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• Chinese School – Zhuang Yong

  Date: 2009.01.24 | Category: Chinese Mandarin, Chinese Online Class, Chinese School, Chinese language, Learn Chinese Class, Study Chinese, learn Chinese, learn Chinese online, learn Mandarin online, learn mandarin | Response: 0

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  Library>Culture ABC>Sports>Athletes

  Zhuang Yong

  Zhuang Yong, one of the best women swimmers inChina, was born inShanghaionAugust 10, 1972. She began to receive regular swimming training at the age of seven and entered theShanghaimunicipal team 5 years later.

  In 1985, she claimed women’s 200m freestyle title in the 1stNational Junior Games, a performance that earned her a place in the national team. In 1987, Zhuang swept four titles in the 6thNational Games.

  In 1988, Zhuang was silver medallist of women’s 100m freestyle, the first medal for the Chinese delegation in that event. In 1989, she won the women’s 100m freestyle in the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.

  In 1990, she swept the gold medals of women’s 100m, 200m freestyle, 4x100m freestyle relay and 4x100m medley relay in the Asian Games held inBeijing. One year later, she grasped women’s 50m freestyle gold and women’s 100m freestyle silver in the World Swimming Championships.

  Despite her excellent performance in these events, nobody had ever expected Zhuang to win a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, because her best timing in the women’s 100m freestyle prior to the Games was 0.5 seconds behind the American ace swimmer Thompson.

  That gap was by no means insignificant in the women’s 100m freestyle. However, Zhuang Yong has iron will power and is never reconciled to a second place. She likes to challenge the best. In theBarcelonaswimming pool, Zhuang pressed forward neck and neck with Miss Thompson amid a thunderous uproar
  from the American cheerleaders on the spectators stand.

  The contest was so close and so keen that spectators on the stand could hardly see for sure which one of the two reached the terminal first. When the two swimmers turned back after they had touched the wall, the electronic scoreboard flashed: “1st, Yong Zhuang; 2nd, Thompson….” The Chinese
  spectators on the stand jumped to their feet and cheered. They were not small in number, but loud in voice.

  That wasChina’s first gold medal in an Olympic swimming event. To realize this dream, Miss Zhuang had struggled for 13 years. AtBarcelona, she also won two silver medals, in the women’s 50m freestyle and 4×100 freestyle relay.

  In 1993, she was gold medallist in women’s 4x100m freestyle relay in the 7thNational Games. After this event, she retired from swimming.

  After retirement, Zhuang acted in several films and went to preside over the music programs in 1995. Two years later, she set up Tulip Advertising Company inShanghai.

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• Chinese Studies – De’ang

  Date: 2009.01.12 | Category: Chinese Mandarin, Chinese Online Class, Chinese School, Chinese language, Learn Chinese Class, Study Chinese, learn Chinese, learn Chinese online, learn Mandarin online, learn mandarin | Response: 0

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  Library>Culture ABC>Folk Way>Ethnic Festival

  De’ang

  The De’ang ethnic minority was previously named as Benglong before 1985. De’ang is one of the oldest ethnic minorities on China’s southwest frontier. They mostly live in Yunnan Province. They have their own language, but no written characters. The current languages are the Dai language and
  Chinese. They believe in Hinayan. They are mainly engaged in agriculture. They grow paddy, corns, buckwheat and potato. They are adept at tea planting.

  Most of De’ang traditions have something to do with the Buddhism, such as the Water Splashing Festival, the Close-Door and Open-Door Festivals and Burning Firewood Festival, etc. They are carried out to worship the Buddha.

  Water Splashing Festival

  The Water Splashing Festival practiced by the De’angs is somehow similar to that of the Dais. It mostly occurs around mid April. Near the festival, people are busy in preparing new clothing, rice cakes, water dragon and barrels. The elder adherents gather in the temple, and build a small room
  where the ceremony of Sakyamuni worship takes place. The water dragon carved out of a huge wood block of 4 to 5 meters long is erected. It is painted and equipped with groove.

  When splashing water, girls carry a basin full of water, which flows to the Buddha figure in the small room through the groove. Then, the elder of prestige carries flowers, dip in the water and spread the water over people around to bless everybody with luck and good beginning in the coming year.
  At this time, people become excited, paying the New Year’s call to each other. The young people lift the barrels over head and spread water on the hands of the elder to bless everybody with a happy life, good health and longevity.

  The elders extend their hands and hold water greeting and blessing the young people. After the ceremony, people will stand in a line behind the elephant-leg drum, streaming on the spring side, riverbank and start singing, dancing, chasing and splashing to each other.

  The Water Splashing Festival is considered as the ceremony that the De’angs celebrate the New Year and the opportunity when they look for their lovers. To send the bamboo basket is popular among the De’angs. In late night, boys visit girls and present the baskets to them. The most beautiful one is
  kept for his beloved girl to express their love, and in the meantime, to sound out the girl’s feedback.

  Hence, every girl can get several baskets, but who is the final lover That won’t be unveiled until the Water Splashing Festival to see whose basket the girl will carry. That day, each girl carries a pretty basket, but who is the giver Boys are busy in looking for the baskets on the girls’ backs
  carefully identifying whether the basket is the very one he has gifted to her. When two lovers meet, they splash water on each other as much as they like to express their agitation and gladness.

  Open-Door Festival

  When the Open-Door Festival approaches, the villages that have a temple will hold activities to celebrate the bumper harvest and taste fresh rice. Since December 13 of the Dai calendar, people have begun the preparation, including grinding fresh grains, making New Year food and cake. In addition,
  two pieces of cakes will be presented to the public house of the village (a room designated for the villagers to worship). On the morrow, the ceremony is open, and craftsmen of the village make a small bamboo room where the New Year cakes are put and carried to the temple for the pilgrimage.

