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Article · 1 min audio雨后的气味从哪里来？Why rain has a smellA familiar smell. A tiny bubble. A closer look at the ground beneath your feet.HSK 6
Article · 3 min audio为什么中国只有一个时区？Why does China have only one time zone?Nine in the morning, and the stars are still out. One country, one clock, and a sun that keeps its own hours.HSK 6
Article · 3 min audio在太空能看见长城吗？Can you see the Great Wall of China from space?A famous fact, older than spaceflight itself. Then China’s first astronaut went up, looked down, and didn’t see it.HSK 6
Article · 1 min audio大熊猫的小秘密Fun facts about giant pandasA baby smaller than an apple, twelve hours of bamboo a day, and a sixth finger that isn't a finger.HSK 2
Article · 2 min audio二十四节气是什么？What are the 24 solar terms?The Beijing Winter Olympics opened with a 24-second countdown, one second for each solar term. What are these 24 named days, and why do they follow the sun?HSK 6
Article · 2 min audio四大发明是谁说的？Who named the Four Great Inventions of China?Every Chinese child can name the four great inventions. The idea began with an Englishman who praised three of them without knowing where they came from.HSK 6
Article · 2 min audio赵州桥Zhaozhou Bridge, the world's oldest open-spandrel archIt doesn't look like much, but this stone bridge in Hebei has stood for 1,400 years. Its secret is four little holes.HSK 5
Article · 1 min audio熊猫是猫吗？Animals in Chinese: is a panda a cat?熊猫 is a “bear cat”. 河马 is a “river horse”. A child at the zoo has questions, and Grandpa has one surprise about English.HSK 1
