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They are often referred to as Chinese idioms or four-character idioms; however, they are not the only idioms in Chinese.

Chengyu are mostly derived from ancient literature. The meaning of a chengyu usually surpasses the sum of the meanings carried by the four characters, as chengyu are often intimately linked with the myth, story or historical fact from which they were derived. As such, chengyu do not follow the usual grammatical structure and syntax of the modern Chinese sopken language, and are instead highly compact and synthetic.

 When Italian-American artist Arturo Di Modica set his 'Charging Bull' bull in front of the New York Stock Exchange in 1989, he did so stealthily, in the middle of the night. Within hours, the exchange had it removed. Only a public outcry prompted the city to 'temporarily' place it nearby in Lower Manhattan - where the bull has been ever since.

 The 60-kilometer tributary of the Yangtze River, rises in the southern part of Shennongjia Natural Reserve and joins the Yangtze at Xirangkou in Hubei's Badong County. It runs out of the deep valley through the forest at a height of 3000m above sea level, and rushes southward between rocky cliffs. It covers 60 km and totally 17 rivers and streams flow into it. One of the most important ports of call for Yangtze Three Gorges tour.

The fan originated in China, in China for more than 3,000 years history. Yin, first appeared in the late with colorful, called "disabled", "door" word in a "feather" word. At that time, the fan is not used to cool breeze, but as Kings take out from ShaZhiYong windscreen when patrol shading. After the han, fans began to take cold....

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