It is one of Chinese customs to eat New Year cakeduring the Spring Festival.New Year cake is anessential food prepared for the Chinese New Year.Ithas a history of over 2,000 years in China and is stillpopular nowadays.It is steamed food made of riceflour.There are two kinds of New Year cake:the southern style and the northern style.Thosemade in Guangdong and Suzhou provinces are the best among southern style New Yearcakes，because they are pure in fragrance, delicate in taste and neither hard nor soft.They donot melt when cooked and fried, so they are warmly welcomed by people.Fried New Year cake isan unique method of eating New Year cakes.It can be cooked in many ways，and differentmethods require different ingredients, each of which is delicious and nutritious.

　　當今社會，客來敬茶已經成為人們日常社交和家庭生活中普遍的往來禮儀。俗話說:酒滿茶半。上茶時應以右手端茶，從客人的右方奉上，并時帶微笑。當然，喝茶的客人也要以禮還禮，雙手接過，點頭致謝。品茶時，講究小口品飲，其妙趣在于意會而不可言傳。另外，可適當稱贊主人茶好。總之，敬茶是國人禮儀中 待客的一種日常禮節，也是社會交往的一項內容，不僅是對客人、朋友的尊重, 也能體現自己的修養(self-cultivation)。

　　Nowadays, offering tea to guests has becomecommon etiquette in daily social interaction andfamily life. As the saying goes, white spirit, full cup;tea, half cup. Tea cup should be held on the righthand and offered to guests with a smile from theirright side. Of course,the guests should pay respect as well, taking over the cup with bothhands and nodding to express his thanks. When tasting tea,you should drink it in small sips,the beauty and fun of which is beyond words. In addition, you could praise the tea of theowner appropriately. In short, offering tea is a daily ritual of Chinese people when receivingguests and it is also part of social interaction. It can not only show respect to guests andfriends, but also reflect your self-cultivation.

　　京劇(Peking Opera)被視為中國的國劇，有著悠久的歷史和完整的舞臺表演體系。它最初是安徽省的一種地方劇。京劇吸收了其前身的各種元素，如唱歌、跳舞和雜技，并在語言和演唱風格上為北京觀眾做了調整。隨著時間的推移，京劇在全國各地廣受歡迎，成為中國舞臺上最流行、影響力最大的戲劇形式。表演者使用肢體語言表示動作，如開門關門、爬上或走下一座建筑物或一座山。憑借這種技巧，京劇可以把一個小舞臺變成整個世界。

　　Peking Opera is regarded as the national opera inChina. It has a long history and a complete systemof stage performance. It was originally a localdrama in Anhui Province.Peking Opera absorbedvarious elements of its forerunner, such assinging，dancing and acrobatics，and adapted itself in language and style of singing for Beijingaudiences. As time went by，it gained popularity all over the country and became the mostpopular and influential dramatic form on Chinese stage.Performers use body language torepresent actions such as opening or closing the door,going up or down a building or amountain.By such techniques, Peking Opera has made it possible to turn a small stage into thewhole world.