Brief history of Chinese family name
We often say 姓xing and 氏shi collectively, that is 姓氏 or use them interchangeably. But did you know in the past each of them had an entirely different meaning?
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Pasting Chinese couplets correctly
Chinese New Year is round the corner and families often paste couplets at the doors for good luck and blessings. But, do you find pasting them in the right order challenging? Let’s find out……
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浅谈文言文的现今意义
台湾地区教育部为配合教育课纲的改制，决议删减文言文的数量，引起了台湾社会广泛的争论，为一直以来的“文白之争”又重新燃起战火。既然文言文是“咸丰年前的事”了，它对已通用白话文近百年的华人社会，到底还有什么存在的意义和价值？
荆轲不要
昨夜重看经典爱情片 “Sleepless in Seattle”，戏里播着圣诞歌”Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle on the way……”。我突发奇想转过身问老婆：“你知道这首歌其实是秦始皇发明的吗？”
我以为你知道
Auntie 给了一个比宇宙黑洞更奥妙的回答：“我.以.为.你.知.道！”Auntie 话音刚落，蓝衣男的身子立刻向前倾，头缓缓下垂，脸徐徐呈绿，手微微颤抖、叹了一口气；他胸口起伏频密，明显呼吸急促，是人都看得出他很努力在克制正要挣脱出来的绿色巨人 Hulk。但 Auntie 没有丝毫的退怯或尴尬……