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2012 Chinese Dragon Boat Festival origin, customs and story legend of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. Mandarin Chinese – How to say – On the day of Dragon Boat Festival, I am going to see dragon boat races and eat yummy rice dumplings. How to make zhong zi, Dragon Boat tune song, Skyrim: The Song of the Dragonborn (with lyrics)

Posted on 06/08/2012 by Chinesetolearn

Mandarin Chinese – How to say – On the day of Dragon Boat Festival, I am going to see dragon boat races and eat yummy rice dumplings. [audio:http://www.chinesetolearn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Dragon-Boat.mp3|titles=Dragon Boat] 端午節当天，我要去看龙船兢赛并吃好吃的粽子。duānwǔ jié dàngtiān , Wǒ yào qù kàn lóng chuánjīng sài … Continue reading →

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Chinese folktale Bai2 she2 zhuan4 白蛇传 The legend of white snake / Madame white snake: English story version, Chinese story version and youtube video

Posted on 11/01/2011 by Chinesetolearn

This story was adopted from “Madame White Snake Jailed Eternally in the Leifeng Pagoda” in Jing Shi Tong Yan by Feng Menglong (1574-1646 AD). During Southern Song Dynasty two snakes transformed into women after 1,000 years of magic practice. They … Continue reading →

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