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Beijing Zoo

( 2008-07-08 )

Situated in the Xicheng District, Beijing Zoo was the first of its kind to be opened in China. The zoo contains a diverse collection of animals, a number of exhibition halls and some sites of historical interest.

The zoo is home to around 900 different species and has a population of some 20,000 animals. Some of the most popular attractions among visitors are the wild and rare animals of China itself, such as the pandas, golden monkeys, milu deer and northeast tigers. However, the collection is far from
restricted to those species found only in the People's Republic of China; the polar bears, American bison, zebras, kangaroos, giraffes and elephants also draw large crowds.

The Beijing Zoo site is comprised of 16 different exhibition areas and halls. One of the most popular of these is the Panda Hall. Built in 1989 and covering an area of around 10,000 square meters (2.5 acres), it delivers an impressive aesthetic scene while also managing to account for the
practical considerations of housing such large and physical animals. The inside of the hall replicates the style of traditional Chinese gardens and is shaped in the pattern of a Tai Chi diagram.

Another of the zoo's famous halls, the Gorilla Hall, was constructed two years earlier in 1987. The building houses a series of artificial hillocks and wooden apparatus for the animals which sit against a backdrop of attractive gorilla murals. Facilities introduced for the gorillas include a
medical room, a mating room and a specialist feeding room. The hall itself is decorated by a series of rockeries and pools.

All of the zoo's halls and exhibition areas are constructed so as to ensure that the animals enjoy a both comfortable and healthy living environment.

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Learning Chinese - How to Bargain when shopping in Beijing

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How to Bargain when shopping in Beijing

( 2008-06-27 )

Q: How to bargain when shopping in Beijing

A: Bargaining is the rule here in Beijing, at least, this is the case at many markets and street-level clothes stalls. The tips here are Beijing specific but may help you anywhere in the world where bargaining is practiced.

DO NOT say how much you want to pay for an item unless nearing the end of the process. Always try and drop the seller's offering price as much as possible before opening your mouth with a price. DO throw out really low prices like 10 RMB as long as you have a big smile. DO keep smiling throughout,
the seller is much more likely to continue bargaining with a happy smiling face. Getting angry rarely gets you the price you want.

BE AWARE that the initial price offered by the seller is usually at least 40% over the general price acceptable and can be up to 500% over. DO have an idea of what the item is worth. You can ask Chinese friends, hotel staff, etc. DO walk away once you've given them your final price, even before.
If you get called back, you know you are close. If you do not get called back, go to a similar stall and try again with a slightly higher price.

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Realism, Surrealism in Contemporary Art

The exhibition shows three of the most prominent representatives of this modern "converted realism."

Realistic depictions are commonly found throughout the history of Chinese art. Still, each era has its own perspective. The interpretations and transformations of reality, reveal social and political changes in China over time.

During the 1980's, one group of burgeoning artists became among the first to meld artistic influences from the West, with their own artistic roots. These artists were seeking an escape from the formalism of a tradition which they believed had gone stale. The results of their experiments are
presented in a new exhibition. "Facing Reality: Selections of Chinese Contemporary Art", opened at the National Museum of Fine Arts, Tuesday afternoon.

The exhibition shows three of the most prominent representatives of this modern "converted realism." A more sober form of social reality, is emphasized, in the tension that exists between the individual and the collective. Social liberty and political power are mirrored among the grinning faces of
bald heads. These are self images revealed in a series of paintings by Fang Lijun. Similar, repetitive images may be seen in a couple of oils from Yue Minjun. The heads and faces bear a grotesque, satirical mien - as if the artist is poking fun at himself.

Zhang Xiaogang's family portraits

Zhang Xiaogang's family portraits -black and white oils with occasional flashes of color - are based on his family photos. Surreal elements and metaphorical turns are affected, through small blotches of color and the through the evident similarity of the faces.

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Results of the 2008 competition “THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOKS IN THE WORLD” has just been unveiled. A Chinese book, AFTER, published by Tianjin Yangliuqing Fine Art Press, won the prize. This is the fifth consecutive year that books from China have won the title of “the most beautiful book in
the world.”

The competition is held every March in Leipzig, Germany, organized by the "Stiftung Buchkunst" (Germany book art foundation). Competition judges examine about 700 works from 30 countries or so to select the most beautiful of the year.

