... dress themselves in Cheongsam for the wedding. Prior to that, they usually wore the typical red national costumes that buttons up at the neck. In Chinese tradition, red is the color of happiness, dragon pattern represents the male, and phoenix represents the female. So the red-colored Cheongsam with the phoenix embroidery is normally the garment for the bride. In mid-20th ... touch the ground, she also needs to change her shoes to new wedding shoes before leaving, because the old shoes may have the soil of her parents' home left on them. Even today, this customs still exists in some pla...

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... To show how important burying the dead is, the Chinese hire elderly people who are familiar with the ancient wisdom of feng-shui, or the spirits of "the wind and water.?This type of ancient art was also called geomancy. The reason why the Chinese hire elderly people is because they want someone who ... to the next incarnation. "The funeral pyre is usually sprinkled with consecrated oil and other offerings wrapped in white scarves.?0 Since white was the color of death, the Chinese believed that by wrapping items in white and burning them, the dead people will get these items in the other ...

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... well as possible that they have created one of the greatest cuisines in the world. Chinese food is inventively refined and sophisticated. People can always be surprised by the number of the dishes and amazed by their own distinguishing flavor, texture, color and fragrance. However, dumplings, something only ... store. Compared to other Chinese dishes which need to add four or five different seasonings or require a specific temperature of oil or water, dumplings only need wrappers and fillings of two or three ingredients, and only need to be boiled twice to be served. Additionally, you ca...

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... learn how to use the nonverbal communication more effectively, then the relationship between teachers and students can improve greatly. Besides this, students can also increase their cognitive ability and efficiency of learning. (Cooper, 1988). Besides, in school education, nonverbal communication plays a positive role in cultivating the students' characters. Teachers are usually respected, and factually, what or how the teachers say ... sanitation so as to keep the classroom and the environment clean. 4.Environmental language Environmental language is an important form of nonverbal comm...

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