Video of our Chinese wedding

Finally got the wedding video, click on the below picture to view: 优酷视频在这里 More about Traditional Chinese wedding: 0. Introduction

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Lost in translation of Chinese language

When talking about loan words or translated words in Chinese language, we can immediately distinguish if a Chinese word is

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Chinese wedding traditions: 12. Our wedding program 2 – 婚宴The lunch ceremony

There are quite some rituals on the lunch or dinner ceremony of a Chinese wedding, most of the time the

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Chinese wedding traditions:11. 接亲流程 Our wedding program 1 – Fetch the bride

“Fetch the bride” is an important step on a Chinese wedding, the process is groom departure, gate crash (door blocking

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Chinese wedding traditions: 10. Our wedding lunch menu

Depending on the regions in China, the lunch/dinner menus on a Chinese wedding are different, the venue we reserved provides

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Chinese wedding traditions: 9. Wedding planner

My Chinese wedding preparation is a bit special and complex since my fiance and I both live in Belgium while

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Chinese language for dummies: 3. Pinyin ( A blog to memorize Zhou Youguang)

First let me introduce a great man in Chinese history, the father of Pinyin – Zhou Youguang 周有光 (13 January

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Chinese language for dummies: 1. The logic of the characters

Every language is logical, follow me to discover the logic of Chinese character! 1. The basic characters(象形文字) The brilliant ancient

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Chinese wedding traditions: 8. Pre-wedding photo shooting(Behind the scenes)

Another typical Chinese wedding activity is the wedding shooting, well rather pre-wedding shooting. Usually, the couple goes to a professional

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