2013年12月7日星期六


Jazz is originate from America in the beginning of 20 century. It’s born in the south port city New Orleans. The music foundation is from Blues and Ragtime. Jazz is particular about impromptu and based in Shuffle rhythm. It’s the combination of Africa black people culture and white people culture. In 1917, Jazz spread to Chicago. In 1930, It spread to New York. Today, Jazz music is popular all over the world.

Compare to other music, Jazz has many unique points. It’s always improvisation. The melody of music is using Blues scale. The chord of Jazz id based on traditional chord but the unique point is from Blues chord. The instrument of Jazz is totally different from traditional band. Saxophone ,trombone and trumpet are main instruments of Jazz.

There are many kinds of Jazz, like New Orleans Traditional Jazz, The Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Big Band, Swing, Bebop, West Coast Cool Jazz ,Jazz-Rock&Fusion, Neo-Bop&Post-Modern Bop, bossa-nova, Jazz Funk, Acid Jazz. Jazz music is acted in so many forms and every forms are all important. They all keeps own characteristic. If we want to listen Jazz, we should love all kinds of Jazz.

2013年11月16日星期六

Kentucky Fried Chicken

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)is a famous fast food restaurant chain.Colonel Harland Sanders built the restaurant at 1952.The restaurant mainly sell fried chicken, french fries, hamburgers and Cola.It is the second largest fast food restaurant in the world.The management idea of company is always produce new products and repackage the old product to attract audience.

Harland Sanders did pioneering work very hard. In the every city of the world,we always see an old man's smiling face, grizzled beard, white business suit and black glasses. His smile makes everyone warm. He is the founder and symbol of KFC.In 1987, the first Chinese KFC restaurant was built in Beijing. It influences people all over the world.

2013年11月9日星期六

wine

       alcohol is the chemical composition of wine.Most wine's alcohol concentration is less than 60 percentage.People use grain as raw material and ferment to make wine.China is the earliest country to invent wine which having two thousand years.Because of wine's prevail, the crime rate increases rapidly. Drinking wine can make people paralysis and do things without sense.
       
       Wine can divided as many different parts.White spirit is the unique liquor make by Chinese people.It's made by starch ,looks colorless but has very strong odor.It has high amount of alcohol. Rice wine is also Chinese national specialty.It's fermented wine which has lower than 20 percentage alcohol .It's make by rice and has yellow color.Grape wine is made by grape fermentation.It has red and white two types.

       What is a good wine? Is the high price wine better than cheap one? The answer is no. The brand of wine you like most is the best.Good wine has some general standard like natural perfume and color,pure taste and it's personality.

      Wine is a good thing,it can help you more exciting when you are happy, and also release pressure when you are upset.Wine is also a bad thing, it gives you brave, but this kind of brave is not real.When you drink wine, you betray your health. We should control drinking wine.

2013年10月26日星期六

Tea culture

  Tea is a kind of shrub.It can grow very well in wet climate and widely cultivated in the south of Changjiang River basin.Tea,cocoa and coffee are three world-wide no alcohol beverage.

   Drinking tea has many benefits.It can help to delay senility, control CVD,anticancer, prevent radiation and virus. It can also help to refresh brain,makes nerve exciting and lose weight.

   How to choose good tea? New tea is better than old tea.We can use color, perfume and taste to judge. The best time to drink tea is after meal.Drinking tea with empty belly is bad for health.
 
   Hundreds of countries like tea, but they have different ways.Sri Lankan likes strong tea, which is very bitter.English likes to add milk and sugar into tea.Thai likes iced tea.Mongolian likes brick tea ,they add salt and milk into it.Russian usually add lemon or sweet wine into tea to prevent cold.

2013年10月19日星期六

Gucci

Gucci is created by Guccio Gucci in 1920's. He opened a shop in Florence and created a series of symbolic products.Some years later, this famous clothing shop became extravagant,sexy and modern. In 1970's,Gucci started making perfume.

The symbol design is same noble as the products.The gold color and designed form show the temperament of company. Although this kind of luxury goods will flinch someone, it still left good image in people's heart.A good symbol design can increase company's imposing manner.


The creating director Frida Giannini helps the company  move to higher level by creating new products with lead the trend of times.The perfume of Gucci is famous that includes Gucci envy series, Flora by Gucci, Gucci by Gucci ,Gucci Rush,Flora garden.

I think luxury goods is indeed very attractive ,but it's not the only way to show a successful man.

2013年10月12日星期六

culture of Islam

    Islam is one of worldwide religions. In 2009,Muslin has 1.57 billion people which is 23 percent of total population in the world. The main spread places of Islam are the Middle East, North Africa and Indonesia.

    Mohammed created Islam at 7 century.He unified the chaotic Arabian peninsula and then build Muslin army to occupy countries around.A great empire which between Asia,Europe and Africa came out.Islam has 1400 years history from established to now. As a religion belief, ideology and culture system, it mixes with local culture and makes huge influence to these countries. In more than 30 countries, Islam is the state religion.They all obey old and pure religious doctrine in the koran, that is believe the only god of the universe,Allah.

    Islam spread to China in Tang Dynasty.The Hui nationality in China is Muslin.They always cook pulled noodles.Muslin don't eat pig because they think pig is not clean. They also cannot eat died animals and blood. Drinking alcohol is forbidden.Muslin cannot marry with people from other religions.I think in some aspects, Islam is narrow. They can't forgive other belief.



2013年10月5日星期六

Street dancing

     Street dancing originated from American in the 20th century 60's.It was a dance of urban poor black people.In 70's, it was concluded as a part of hip-top culture which has strong performability, property of participation and competitiveness.In 90's, a new style street dance appeared. It didn't have drastically movement but had unique style to pay attention to body's harmony.We can watch this kind of dance from the MTV of Michael Jackson,Mariah Carey and Back street boy.

      Street dancing can be differentiated as two kinds.One is personal skill dance which can show teenagers' vigorousness. It has high difficulty and ornamental value.The other one is collective street dance which fit people's need.It easier and has strong rhythm sensation. Street dance has many genres, like Breaking, Poppin,Locking, Punking,Hiphop, House,Jazz,Raggae,Lomo.

      The effect of street dance is to cultivate man's willpower, concentrate on things they do and express creativity.It can exercise body to let people become passionate.Since street dance became popular in China around 90's, many teenagers dance on square. It's looks very cool!