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Advanced Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Feng shui

《辞海》称“风水”为“堪舆”，是旧中国的一种迷信。于是在现代科学面前，隐秘的风水更显得诡异。即有人类以来，在发展时空的不同的时代，面临着各种艰苦恶劣的生存环境，为了安居，先人们运用求生的本能和智慧，选择适宜人类居住的历史过程。
说白来，风水是一种生存的学问，是一种古人的生存法则。
气乘风则散，界水则止，古人聚之使不散，行之使有止，故谓之风水。
中国人十分重视风水，尤宜丧葬为重。而现在的大家庭，每房每户的趋吉避凶的责任便落在阳宅风水的身上。阳宅是生人的呼吸之所，阳宅所纳的气与宅中人所吸纳的气息息相关。
在中国大部分地区，风水学十分盛行，抛开其中的唯心的成分来说，在选择生存和居住环境的过程中，风水学发挥了不可忽视的作用。

Advanced Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Chinese Royal Family

后宫指帝王的妻妾所生活的地方。通常指代生活在后宫的女性。女人之间的斗争，永远是最残酷的斗争……而后宫，是残酷的密集地……古人常用“后宫佳丽三千人”来形容古代皇帝嫔妃之众。而在当时的中国，你想挤进这后宫，也是不容易的。要通过选“秀女”才能进入这是非之地。
只有旗人的血统，才能参加选秀。倘若是汉人，哪怕你再秀丽端庄，冰雪聪明，想参加秀女的选举简直是和登天一样不可能实现的。秀女每三年挑选一次。挑选秀女的目的，除了充实皇帝的后宫，就是为皇室子孙拴婚，或为亲王、郡王和他们的儿子指婚，重要性自不待言。秀女们要走进紫禁城高高的宫墙，必须经过一道道的考察。而进入皇宫成了秀女后，又是怎样当上妃子的，还要经过哪些严格的考验，还是请听我们的高级课程吧！

Advanced Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Tomb Reaver 2

作为十三朝古都的洛阳，有名闻天下的“洛阳三宝”。就是龙门石窟、白马寺和“洛阳铲”，其中前两样都有极好的声名，而独独这第三样似乎并不光彩，因为它是一种盗墓工具。洛阳城确是盗墓风行，主要源于洛阳自古以来的厚葬之风。自古以来洛阳达官贵人讲究厚葬，而且往往异常重视墓穴的修建，随葬颇丰，以致于洛阳古墓多如牛毛。
跟北方洛阳、关中等地不同，南方许多地方土薄石多水位高，“洛阳铲”无用武之地，当地盗墓贼“因地制宜”，经过长期不断摸索总结，形成一套觅宝、识宝的方法和技巧。湖南学者刘鸿伏先生与民间古玩文物贩子打交道多年，借机了解、研究解放前长沙周围地区的盗墓贼的办法和技术，归纳为“望”、“闻”、“问”、“切”四字诀。

Advanced Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Tomb Reaver 1

"盗墓"是一个非常神秘而又非常刺激的话题。
在中国，但凡是有古代墓群的地方，就一定有想干盗墓勾当的人。
盗墓者也可分为两种，一种是官盗，像汉末的董卓、曹操，五代的温韬，到民国时的孙殿英等，都很有名，他们往往动用大批士兵，明火执杖地大干；还有一种是民盗，分布各地，人数众多，都是偷偷摸摸地进行，挖开墓室、棺材，从中取出随葬的财物珍宝，大发横财。他们多集中在古墓葬较多的地方，如河南洛阳地区、陕西关中、湖南长沙周边一带等地。

Advanced Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Weapon Part II

Edogawa Ranpo (1894 - 1965), one of the most popular writers in Japan. Many of his works were made into movies. His detective stories influenced so many other writters. If you like to read "who has done it?" stories, you should never miss Edogawa Ranpo. Here we present you one of his greatest novels. We hope you like it.

Advanced Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Weapon Part I

Advanced Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Swear Words

You can never learn any new language without knowing all the proper swear words. Of course we are not encouraging you to use them on other people, that could get you a dark eye. But you should be aware that they do exist. If someone used swear words on you, you would like to know right? Or would you prefer to be blissfully ignorant? Tune in to this podcast and learn a bit more. Or just ignore this podcast if you prefer not to know...

Advanced Lesson - Chinese Podcast - The Other Person

This podcast is about the hot topic : "The Other Person" - 小三儿 There are many names you can call them and throughout history they have existed and caused much grief and despair. You still have no idea what we are talking about? Listen to this podcast and find out!

Advanced Lesson - Chinese Podcast - 70's 80's 90's

This podcast talks about how people value things for those were born in the 70's, 80's and 90's. During this period China went through many changes. People who were born in the 70's, like to work and enjoy work, they work for money, for house, for cars. And people who were born in the 80's, they work for their own interest, they work because they like their job, they refuse to work overtime, because that is their private time - an influence from the West. People who were born in the 90's, they refuse to work, they live on their parents, and enjoy the moment.

70's: we have bank savings
80's: we have credit cards
90's: we have rich parents

因为社会发展的速度过快，导致三代人的强烈反差。70后已经慢慢成熟，变得世俗变得稳重；80后还在为自己最后那一点青春疯狂，不愿把舞台交付他人；90后以先声夺人之势席卷而来，只为抓住大众关注焦点；经过社会的磨练，明天的80后将是今天的70后，而90后现在的疯狂，80后也曾经历。。。因为那是一段青春的记忆。
70后：工作狂基本上都是70后的。
80后：而我们，拒绝加班！
90后：拒绝上班！

Advanced Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Shaanxi Food

In this advanced lesson Alice and Amy talk about Shaanxi food. Shaanxi food as you might know has a quite strong muslim influence. Here in Shaanxi you can find food which is quite unlike what you find anywhere else in China. Just to name a few: Liang Pi Cold Noodles, Lamb/Pork Burgers, Lamb Soup, Yangrou Paomo – a muttom soup served with wheat flour flat bread. If you want to learn more about Shaanxi food, tune in to this podcast.

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