Archive for January 12th, 2009
« Previous EntriesChinese School – Drung
Monday, January 12th, 2009Subscribe to free Email Newsletter Library>Culture ABC>Folk Way>Ethnic Festival Drung The Drungs mostly reside in the Drung River valley along Gongshan Mountain in Yunnan Province. The local people mainly live on agriculture, hunting and collecting. They wear self-made flax; a few cover their body with leaves and animal furs. Women uphold the custom of face [...]
Chinese Speaking – Prescriptions of Universal Relief
Monday, January 12th, 2009Subscribe to free Email Newsletter Library>China ABC>Medicine>Books Prescriptions of Universal Relief Pu Ji Fang(Prescriptions of Universal Relief) is the most extensive prescription book in Chinese history, with 61,739 prescriptions in it. It was published in 1406, compiled under the leadership of Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).Pu Ji Fanggathered great mass of data. [...]
Learn mandarin – Zhuang Ethnic Minority
Monday, January 12th, 2009Subscribe to free Email Newsletter Library>China ABC>Medicine>Ethnic Medicine Zhuang Ethnic Minority According to the statistics from 1983 to 1987, the herbal medicines in theGuangxiZhuang Autonomous Region (South China) alone amount to 4,623 kinds, of which 4,064 kinds are plant herbs, 509 kinds are animal medicines, and 50 are mineral medicines, ranking second in China. Medicines [...]
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