi Airport to Beijing Capital…
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Feb 26, 2020
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