Archive for June 14th, 2008

Chinese Pinyin – ai (皑)

Saturday, June 14th, 2008
皑: [ ái ]  
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1. white (of snow etc.)

例句与用法:
1. 白雪,铺满田野。
  The fields were all covered with pure white snow.
 

(Source: dict.cn)

Beijing Olympic – Beijing Junefield Department Store (SOGO)

Saturday, June 14th, 2008
Beijing Junefield Department Store (SOGO)
Beijing Junefield Department Store (SOGO)

Introduction:

Open on June 24, 1998, Beijing Junefield Department Store (SOGO) is invested by Junefiedl Group, introduced advanced management of Japanese SOGO department store group. With 80,000m2-odd, Beijing SOGO is the largest individual shopping mall gathering shopping, catering, entertainment and leisure in Beijing. It is labeled a style of passion, fashion and fine commodity. In a gist of best commodity, best service and best shopping mall, SOGO gains an intensive focus, high market awareness and reputation through individual service, fashionable commodities and catchy promotions.

Address: No. 8, Xuanwumen Outer Street, Xuanwu District, Beijing

(Source: en.beijing2008.cn)

Children Chinese – Lantern Festival

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

This holiday is celebrated approximately 15 days after the start of the Chinese New Year. Chinese Lantern Festival is very old.
 

Legend says . .

There are many wonderful stories about how the Lantern Festival first began. One story is that in ancient times, people would go in search of spirits with burning sticks. They thought the spirits could be seen during a full moon.

Another is about a lonely young girl, in Han times, who tricked an emperor into having a wonderful festival just so she could visit with her family! The emperor had such a good time, he decided to make this festival an annual event!

By T’ang times, many families simply set aside one evening, during the first full moon after the new year, to honor the moon. They would sit outside, and gaze up, in awe and delight.

Today, people wear white in honor of the moon, lanterns are hung in the malls and markets, and children carry paper lanterns to school, to light their way to a bright and happy future.

(Source: ancienthistory.mrdonn.org)