The main focus is on books as objects of utility. Legibility and factors like size, weight, the color of the paper and its contrast to the script are all factors that are reviewed by the jury, which means that the criterion include not only design but also the concept and perfect technical
workmanship. According to organizers, the beauty of books lies in the fact that they surpass two-dimensional constraints in their cover, design concept, paper, printing and binding. Stiftung Buchkunst demonstrated this in an exhibition featuring titles that won the "Most Beautiful Books in the
World" competition over the past years.

The gold prize winner of the year, designed by Geng Geng and Wang Chengfu, is adorned with an “octopus,” Jiang Nan, editor in charge of the book said. The white-grounding book has an octopus-design on its cover, and an attached garnet slipcase. On first sight after unsealing the book the
result visually impacting and special, he said.

The prize-winning works have been taken on many tours inside Germany and abroad, including to the world's leading book fairs in Frankfurt and Leipzig. This international exhibition introduces more than 200 award-winning titles published in the last 17 years, from 1991 to 2007.

In 2003, The Picture Book of Mei Lanfang's Opera Portfolio from China won the only gold prize. Beginning the same year, Shanghai News and Press Bureau has organized the examination and appraisal of "the Most Beautiful Books in China" in order to select books for the following year's "The Most
Beautiful Book in the World" competition. By the end of last year, there were a total 85 books that have taken part in the Leipzig contest 4 times, and among those 5 have won the award.

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Time of soliciting contributions from March 15 to the end of June

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Exhibition of Zheng He’s Great Voyages in St. James Artistic Center from June 25 to the end of July

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"DiscoveringChina" lecture series

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bossidy -

Are these interchangeable? Is one used more than the other?



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muyongshi -

They are the same meaning no difference except in usage...former is more often used in spoken and
the latter is used more in writing.










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former is more often used in spoken and the latter is used more in writing.

Really? I would have said the other way 'round.










muyongshi -

Well okay I will classify my statement then by saying in Sichuan 上个星期 is said more often
in spoken and 上周 is written more as it takes less key strokes...










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Originally Posted by muyongshi

They are the same meaning no difference except in usage...former is more often used in spoken and
the latter is used more in writing.


I agree.










Jose -

There is also 上个礼拜, which is very colloquial.

To sum up, we can list four ways of saying "last week", from more formal to more informal:

上周
上星期
上个星期
上个礼拜

Note that the more formal expression 上周 is used without a measure word, whereas the informal
expression with 礼拜 is nearly always used with the measure word 个. The neutral 星期 is a
sort of border case, where the measure word is optional.










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Quote:

Well okay I will classify my statement then by saying in Sichuan 上个星期 is said more often
in spoken and 上周 is written more as it takes less key strokes...

In Beijing, both are used however I do encounter 上周 more often. As well as 周一, 周二, etc.










muyongshi -

So in continuation of that here we use 星期一 星期二 more than 周一周二 etc.

I would not list 礼拜 as being very colloquial. It's used but I rarely ever here it. I find more
people use it around me when they think I won't understand 周 or 星期.










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I would not list 礼拜 as being very colloquial. It's used but I rarely ever here it.

It's more commonly used in Taiwan.












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So a couple of times today when I have clicked on a link or refreshed a page (sorry I haven't paid
attention to what I was doing specifically especially because the first time I thought it was my
cats had sat on my comp...) in the URL a "61.139.33.210/RLOCATION001/?LOC" was added directly
after the http:// and before the rest of the address.... I am not sure if this is the forums or my
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Never had that reported before. The IP address traces back to Sichuan Telecom.










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Okay so must be something on their side then...Thanks!












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82riceballs -

By the way, I just added another sentence. thank you for helping me with the first two!

do the following sentences make any sense? are they grammatically correct?

1. 肚子餓的小狗一次次地企圖潛入那家帶有一股香味的餐館。
The hungry dog tried again and again to sneak into the fragrant-smelling restaurant.

2. 蘭小姐有時會裝成有學識的人，可是他還是心知肚明自己是個繡花枕頭。
London [from the TV show, "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody"] sometimes pretends to be scholarly,
but deep down inside, she knows that she's an outwardly attractive but worthless person.

