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China Launches Satellite to Probe Dark Side of the Moon

The east Asian nation, which is recognised as one of the fastest growing space powers, launched Queqiao, a satellite which will allow communication between ground control and a probe on the dark side of the moon, early today, officials said.Zhang Lihua, manager of the relay satellite project, was quoted as saying by state-run Xinhua news agency: “The launch is a key step for China to realise its goal of being the first country to send a probe to soft-land on and rove the far side of the moon.”

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Chinese emoji creator takes WeChat by storm


A post-90s guy’s cartoon emoji “Well-behaved Baby” has taken Chinese social media by storm. The emoji has been downloaded 150 million times on WeChat, generating nearly 500,000 yuan ($76,00 for its creator.Nowadays, emojis are regarded as an important way to add fun to online chats.

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Mid-Autumn Festival: jubilant time for Chinese


Falling on the 15th day of the 8th month according to the Chinese lunar calendar, the Mid-Autumn Festival is the second grandest festival in China after the Chinese New Year.It takes its name from the fact that it is always celebrated in the middle of the autumn. The day is also known as the Moon Festival, as at that time of the year the moon is at its roundest and brightest.

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Chinese URBAN DICTIONARY

Most of us went through a phase in our youth where we wanted to be seen as “edgy.” In China, where much emphasis is given to social harmony and group consensus, vocally dissenting is a way for youngsters to achieve that.In fact, so many young people are now cultivating their contrarian image that others are calling them out on it – by labeling them gangjing, loosely translated as “expert arguer.

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Chinese message in a bottle makes waves in Queensland

When a bottle covered in barnacles containing a note inside washed up on Airlie Beach, in Queensland Australia, a local tour operator took to social media to find out more.Once opened, the company discovered the note was written in Mandarin Chinese, and appealed for help in translating it.Soon, help flooded in.

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