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10 Chinese Dramas for Beginners

e: Wuxia Number of Episodes : 56 Year: 2019 Popularized by Ang Lee's masterpiece Crouching Tiger, Crouching Dragon, Wuxia is the genre unique to Chinese culture that tells stories of wandering heroes, righting wrongs, loving justice who travel through ancient China. This series tells the story ...

26
June
2022

Chinese medicine: 3 tips to stay in shape in winter

1- Choose foods that heat up Dietetics is one of the pillars of Chinese medicine along with herbal medicine, acupuncture, qi gong and massage. This preventive medicine that appeared several millennia ago does not neglect any method of well-being to treat the human body as a whole. In traditional ...

09
Feb
2023

Yusheng or Prosperity Toss: the Chinese New Year's lucky salad

What is Yusheng? In Chinese, the term "yusheng" literally means "raw fish." It is the main ingredient of this salad, placed at the center of the dish. However, the culinary specialty called Yusheng also has a symbolic significance, due to the ambiguity of the Chinese characters yu and sheng. There ...

14
Feb
2024

ReelShort: The Phenomenon of Ultra-Short Chinese Series

A new trend originating from China If you've heard of the ReelShort app, you're already familiar with the existence of ultra-short Chinese series. These made-in-China dramas adopt the format of television series, with the key difference that each episode lasts only one minute. These very short sto ...

14
Mar
2024

Garden: 5 good reasons to adopt the golden lotus dwarf banana tree.

1- It doesn't take up much space. There are multiple reasons to adopt the Chinese dwarf banana tree or Musella lasiocarpa in your garden, starting with its small size. As its name suggests, this subtropical perennial plant from the Musaceae family stays compact in size, making it suitable for any g ...

28
June
2023

Chinese noodles with chicken and cabbage: an exotic recipe

Ingredients Here are the necessary ingredients to prepare chicken and cabbage Chinese noodles for 4 people: 400 g of egg Chinese noodles. 400 g of chicken breast. 1 green cabbage or a Chinese pak choi cabbage. 2 shallots. 2 cloves of garlic. 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil. 2 teaspoons of curry pow ...

17
Apr
2024

The loropetalum: a decorative shrub with pink flowers

An unjustly overlooked shrub The Loropetalum chinense, or Chinese fringe flower, is a shrub from the same family as witch hazels. Native to Asia, it grows spontaneously in China, Japan, and the forests of the Himalayas. This small shrub with a horizontal bearing does not exceed 2 meters in height ...

11
Apr
2024

The Great Wall of China: the longest construction in the world

Presentation The Great Wall of China (whose name in Chinese literally means the 'long wall') refers to a set of military fortifications built in several stages between the 5th century BC and the 16th century. This military work, which is the largest man-made architectural structure in length, ar ...

18
Aug
2008

An algorithm to predict the spread of disease

cial proclamations to give its customers advance warning to avoid dangerous areas like Wuhan. Speed is important during an epidemic, and impetuous Chinese officials don't have a good track record of sharing information about disease, air pollution or natural disasters. But public health officials ...

30
Jan
2020

Taiwan : Discover the Beautiful Island differently

ning, the town exists primarily as a tourist destination. Easily accessible from Taipei City on a day trip. Today, the town is brimming with retro Chinese and Japanese style cafes, tea shops, snack stands, Lantern stores and souvenir stores, as well as beautiful ocean views. While most visitor ...

23
June
2022

How to make a tropical garden in France ?

le plants that can withstand the winter temperatures in your area. To make this space lush and green, choose the hardiest species like: - the Chinese palm - the Hemp palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) - the Japanese banana tree, which must be installed sheltered from the wind - the ...

14
Sep
2022

Greek Salad: 5 things to know about Cédric Klapisch's series.

This is a first for the director Cédric Klapisch. Ten years after the release of the movie Chinese Puzzle, fans of Cédric Klapisch will surely be delighted to find the cosmopolitan universe and the always accurate and funny perspective of the director on youth in the series Greek Salad on Prime V ...

18
Apr
2023

The gua sha: the new beauty accessory for the skin.

basis. 2- What are the benefits of a gua sha massage? Gua sha is a very popular facial massage tool currently. Followers of this massage inspired by Chinese medicine attribute multiple virtues to it: • Anti-aging benefits, to smooth and firm the skin • Benefits for skin quality, to even out and ...

22
May
2023

Vastu Shastra: The Indian Feng Shui to Harmonize Your Home

l changes can allow energy to start flowing freely through the rooms again. This method is worth trying, especially since it is less restrictive than Chinese Feng Shui… It particularly recommends placing small squares of marble or copper in the rooms, as well as mandalas, to remove blockages and ...

10
Apr
2024

Chinese New Year: date and traditions

What is the Chinese New Year? The Chinese new year or "passage of the year" is the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar. It is the beginning of the Spring Festival, a 15-day period that ends with the Lantern Festival. Because the Chinese calendar is a luni-solar calendar, the dat ...

06
Feb
2007

Paris Book Fair: the Paris book fair at Porte de Versailles

he United States (1996), Japan (1997), Brazil (1998), Quebec (1999), Portugal (2000), Germany (2001), Italy (2002), Dutch-language literature (2003), Chinese letters (2004), Russia (2005), the Francophonie (2006), India (2007). The different animations The Book Fair features debates, meetings, exhib ...

22
Mar
2007

The Backpacker's Guide

outard became multilingual by offering practical conversation guides for travelers in pocket format in German, English, Spanish, Italian, but also in Chinese, Croatian, Arabic, Greek, Portuguese and Russian. It has also developed hundreds of derivative products on which the Routard logo is present. ...

30
Mar
2007

Cashew Chicken: A Chinese Recipe

Ingredients Here are the necessary ingredients to prepare cashew chicken for 4 people: 4 chicken fillets. 1 large red bell pepper. 1 white onion. about ten fresh Paris mushrooms. 1 jar of mung bean sprouts. 4 tablespoons of salted soy sauce. 1 tablespoon of cornstarch or starch. sunflower oil. 100 ...

05
June
2007

Badminton: 5 Unusual Facts About This Sport

roduced the game of badminton to Great Britain in 1873. However, the origins of this sport are much older as a similar game was already played by the Chinese around 2000 years ago. Another precursor to badminton is the battledore and shuttlecock, a game that has been played in England since the Mid ...

08
Feb
2008

The hibiscus: a beautiful summer blooming.

genus of Hibiscus includes more than 200 species. Two varieties can be cultivated in Europe under a temperate climate: the Hibiscus Rosa siniensis ("Chinese rose") and the Hibiscus Syriacus. - The Hibiscus Rosa siniensis, also known as "flower of beautiful ladies," does not tolerate temperatures b ...

02
Apr
2008