3. 新政府草菅人命，到處狂殺無罪的人民。
The new government has utter disregard for human life, wildly massacreing innocent people.

Sorry about the English translations I provided. I'm not very good at translating either
languages. I hope that more practice will eventually make me better. Hope this helps you, LaVandez!

多謝！



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Quote:

do the following sentences make any sense? are they grammatically correct?

Glad to tell you that they both make sense and they’re grammatically correct. But there is still
something I want to slightly point out.


Quote:

1. 肚子餓的小狗一次次地企圖潛入那家帶有一股香味的餐館。

In the sentence above, we Chinese usually say “饑餓的小狗”instead of
“肚子餓的小狗”.
饑餓的小狗一次次地企圖潛入那家飄著香味的餐館。


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2. 蘭小姐有時會裝成有學識的人，可是他還是心知肚明自己是個繡花枕頭。

“蘭小姐”is “她”, not “他”.
蘭小姐有時會裝出一副博學多才的樣子，可她心知肚明自己只是個繡花枕頭�
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Cheers!










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2. 蘭小姐有時會裝成有學識的人，可是他還是心知肚明自己是個繡花枕頭。

You could also consider replacing 繡花枕頭 with 草包.










Yiwan -

I have never heard anyone use 绣花枕头 or 草包 to refer to worthless females. But again, it
could just be me.










LaVandez -

What's the english equivalent of these sentences?










LaVandez -

That helps alot but I was wondering about the character "饑" I can't seem to find it anywhere
what's the pronounciation and meaning of that character?










skylee -



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I was wondering about the character "饑" I can't seem to find it anywhere what's the
pronounciation and meaning of that character?

"饑" is a traditional character. Its simplified form is "饥". Take a look at this for its
pronunciation and usage -> http://dict.cn/search/?q=%BC%A2










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3. 新政府草菅人命，到處狂殺無罪的人民。
The new government has utter disregard for human life, wildly massacreing innocent people.

The sentence is ok. You should consider replacing 狂殺 with 屠殺, and 無罪 with 無辜.










82riceballs -

thanks skylee and studentyoung!












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gato -

Breaking out from an earlier thread:
http://www. /showthread.php?t=18542

Some of us are reading and will be discussing 春风沉醉的晚上 (Spring Night).
http://www.oklink.net/99/1222/yudafu/003.htm

You can read an article about the author here:
http://www.cctv.com/lm/176/71/88858.html
Yu Dafu

As I mentioned in the earlier thread, the style and the psychological details are a bit
reminiscent of F. Scott Fitzgerald and other writers of the early 20th century. One can guess from
Yu's use of English phrases in places, that he probably was very much influenced by English
language literature of that era, though his writing is also very Chinese. The grammar and
vocabulary, particularly, are not completely vernacular Chinese (白话). One might say that it
has 10-20% classical Chinese elements. Some of Lu Xun's stories are similar in this respect.



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muyongshi -

Very interesting story indeed! I like his writing style. I still need to go through it a second
time, but I found his style of writing very colorful and perfectly descriptive and to me influence
from other languages was not obvious. I'll be looking into some more of his works...










文言訓開班 -

gato, thanks for starting the new thread!

I'm just checking in. I'm three paragraphs into the first chapter. I'm hope my slow reading speed
is not too annoying for the other readers here This Chinese is challenging to me, but should be
manageable.

I like the voice the writer's using so far. The language is indeed descriptive and colorful. Some
of the words trip me up, though. Out of curiosity, he had to 拖几本破书 in the first
paragraph--are 破书 books he'd already read?

同志们加油!










gato -



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Out of curiosity, he had to 拖几本破书 in the first paragraph--are 破书 books he'd already
read?

破书 literally means "dilapidated books," but I think here he's using it self-deprecatingly or
self-pityingly to refer to his few possessions. I'm glad you guys are enjoying it so far. I was
very impressed by the story myself.

