Appleseeds articles from April 2000

Appleseeds archives from April 2000

Welcome to My City.(Beijing, China)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Seven-year-old Yang Wei-Ting has lived in Beijing all her life. Ting-Ting (the nickname her family and friends call her) loves her HUGE hometown. Beijing is an enormous city, one of the largest in the world. With a population of more than 12...

Beijing: China's Capital City.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... China's Capital City For more than 600 years, Beijing has been the capital city of China. Like all great cities, Beijing has changed over time. Today, modern skyscrapers tower over the traditional buildings, and wide highways surround the...

MANNERS MATTERS.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... What would you think if a man at a fancy restaurant burped REALLY LOUDLY? Would you think he was rude? Probably. From Boise, Idaho, to Beijing, China, good manners matter. Good manners in one country are not necessarily good manners in another...

A Taste of China.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Many people believe that Chinese cooking is one of the world's greatest cuisines, or styles of cooking. In fact, there is not just one Chinese cuisine. In such an enormous country, there are many, many different styles of cooking. All over...

HOW TO EAT WITH CHOPSTICKS.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Here are some tips for using chopsticks. Before you begin, however, you need to know a few important rules: * Never lay your chopsticks across one another. * Never use your chopsticks as drumsticks at the table. * Never point...

The Chinese Language Puzzle.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Did you know that there is more than one spoken Chinese language? For thousands of years, someone who spoke only Cantonese (a dialect, or variation, of Chinese) could not understand someone who spoke Mandarin (a different dialect). Yet both...

Family Life.(China)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... In China, family ties have always been at the center of a person's life. As family members age, they are highly regarded for their wisdom and experience. Even in the hustle and bustle of Beijing, where things change quickly, children respect...

Go Fly a Fengzheng!(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Have you ever flown a kite on a windy day? The Chinese word for kite is fengzheng. Feng means "wind" (it rhymes with hung). Zheng means "compete" (it sounds like jung). A fengzheng tosses in the sky in a contest with the wind. Kite flying...

Abacus Arithmetic.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Quick, add 23 to 16. Can't do it in your head? Don't have a pencil and paper? Why not use your abacus? An abacus is an ancient device that can be used to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, and to make other calculations. It is all done by...

The Mischievous Monkey.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... This is the beginning of a popular Chinese folk tale called Journey to the West. Almost everyone in China knows and loves the monkey and his mischievous ways. Many centuries ago, the sun, moon, and earth joined together to create an...

Cutting Up with Paper.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Did you know that paper was invented in China more than 2,000 years ago? The Chinese wrote on paper almost 1,000 years before Europeans did. The earliest paper was thick and strong, made from the bark of the mulberry tree. It wasn't much...

Paper Cutting.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Try making your own paper cutting by following the directions below. What you need: scrap paper pencil red construction paper scissors What you do: First practice, using the pattern here. Then try one on your own. ...

Branching Out.(Review)
April 1, 2000... Would you like to take a trip to Beijing? Start with Journey Through China, by Philip Steele (Troll), for a picture of everyday life in this vast nation. Then find out more in Count Your Way Through China, by Jim Haskins (Lerner), which uses...

Mailbag.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... China China plates and China dolls Three thousand miles and one Great Wall Emperors and Dynasties Tang, Sung, Manchu, and Ming Silk discovered by young Si Ling It spread from Shanghai to Beijing China is home...