Taxes have been the main source of government revenue since ancient times.
There are many theories about the origin of wine. Some believed that wine was invented by one or the other of two legendary figures, Yi Di(儀狄) and Du Kang(杜康). However, the most credible origin story comes from a passage in Jiang Tong’s (d. 310) “Jiu gao” (Proclamation on wine). “When there was left-over cooked grain, it was dumped at Kongsang (hollow mulberry) Mountain.
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Taxes have been the main source of government revenue since ancient times. In the tax and corvée system of ancient China, Fu (賦, later called Hufu, 戶賦) was imposed on fields or households in the form of textiles, currency, or horses to meet the military expenditure.
People and their lives
The tea plant (Camellia sinensis) originated in China and the Chinese were the first to discover that the leaves could be used not only for medicinal purposes but also as an aromatic beverage. Not only is tea the “national drink” of China, it is also a favorite beverage of more than half the world’s population.
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The Imperial Palace in Beijing is recognized as one of the world’s five great residences together with the Palace of Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in Britain, the Kremlin in Russia, and the White House in the United States.
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According to the earliest written records, cultural exchanges between pre-modern China and Korea have a long history, dating back more than three thousand years. They have not only gone on longer than Sino-Japanese cultural exchanges but they have also served as a bridge for Sino-Japanese cultural exchanges.
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The “three obediences” stipulated that a woman should obey her father before marriage, obey her husband once married, and, after her husband dies, obey her son. The “obediences” included obeying, agreeing, serving, and following. The “four virtues” stipulated that along with a servile manner, the woman’s manners, attitude, carriage, and skills must conform to the standard in each of these four areas.
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作為人類非物質文化遺產的一員，粵劇的傳承與延續都是極受關注的問題。如何使粵劇這顆嶺南的藝術明珠重放異彩，守護好嶺南人民的精神家園，這是文化遺產保護所必須正視的一個課題。
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簡單機械是一切複雜而重大機械的基本要素。任何複雜的機械都是由幾種簡單機械組成。從力學意義上說，簡單機械有四種：槓桿、滑輪、斜面與螺旋。
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老子思想博大精深，是中華文化的寶藏，其影響廣泛滲透於中華民族傳統思想、社會科學、人文科學、自然科學等諸多領域。
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花是美的象徵。觀花、賞花的活動，為中國文化中的重要部分。上海曾舉辦活動，由全國百多位園林花卉專家、權威人士和海內外15萬人參與評選，選出了十種公認的中國名花。
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