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Lang Lang (Chinese: 郎朗; pinyin: Láng Lǎng; born 14 June 1982) is a Chinese pianist who has performed with major orchestras around the world and appeared at many leading concert halls. Active since the 1990s, he was the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic , the Vienna Philharmonic and many of the top American ...
The people wants only its due. Chorus The kings intoxicate us with gunsmoke, Peace among ourselves, war to the tyrants! Let the armies go on strike, Guns in the air, and break ranks If these cannibals insist In making heroes of us, Soon they will know our bullets Are for our own generals Chorus Laborers, peasants, we are The great party of workers
He said Simplified Chinese characters are too streamlined, and there is no logic, so they require pure memorization. [6] For example, the characters for Han (漢), the surname Deng (鄧) and the word for theatre (戲) have no relation to each other, however the simplified forms (汉, 邓, 戏) make it appear as if they are related. [ 6 ]
Loanwords have entered written and spoken Chinese from many sources, including ancient peoples whose descendants now speak Chinese. In addition to phonetic differences, varieties of Chinese such as Cantonese and Shanghainese often have distinct words and phrases left from their original languages which they continue to use in daily life and sometimes even in Mandarin.
From 1994 to 2008, each year has seen about 3,000 more mixed race marriages in Shanghai than the previous year. [3] This has caused a major shift in China's attitudes to race and to Chinese children of mixed race heritage, because of globalization. [4] [1] [5] [6]
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