Do you want to know something about China?

@MattMeng (3425)
Hangzhou, China
September 1, 2016 7:32pm CST
I come from China, and I want to make friends with the people from all over the world. Do you want to know something about China? If you want to know something , please ask me, and I will answer you try my best.
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• Philippines
2 Sep 16
Only an alien or a bumbling idiot would not know anything about China. I mean seriously, it's like one of the cradle of asian civlizations. There had been chinese in the Philippines long before the spanish colonial era, in some culture in this country influenced from the Chinese culture.
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
2 Sep 16
Exactly, we couldn't know about a country only by some words. In history, Philippines and China had very good relations. One Philippines King had come to visit China and dad in China, his secondly son had lived in China from then on.
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
2 Sep 16
@josie_ Yes, you know a lot of Chinese history, the descendants of Sultan now live Shandong Province of China, and now they are regard as Han people.
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@josie_ (9764)
• Philippines
2 Sep 16
Welcome to myLot. There are many things I find interesting about China. I'm particularly interested in China's history and tradition. Looking forward to reading your future posts on these topics.
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
2 Sep 16
Thank you, my friend, your question is a very big topics, because China has more than 5000 years' history, and she has a lot of traditions. There are a lot of Chinese in Philippines
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@josie_ (9764)
• Philippines
2 Sep 16
@MattMeng _ Yes there are many Chinese in the Philippines. I married one.
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
2 Sep 16
@josie_ Oh, very glad to meet you, you are a Chinese wife. Which language does your husband use? Chinese or English?
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@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
19 Sep 16
do they really eat dogs there?
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• Adelaide, Australia
5 Oct 16
The unfortunate answer to that is, yes - they eat absolutely everything that moves!
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
7 Oct 16
Some people in some places of China like to eat dogs, but most of Chinese don't eat.
@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
7 Oct 16
@veganbliss Only a few people do this, not all.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
6 Sep 16
I found out a couple of years ago that I have great grandmothers who were pure Chinese .. imagine that! .. Anyway, three years ago, we went to Macao and that was only for a day .. I would love to visit other parts of China specially the Great wall .. But which part of China do recommend is the best to visit first?..
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
7 Sep 16
@MattMeng Yes, I am Chinese too ..and Spanish as well .. with Malay .. I am mixed ... Those places you mentioned are indeed beautiful places to visit ..I would be in awe to see the Imperial Palace..
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
8 Sep 16
@epiffanie Very glad to meet Chinese from Spanish. The Imperial Palace is a great gift leaved by our ancestors.
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
7 Sep 16
I'm so glad to meet you, my friend, in fact you are a Chinese too. There are so many beautiful places in China. One can't visit all of them even in his/her lives. Most people want to visit the Great Wall and the Imperial Palace in Beijing, the West Lake in Hangzhou, terra cotta army in Xi'an, etc.
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
2 Sep 16
Do you have to pay for your education or is it all provided by your government? And what about health care? is that free?
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
2 Sep 16
Now I'm 34 years old now, when I was a child, my parents should pay for my education from primary school to university, and our government paid the cost of my postgraduate education. Several years have past, now the Chinese government pays 9 years education of every child from primary school to junior middle school. Now every Chinese has health care, but different people have different health care.
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
2 Sep 16
@jaboUK Yes, but there are still many children leave school very young, because their parents want them to earn money and their parents think it is no use to go to school.
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
2 Sep 16
@MattMeng Thank you for the explanation. I'm glad that the education nowadays is not so expensive, and that you all have health care.
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@RubyHawk (99437)
• Atlanta, Georgia
16 Sep 16
I would like to hear anything you care to share. I love learning about other countries.
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
18 Sep 16
@RubyHawk Yes, it is rather expensive, and many people can't afford it.
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
17 Sep 16
Oh, I hope you could take some travels to China and other countries.
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@RubyHawk (99437)
• Atlanta, Georgia
17 Sep 16
@MattMeng I would love it but i can't afford a trip so far.
