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New Weekly: Do Chinese kids know anything about traditonal Chinese culture?Posted by Jeremy Goldkorn, June 12, 2004 10:20 AM
New Weekly's June 1 cover article asks the question: "How much Chinese flavor is left?" The feature includes a survey about knowledge of Chinese traditional culture among children born in the 1990s who live in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Taipei.
Here are some of the results: Q: Do you know what China's four great inventions are? Q: Do you think that there is any bad and bitter period in China's history that we should remember? Q: Can you use a calligraphy pen?
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