Muyongshi, I see a European/American influence because of psychological details. I believe that
Chinese authors of earlier generations tend to be less focused on psychology. Many fiction writers
in the 1912-1949 period studied abroad and often were fluent in several foreign languages (e.g.
Japanese, English, French, German). Lu Xun was at least fluent in Japanese and I bet borrowed many
Japanese writing techniques into his writing. We have remember that vernacular Chinese writing
(白话) was still a brand new animal at this time. Everybody was experimenting and naturally
borrowing from foreign vernacular literature that they knew. Classical Chinese writing typically
is very pithy and informs by allusions. They are like those paintings that create images with
absence of brush strokes rather than the presence. You can't just directly translate from
classical Chinese to vernacular Chinese.










muyongshi -



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破书 literally means "dilapidated books," but I think here he's using it self-deprecatingly or
self-pityingly to refer to his few possessions.

I agree with you because within the first few paragraphs he goes to great lengths to describe his
books as pretty much being his only possession. I also think that it refers to the fact that books
are his "life" so to say. He doesn't really have any other possessions but he can't part with his
books.










roddy -

Is there a schedule for reading this over a certain period of time or are we just doing it all at
once?










muyongshi -

I read it in about 20-25 minutes the first time and am going to do a second time and re-lookup
some of the language and that will probably take me about and hour so....










roddy -

I thought it might be an idea to break it into chunks - has four parts anyway - and do them one by
one for the sake of people who will be doing significant amounts of dictionary look up. Not sure
if that's worth doing or not.










文言訓開班 -

I'm a little pressed for time as of right now. Would we be willing to put off finishing this story
until maybe Tuesday?










muyongshi -

Does it matter when who finishes what? We can just talk about it as people feel like talking about
it....it's not like a book club, just like any other thread, anybody can jump in anytime right?












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magickz -

Hello. I know someone with the name Yakun. Can anybody tell me how to write it correctly in
Chinese characters?

Many thanks in advance.



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muwn.gu -

亚昆










Lu -

Could be 亞昆, could be something else. There are often many charachters with the same
pronounciation. If you want to be sure, best ask Yakun him/herself.










magickz -

Thank you for the hints

Yes, I think I will ask herself to prevent writing it wrong in my letter...












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sonex -

Hi my friend is trying to figure out these phrases. I know they have something to do with numbers
but i don't know what the second part of the word means

Here are the words

YItounidaye 1
SANtounidaye 2
ERtounidaye 3
SItounidaye 4
WUtounidaye 5
..
..
..
Im just wondering what tounidaye means and what the combination or pattern would be for numbers 13
14 26 27 30

Thanks a lot if you can help



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skylee -



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i don't know what the second part of the word means

It might be tong3 yi1 da4 ye4 統一大業










Han-tiger -

Could you please tell us where are these phrases from? I can’t figure them out! But here I tell
you, “ni da ye” is frequently used by Beijing natives to express anger or impatience. It is an
informal and rude usage. So, your friend has been probably fooled by ohers.










achiese -

I guess tou ni might be a name.
"tounidaye" could be Tou Ni 大爺.










in_lab -



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But here I tell you, “ni da ye” is frequently used by Beijing natives to express anger or
impatience.

Can you write the characters for that?










Han-tiger -

The characters for ni da ye is "你大爷"。










roddy -

你大爷. There's a Chinese article on it here, but I don't know if it's any good, it's just what
popped up on Google.

Where did you see this phrase?










Han-tiger -

I couldn’t agree more with the article you recommended, roddy. “你大爷” is a phrase that
prevails in the daily oral communication of our Beijing natives.










gato -

Maybe 一头你大爷, 二头你大爷, 三头你大爷, and so on.










Han-tiger -

Yeah! I think so. gato. The OP's friend has been fooled.












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鼎 and 丁

another one 龜



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Ednorog -

My most favourite by far:善
Both because of the appearance and the meaning.

我
is also pretty cool. Among the others, I can now think of
利 张 钱 喜 量










tooironic -

My favourite character has always been

噩

Meaning 'shocking' or 'upsetting' as in 噩梦 'nightmare'.

It's just so... perfect. LOL!










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Quote:

噩

I like this one too! A perfect companion to 靈 (simplified 灵 )

However, this character was buried in my Microsoft IMS. While trying to find it I also came across
霛 and 零.

齒 is another fun one.










x1215 -

I always feel 之 gets the best shape in penmanship.










mr.stinky -

餐

good things to be found here










fiddefisk -

我

First character I ever learned, and the only character that looks awesome every time I write it.












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