  Burning Firewood Festival

  In the Burning Firewood Festival, every family will slay chooks and get wine ready. In addition, sticky rice cakes are to be made and wrapped in banana leaves, well cooked and always taken with to gift each other for tasting. The newly married couples have to bring the sweet New Year sticky cakes
  and pay visits to the village master and the elder.

  Paddy Soul Festival

  Another name of the Paddy Soul Festival is The Worship to the Corn Mother. It is the worship festival for the De’angs in Xishuangbanna area, which is respectively celebrated during the paddy planting and harvest. The De’angs consider that the paddy has the soul. In order to guarantee the harvest,
  the paddy soul is worshipped several times during the planting and harvest seasons. In the period of April and May of the lunar calendar when the plowing is finished, all villagers, beating gongs and drums, seed the crops on the field of every family.

  At that time, people have to patter in the field, then women shout: guard our crop, Paddy Soul! Afterward, the host and guests will have picnic in the field.

  Then, in every morning of the 13th, 15thand 30thof each month, people have to fill the basket with offerings. While threshing, women will carry meat, wine and food to the field for the worship asking the Paddy Soul to get up, wash up and take fish and meat, drink honey, enjoy candy and banana.
  After the worship, women will spread the paddy on the threshing ground. They pick up some fresh grains and put them in the basket where they place a small bamboo house for accommodating the Paddy Soul. Then the elder receive the basket and put it on the grain bin for the morning and evening
  worship every day.

  Following the custom, people head towards home carrying the Paddy Soul, shouting on the way. When entering the village, they shout aloud: Here comes our Paddy Soul; this is your home.

  The De’angs also have the custom of worshiping the Home God, Village God, gnome and Dragon. The most interesting is the dragon worship, which normally falls in spring. On the occasion, the flamen draws a paper dragon, to which people kowtow; then, all drink wine and have picnic. They strike and
  abuse each other to wreak their complaints. At this time, nobody is allowed to dissuade. They will scrap as possible as they could. On the morrow, they beg each other to excuse.

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• Chinese Education – The Election System

  Date: 2009.01.04 | Category: Chinese Mandarin, Chinese Online Class, Chinese School, Chinese language, Learn Chinese Class, Study Chinese, learn Chinese, learn Chinese online, learn Mandarin online, learn mandarin | Response: 0

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  Library>China ABC>Government>Parties and Election

  The Election System

  (2) Confirming the candidacy

  After the lists of candidates are made, voting may be held, so long as the number of candidates conforms to the legally prescribed ratio of competitive election.

  If the number of candidates exceeds the legally prescribed ratio of competitive election, a preliminary voting shall be held to finalize the lists of candidates.

  The time for nomination and deliberation for candidates when electing, at the people’s congresses at and above the county level, deputies to the people’s congresses at the next higher level shall not be less than two days.

  (3) Introduction of the candidates

  Presidiums of people’s congresses make introductions of candidates to the deputies.

  Political parties, mass organizations and deputies who recommend candidates may make introductions of the candidates they nominate at deputy’s group meetings.

  Introduction to candidates must stop on the day of voting.

  (4) Casting the ballot

  Presidiums of people’s congresses shall preside over the voting.

  Voting can only begin when more than half of the deputies are present at the occasion.

  (5) Counting of the votes and declaration of election results

  When the casting of ballots is completed, voting supervisors, vote counters and working personnel of the presidiums shall check the numbers of voters and votes, make a record which is signed by the voting supervisors.

  Presidiums of people’s congresses decide whether the election results are valid and make due declaration.

  (6) By-election

  When the posts of deputies fall vacant or the qualifications of deputies annulled, by-elections are held to fill the vacancy. When the people’s congresses which make the original election are not in session, the standing committees of such people’s congresses shall conduct the by-election.

  By-elections may adopt the competitive election or equal number methods.

  Concrete methods of by-elections are to be drawn by standing committees of people’s congresses at the provincial level.

  VI. The choice of NPC deputies from special administrative regions and among Taiwan compatriots

  1. Deputies from special administrative regions

  Election of NPC deputies from special administrative regions is presided over by the Standing Committee of the NPC.

  Special administrative regions establish electoral meetings and election is presided over by the presidiums of electoral meetings.

  More than ten members of the electoral meetings may jointly nominate NPC candidates.

  Election results are announced by the presidiums and reported to the Deputy Qualification Examination Committee of the Standing Committee of the NPC. The Standing Committee of the NPC shall confirm and declare the qualifications of the deputies elected.

  2. Deputies from among Taiwan compatriots

  The method of electing NPC deputies from among Taiwan compatriots is decided specially according to related resolutions of the NPC.

  NPC deputies from among Taiwan compatriots are chosen through consultation by the standing committees of people’s congresses of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government as well as organizations of the armed forces.

  VII. Election expenditure

  Expenses for the election of the NPC and local people’s congresses at various levels are to be provided from the national treasury.

  VIII. Punishment of violations

  Administrative or criminal penalties shall be meted out to those who disrupt election, prevent voters and deputies from making free use of the rights to vote and stand for election by means of violence, intimidation, cheating and bribery; those who fabricate election documents, make false reports
  on votes or commit other behaviors in violation of the law; those who suppress or retaliate people who report on or expose those whose conduct during the election violates the law or people who propose the removal of deputies.

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