China has a long and rich history of exploration and migration around the world In fact, according to the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission, at the end of 2003, there were 36,116,521 Chinese people living in countries around the world and 35,485,946 at the end of 2004 (measured by the first 20 ranked locations)...

In a word, Penang food is both famous and fabulous When people mention Penang food, they are more often than not referring to hawker food and coffee shop dining...

Acupuncture and other forms of traditional Chinese medicine have been around for more than 4,000 years...

Chinese calligraphy, like the script itself, began with the hieroglyphs and, over the long ages of evolution, has developed various styles and schools, constituting an important part of the heritage of national culture...

Are you learning Chinese Chances are, you've already searched the internet for information that'll help you learn Chinese...

The Ginseng plant grows in rich woods throughout eastern and central North America, especially along the mountains from Quebec and Ontario, south to Georgia...

1 The Chinese negotiating team tends to concentrate on developing a friendship with the member in your group who is most sympathetic to them...

Beijing opera, more commonly known as Peking opera to westerners, is deemed the national opera of China...

Scientists working in China and Japan during the past four decades have demonstrated that the herb materials contain active components that can explain many of their claimed actions...

Chinese years Chinese years revolve in cycles of ten years each Every set of two consecutive years is governed by a Chinese cosmic element...

Ever wondered if you could deal directly with manufacturers...

The Chinese name for China is Zhongguo, meaning Middle Country In China, people often ask me why Zhongguo is called China by the laowai (foreigners)...

"I want to learn Chinese but just give me the basics" That’s what this Chinese pronunciation guide is all about...

The Chinese New Year started on January 29th, 2006 (or Year 4703 by the Chinese calendar) and is the Year of the Dog...

"I want to learn Chinese but just give me the basics" That’s what this Chinese pronunciation guide is all about...

Did you know there are only 6 ways of forming Chinese characters Yes, 6 kinds of Chinese characters make up the 50,000 Chinese characters in existence today...

January 29th, 2006 is the first day of the Chinese New Year and is marked by the new moon of the Chinese lunar calendar...

In any single month, more than 10,000 people search for the “Chinese alphabet” on the internet Question is: Does the Chinese language have an alphabet...

In the modern Chinese writing system, each character is a form of its own, representing a particular sound and at least one meaning...

Chinese Valentine’s Day is on the Seventh Day of the Seventh Month on the Chinese calendar, which falls on August 4th this year...

Addiction is now the biggest preventable killer in Britain, causing 150,000 deaths a year (120,000 tobacco related, 33,000 alcohol related and 1,700 drugs related)...

What are the Chinese New Year activities for celebrating this most important festival in the Chinese calendar...

I'm sure you’ve noticed that Chinese New Year falls on a different day each year Here's a list of Chinese New Year dates from the year 2000 to 2014 at http://www...

Tracing its roots to ancient Chinese gaming, Pai Gow is literally translated as “make nine” Pai Gow is a Chinese game, believed to be thousands of years old, and played with Chinese domino tile sets...

Traditional Chinese Medicine Western and Chinese medicine differ in the way an illness or disease is viewed...

The Chinese Year of the horse is one of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs Unlike in our western astrology, in Chinese astrology each sign lasts for a year...

Chinese is a language, or a group of languages, spoken by 13 billion people worldwide...

Macau is a small peninsula region in China, southwest of Hong Kong There are scheduled boat charters to and from Macau and Hong Kong throughout the day...

Herbal ephedra, which is also known as Ma huang, Chinese ephedra and epitonin, is the world’s oldest medicine...

In response to the rapid development of China’s economy due to the reforms policy, World Trade Organization (WTO) and the upcoming 2008 Olympics, Mandarin is becoming the 2nd universal language...