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78Ye Shengtao: The Suzhou Garden
The following is a translation of Ye Shengtao's essay "The Suzhou Garden." It is famous amongst mainland Chinese, and is often assigned for students to read in school. The translation is my own, after I was assigned the original text for reading...
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71The Forbidden City, Beijing
a painting of the Forbidden City, as seen in the Jade Garden Hotel, Beijing The Forbidden City, lying at the heart of Beijing, is one of China's most impressive sites to visit. Serving as the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the...
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74I. M. Pei and the New Suzhou Museum
I. M. Pei has an impressive resumé. His work on the Pyramids of the Louvre in Paris have garnered much attention. But equally impressive is his work on the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH, and...
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73Hakka Tulou in Fujian Province, China
The Hakka Tulou villages peppering the landscape in southern Fujian province offer an interesting insight into a particular subculture in China. The Hakka (Kejia) people are Han Chinese, though some mistake...
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70Tomorrow Square, Shanghai
A few years ago, I saw a quietly spectacular scene when I was walking about at People's Square in Shanghai. The sun was setting behind some of the towering buildings downtown, casting an odd sort of lighting...
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64All the Tea in China
Chinese tea comes in three main varieties: black (red, in Chinese), green, and floral. The floral teas are usually the lightest, and black tea is the strongest. Some of the flowers that are most...
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