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All the tea in China
Tea was the most important export that was weighed in the traditional Chinese unit of measurement called a 'catty'. It is known colloquially as the Chinese pound and is about 1.1pounds. In China it is known as the jin 斤 the word catty probably came from the Malay word. The modern weight is aligned to the metric system as exactly 500grams. The container for tea, a 'caddy', is believed to have been named after the measure.
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景 jǐng bright; circumstance; scenery 京 jīng capital, 日 rì sun; day radical 72]Origin Can be thought of the sun (ri) over the capital (jing) being a bright, scenic delight. Jing provides the phonetic Full information for 景
尾 wěi tail; remainder; remnant 尸 shī corpse radical 44, 毛 máo hair; fur; coin denomination radical 82]Full information for 尾
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Desert
China is usually thought of warm and humid but the country has some of the hottest and driest deserts in the world. 20% of the land area ids classified as desert. The Taklamakan desert is a large desert in Xinjiang province, which is still a difficult desert to cross. Its Arabic name means something like 'abandoned place'. Read more…
All the tea in China
Tea was the most important export that was weighed in the traditional Chinese unit of measurement called a 'catty'. It is known colloquially as the Chinese pound and is about 1.1pounds. In China it is known as the jin 斤 the word catty probably came from the Malay word. The modern weight is aligned to the metric system as exactly 500grams. The container for tea, a 'caddy', is believed to have been named after the measure.
Wed 9th Nov 2022Drought brings in treasure hunters While some parts of China have experienced flooding others have experienced drought this year.
In Jiangxi province the lack of rain has led to the river beds of tributaries of the Yangzi river (Zhang and Gong rivers) to be exposed for the first time in many years.
The river beds have revealed a good deal of treasure in the form of bronze coins and artifacts.
Locals have been out treasure hunting while officials are rather keen that any finds are handed in for analysis. A stone tablet of the Qing dynasty has been found along with many coins, some dating back a thousand years.
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Britain and China - 18th century Back in the 17th the British view was of great admiration and respect for Chinese culture and civilization. Over the 18th century that view was to change to one of dismissal and denigration on both sides. Read more…
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Qingdao, famous for Tsingtao beer, was under which country's control at the end of the 19th century?
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Qingdao means 'blue-green island' and it remained a small fishing village for many centuries. The Germans took control in 1898 as a
treaty port and held it until 1914. it is a popular beach resort on the
Shandong peninsular.
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All the tea in China
Tea was the most important export that was weighed in the traditional Chinese unit of measurement called a 'catty'. It is known colloquially as the Chinese pound and is about 1.1pounds. In China it is known as the jin 斤 the word catty probably came from the Malay word. The modern weight is aligned to the metric system as exactly 500grams. The container for tea, a 'caddy', is believed to have been named after the measure.
All the tea in China
Tea was the most important export that was weighed in the traditional Chinese unit of measurement called a 'catty'. It is known colloquially as the Chinese pound and is about 1.1pounds. In China it is known as the jin 斤 the word catty probably came from the Malay word. The modern weight is aligned to the metric system as exactly 500grams. The container for tea, a 'caddy', is believed to have been named after the measure.