His parents were farmers. During China’s Cultural Revolution (文化大革命), he left school to work ___ the age of 12, first in agriculture and later in a factory. In 1976, he ___ China’s People’s Liberation Army (中国人民解放军) and began to study literature and write. He was _...
I only had to take two subjects to pass the exam, which I passed easily. You see my mother went to Yenching. My father went to Tsinghua. So all my young life the idea was that I shall go to Yenching. But that was 1947 and the communists...
Sun was born to a family of poor farmers in Xiangshan, in the South China province ofGuangdong. In 1879 his brother Sun Mei, who had earlier emigrated to Hawaii as a labourer, brought him toHonolulu, where, as a student at a British missionary school for three years and at an American...
The 24 solar terms, including Lichun, were added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2016. "Ancient Chinese farmers used astronomical signs, changes in temperature and precipitation as the basis to create the calendar, which divides the year into 24 segments to guid...
Long before the use of machinery and fertilizers, industrious and creative farmers had already used different kinds of methods to increase crop yields. 6.第二份报告公布了一些应用科学研究的热门领域,如3D打印和人造器官研究。(CET-6) The second report announces some heated areas in applied science, ...
Ancient farming was heavily dependent upon the weather and farmers were cautious about the uncertainties of climatic conditions. Because of these uncertainties, the farmers turned to seek protection by practicing many rites and customs. The customs were offered to the gods in the hope of gaining pro...
Farmers, enslaved people, and criminals were forced by Emperor Yang to work on the canal, and the cost in human lives due to overwork and disease was enormous. Known as the New Bian Canal, it remained the chief waterway throughout the Tang period (618–907) and the Northern Song period ...
Many farmers still rely on the solar terms now to decide what o do in the fields.Cultural meanings of the solar terms The ancient way of piding time has in fact influenced not only farming but also the daily lives of the Chinese people, even the way they think.The solar terms have ...
‘Barefoot doctors’ were ordinary farmers who received basic training in first aid and medical care. They were mobilised as part of rural healthcare scheme championed by Mao Zedong in the mid 1960s. Beiyang government The Beiyang government was the government of the Republic of China that opera...
Mo Yan is a pen name that___“Don’t Speak.” The 57-yeat-old author,___real name is Guan Moye, was born in 1955 and grew up in Gaomi in Shandong Province. His parents were farmers. During China’s Cultural Revolution (文化大革命), he left school to work___the age of 12, ...