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Chinese Events one month at a glance

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Proverb

脱颖而出

Tuō yǐng ér chū

A sharp stick protrudes

A talented person can't help but be noticed

All about Chinese proverbs

Green Ming

Following the system of Chinese elements each dynasty in China was allotted a dynastic color. The Ming dynasty for example was associated with the color green - the color of the Wood element. The color was used in Imperial robes and ornaments. The Qing dynasty that followed used the color yellow as seen in the 'yellow dragon' that was the Imperial emblem on flags.
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Quiz time

We now have 17 quizzes about China: general mix, history, geography and traditions. Each answer has a full explanation so you can learn as you go along. Some are rather easy while others are rather tricky and very few get the difficult correct answers . All the questions have their answer somewhere on the Chinasage web site. Just the thing to while away the time under lock-down! Read more...

Use the arrow buttons at the top to change the month or year displayed. Click on a day to display events and extra information about the event.

For a full year's view please see our 2018 and 2019 calendars.

To see how the Chinese lunar calendar works please see our Chinese calendar page.

We have a calendar for the whole year 2018 that you can download and print click here.

Qinghai, landscape, view, mountains

Mountain and lake on Qinghai-Tibet plateau

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