September 2nd, 2010 | Tags:

Hebei Province, one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation, lies on the middle and lower basin of Yellow River. It’s also the only one province that has the plain, prairie, plateau, mountains, lakes and seashores at the same time. Due to its long history, brilliant culture and favorable natural condition, it has formed a colorful and various folk arts. Read more…

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September 2nd, 2010 | Tags:

Photo taken on June 16, 2010 shows the quintuplets of liger cubs, inside the zoo of Wuqiao Acrobatics Panorama Scenic Zone, in Cangzhou, north China’s Hebei Province. A female lion Didi gave parturition after 3-months gestation to 3 male and 2 female ligers, with the heaviest at 1,400grams, the lightest at 1,100 grams and the longest at 40 centimeters, all in healthy conditions, in the wee hours on June 15. (Xinhua) Read more…

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Tiger kissing’ animal trainer, who has also helped deliver the cubs, shares her simple formula of safety with Guo Shuhan

Chao Gaimin has been earning her stripes as China’s most famous woman tiger trainer with her “tiger kissing” stunt in 2007. Read more…

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The mismatch between workers’ abilities and the skills that many jobs now require is partly the result of China’s natural development, said Pan Chenguang, a human resources expert at CASS and the author of the 2009 Report on the Development of Chinese Talent.

“China’s economy is not the same agricultural economy it used to be,” he said. “As the economy has shifted towards production there is less demand for ordinary, unskilled labor. As a result, there is an excess of unskilled workers and an enormous lack of skilled workers.” Read more…

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January 21st, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , ,

Kung Fu, a mysterious skill and art in China. As man became more skillful in hunting and warfare, he also gradually developed dance for entertainment and relaxation. Early records suggest that dance was often the imitation of various animal movements, hence the Monkey Dance, the Bear Dance, the Bird Dance, and so on.

The Book of History refers to them as ‘the dances of hundred animals’. In addition, rudimentary sports appeared, such as Dance with Shield and Battle-Axe and Butting with Horns, both military exercises. The Dance with Shield and Axe, which was a martial dance depicting battle and training troops, demonstrate the early relationship between dance and fighting skill. Butting with Horns was competitive wrestling practiced by the soldiers. This sport was said to have been a training method before battle by the armies of the legendary Chiyou tribe of eastern China. The soldiers wore horns on their heads as a symbol of courage, and then butted each other during the contest. Read more…

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