At this year's Chinese New Year gala, a dance program captivated the audience with vivid colors and graceful gestures. The program is based on the famous painting called "A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains," which vividly depicts the picturesque scenery in the painting. The dance brought great attention of this painting to the public. Today, we are going to look at one of the ten most famous Chinese paintings – A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains, understand why it could become one of the ten most famous Chinese painting in history.

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Mogao Grottoes is one of the largest and most abundant Buddhist art site in the world. It is also a World Heritage site. The murals and statues here are gorgeous and exquisite, blending the characteristics of many ethnic groups and cultures. In today’s story, we are going to talk about how it was founded, why the art works in the grottoes were so diversified.

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Peking Opera is the quintessence of China. Many foreign friends come to Beijing would go to the theatre and watch a Peking Opera show. In today’s story, we will see our protagonist went to a Peking Opera show with her friend. She found something strange when watching the show.

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While we all know we're supposed to tell the truth and not lie, it's inevitable that we tell some lies in real life. In today’s story, we are going to look at a Chinese fable. It is about a man who learns how hard it is to tell the truth by asking someone the question about who is more handsome.

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In the traditional Chinese concept, being kind to others is an important principle of doing things. As a result, many people do not want to offend others, but become a “people pleaser”. They always say yes to people and try never to offend anyone. In today’s story, we are going to take a look at a story about a “people pleaser”. The story teaches us a truth, sometimes, being too nice does not get us very far.

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Although it is just the beginning of spring, the temperature is still a little cold, but people have been eager to go for spring outing after a long winter. In today’s story, we will see that our protagnoist has got ready for a spring outting event organoised by their faulty’s student union.

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Acupuncture is a unique method of treating diseases in China and an important part of Traditional Chinese medicine. For many people, when they first see acupuncture, they would think it looks scary, with long needles sticking into people’s bodies. But the treatment isn't as painful as it looks, and it has a good therapeutic effect on pain. In today’s story, we are going to discuss the origins of acupuncture and take a look at an ancient artifact that was used to administer acupuncture tests.

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Discussing the role of the Great Wall is a big topic, because the Great Wall has a profound and significant influence on Chinese history. The Great Wall is a fortification, most people believe that because China built the Great Wall, to ensure the continuity and development of Chinese civilization. That's true, however because of the Great Wall, there are other ways in which it has influenced the course of Chinese history. Today, let's take a look what was the role of the Great Wall during ancient time. 

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If we want to join a chorus, the basic quality we need to have is to sing well. But our protagonist of today’s story, Xiao Xing, although he doesn't have this qualification, he really wants to join the chorus. Let’s see if his wish came true?

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Chinese people have a unique way of seeing flowers and trees. The ancient Chinese endowed flowers and trees with the same life as human beings, and imaged some plants as their friends with some kinds of personality. In today’s story, we are going to introduce three particular plants, which have a name like people. They are called the three companions of winter. 

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