History Archives - Gateway Panda https://gatewaypanda.com Sun, 22 Jan 2023 19:45:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.9 https://i0.wp.com/gatewaypanda.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cropped-site-icon-07.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 History Archives - Gateway Panda https://gatewaypanda.com 32 32 140771805 The First Lantern Festival – the legend of how the Lantern Festival began https://gatewaypanda.com/the-first-lantern-festival-the-legend-of-how-the-lantern-festival-began/ Sun, 22 Jan 2023 19:34:32 +0000 https://gatewaypanda.com/?p=2477 My new book, The First Lantern Festival is now available in both paperback and eBook format. Go check it out and read a few pages for free! To help a servant girl see her family […]

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]]> 2477 Fun family activity for Dragon Boat Festival 端午节: Mini dragon boat race! https://gatewaypanda.com/family-activity-for-dragon-boat-festival-%e7%ab%af%e5%8d%88%e8%8a%82-mini-dragon-boat-race/ Fri, 03 Jun 2022 20:04:47 +0000 https://gatewaypanda.com/?p=2063 Host an exciting mini dragon boat race in your own home! It’s super simple to make, and a lot of fun for the whole family. In addition to eating sticky rice dumplings, celebrate this Dragon […]

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]]> 2063 Chinese idiom 胸有成竹 (bamboo in the chest) came from an obsessed artist https://gatewaypanda.com/chinese-idiom-%e8%83%b8%e6%9c%89%e6%88%90%e7%ab%b9-bamboo-in-the-chest-came-from-an-obsessed-artist/ Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:01:00 +0000 https://gatewaypanda.com/?p=1941 The meaning of the Chinese idiom: 胸有成竹 (bamboo in the chest) The Chinese idiom 胸有成竹 (xiōng yǒu chéng zhú）literally translates to having bamboo growing in your chest. It’s used when referring to someone who has […]

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]]> 1941 The Most Beautiful Dresses in Chinese History (part 1) https://gatewaypanda.com/the-most-beautiful-dresses-in-chinese-history-part-1/ Fri, 13 Jul 2018 23:53:37 +0000 http://gatewaypanda.com/?p=928   There has been some truly gorgeous dresses in ancient China. After all, China is the home of silk and textiles! Throughout history, each dynasty had its own unique fashion style that influenced the neighboring […]

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]]> 928 These Germans Believe They Are Chinese, The Qing Dynasty Lives On https://gatewaypanda.com/these-germans-believe-they-are-chinese-the-qing-dynasty-lives-on/ Mon, 05 Feb 2018 09:06:44 +0000 http://gatewaypanda.com/?p=827 The story about a town of Germans who believe they are Chinese went viral on Chinese social media. According to this post, the Qing dynasty lives on in Dietfurt, Germany. Here’s what they had to […]

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]]> 827 Origin of Chinese New Year and Spring Festival https://gatewaypanda.com/origin-chinese-new-year-spring-festival/ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 19:00:42 +0000 http://thechinaimage.com/?p=605 This year we say goodbye to the Year of the Snake and welcome in the Year of the Horse for Chinese New Year 4712. But how did it all start 4712 years ago? Nowadays, we […]

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]]> 605 Age of WuShu (九阴真经) The MMORPG that brings the martial novels to life https://gatewaypanda.com/age-of-wushu-%e4%b9%9d%e9%98%b4%e7%9c%9f%e7%bb%8f-the-mmorpg-that-brings-the-martial-novels-to-life/ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:56:20 +0000 http://thechinaimage.com/?p=529 I’m a big fan of Chinese martial arts novels set in ancient times(武侠小说）. I in fact own the whole set of novels written by my favorite author of this genera, Jin Yong (金庸). Yes, all […]

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]]> 529 Chinese Calendar Explained https://gatewaypanda.com/chinese-calendar-explained/ https://gatewaypanda.com/chinese-calendar-explained/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:23:50 +0000 http://thechinaimage.com/?p=412 The Chinese calendar still used to determine holidays like the Chinese New Year is a bit different from the western calendar that we all follow.  While the western calendar was invented by the Romans in […]

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]]> https://gatewaypanda.com/chinese-calendar-explained/feed/ 1 412 Learn to read Korean in 15 minutes https://gatewaypanda.com/learn-to-read-korean-in-15-minutes/ Fri, 11 May 2012 21:09:56 +0000 http://thechinaimage.com/?p=32 It’s true!  You too can pronounce Korean words in just a few minutes! (Understanding Korean though is a different matter…).

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