Longevity noodles
The Chinese expression《相书》xiangshu, literally means that a long face can live for a long time. The word（脸liǎn） is the face（面miàn）, and the “face（脸liǎn） is long as the face（面miàn） is long”. People often use long noodles to symbolically bless someone with...
Word of the Week: Speak，Talk；To persuade; – 说shuō or shuì
The mouth is for speaking just as much as eating. Our word of this week is说 – ‘Speak，Talk；To persuade’. Pronunciation 说 is pronounced shuō / shuì . Meaning 说（shuō）means using words to express something. It has another pronunciation shuì, the...
The Unique Skills of Sichuan Opera: Changing Faces
Face changing is a special technique used in the art of Sichuan opera to shape characters. It is a romantic technique to reveal the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters in the play. According to legend, “face changing” is what ancient humans used...
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