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(Source: dict.cn)
Archive for June 17th, 2008
Beijing Olympic – Silk Alley
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Silk Alley (Xiushui Street)
Introduction:
Silk Alley lies in Xiushui East Steet off Jianguomen Outer Street, near the US Embassy. It is a good place to buy cheaper goods and also an attractive place for foreign residents in Beijing. customer can bargain with the shopkeeper on whatever commodities, like bags, shoes, handicraftso ro sweaters.
This colorful market is a must visit place for any new-comer to Beijing. Customers can select commodities from more than 400 booths and bargain the price. Here are some “golden rules” for customers. First golden rule is never to immediately pay the offering price. Shrewd negotiation will see you pay a good deal less. Second golden rule is to smile and be courteous, and you’ll usually get a good response. Many “good buys” are available, especially in silk and other garments, plus accessories in a range from scarves to leatherwear. You will also find a huge array of souvenirs, but be ware of those claimed to be genuine antiques. Silk Alley can be a fun place, the more so if you have a Chinese friend with you to help you bargain.
Address: Jianguomen Outer Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing
(Source: en.beijing2008.cn)
Children Chinese – Chinese Festivals (3)
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008CHINESE LANTERN FESTIVAL
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)