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@silvermist (19706)
• India
3 Sep 16
I have often listened and liked Chinese music.Can you suggest one or two nice melodious tunes to listen to?
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
7 Sep 16
I like some music made by zither or Chinese lute or guitar, such as "High mountains and Running water", "Second Spring Bathed in Moonlight", etc.
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@silvermist (19706)
• India
13 Sep 16
@MattMeng Yes,I came across music made by Chinese lute,and I liked that.Thanks for the suggestion.
@Vjvals (906)
• Roseville, California
2 Sep 16
I have no specific questions but would like to read actual personal stories you have of your country
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@Vjvals (906)
• Roseville, California
2 Sep 16
@MattMeng Lots of research types. Those are not the same.
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
2 Sep 16
@Vjvals Yes, everyone has his/her own stories. Have you ever been to China?
@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
2 Sep 16
Which stories have you ever read?
• United States
15 Sep 16
i'd love to learn more 'bout all the beauty that's unique to yer country. the waterfalls, forests 'n the like. i studied yer country 's well 's many other asian/latin american countries many, many years 'go. sadly, the books provided left lil to the imagination 's i'm sure ya can guess.
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
16 Sep 16
Really, you have been in China? Which city were you come?
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
17 Sep 16
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• United States
16 Sep 16
@MattMeng no, sadly i've ne'er been - jest read what t'was available back'n school...which t'was a really long time 'go, lol. i've seen pics/videos since then though. i find't most fascinatin' to 've such a rich cultural history fer so many centuries. but, i confess to my greatest passion bein' to see what mother nature 's gifted y'all with :)
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@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
2 Sep 16
I heard that there are many people who make caves as their homes. Is it really true? I read an article along with photographs. But, I did not believe it. What is the procedure to get into a Government job in China? What is the retirement age of a goveernment employee in China?
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
2 Sep 16
Exactly, there are some people living the caves in some places of China, we call it "yaodong", but now most people move to the commodity house. But there are still some old people living in caves because they have adapted this kind of life. If we want to get a government job, we should take an exam at first and pass it. The retirement age of a common government employee is that: for male, 60years old, and for female, it is 55years old.
@acelawrites (19274)
• Philippines
6 Sep 16
I knew something about China; we studied it in Asian history; there are many Chinese who also migrated here in the Philippines, and there is the so-called Chinatown here in Binondo, Manila.
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
6 Sep 16
Thank you very much, my friend, hope you could come to visit China.
@Ritu96 (897)
• Sonipat, India
5 Sep 16
is chinese really difficult?
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
5 Sep 16
We learn Chinese when we began speaking, and Chinese is our mother language, so we won't feel it difficult
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
5 Sep 16
@Ritu96 Perhaps Chinese is more difficult than other languages.
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@Ritu96 (897)
• Sonipat, India
5 Sep 16
@MattMeng oh yes.bt it is difficult for others
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@anushady (549)
• Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
15 Sep 16
There are alot of Chinese people here in Ethiopia, helping us. Am really thankful for that.
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
15 Sep 16
You people and our Chinese are brothers and friends, our great leader Chairman Mao said.
@7864aru (170)
• Pune, India
19 Sep 16
I would like to know about your daily food
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
19 Sep 16
In the north of our country, people mainly eat food made by wheat powder, and in the south, people mostly eat rice.
@lealuvy2j (1986)
• Philippines
2 Sep 16
Are Chinese people only allowed to marry someone who is Chinese as well? In college, I met someone who is Chinese and he said he likes me, however he had major hesitations in courting me since I am not Chinese. We all moved on now though, I am maried now to someone else and the Chinese guy I was talking about is still my friend.
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@MattMeng (3425)
• Hangzhou, China
2 Sep 16
It is an old tradition that it is better to marry with Chinese people, but now more and more people marry with other people, it's nothing serious.
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@veganbliss (3895)
• Adelaide, Australia
5 Oct 16
What does your name mean in Chinese? Can you message me the Chinese Characters, as MyLot may not allow anything other than English to be posted here.