Qin Shi Huang was born in 259 BC as Ying Zheng in the city of Handan while his father was effectively a political hostage in the rival state of Zhao. Despite this precarious start, he eventually rose to power and became the man who unified China for the first time in history. Before he unified…
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Fun Facts and Trivia About The Cantonese Language
Around 85 million people speak Cantonese globally. Cantonese is part of the Yue branch of Sinitic languages in the Sino Tibetan family. Even though written characters in traditional Hanzi are the same, spoken Cantonese and Mandarin are generally not mutually intelligible. Cantonese is known for its complex tonal system, commonly said to have six to…
Things I Like: Xianghua (Soul Calibur II)
Xianghua is one of my favorite characters in the Soul Calibur series. Even though I do not really have a strong love for Chinese history or their swords, she definitely carries a certain coolness about her. Her jian sword is very unique and she has a distinctly elegant style when she is using it. Namco…
Fun Facts and Trivia About The Mandarin Chinese Language
Mandarin Chinese is spoken by about 70% of the Chinese population. With around 990 million native speakers, it is the most widely spoken first language in the world. Some dialects of Mandarin are not mutually intelligible with the Beijing dialect. The word Mandarin comes from several translations, originally referring to officials of the Ming and…
Fun Fact: IMAX’s Massive Success in China
China is one of the biggest markets for IMAX movies as there are 750 IMAX theaters in the world, with 100 of them being in China alone. One of the reasons is the Chinese market was a lot more successful playing commercial Hollywood movies on the screens rather than science/educational movies like America.