Why Chinese people prefer green jade?

We know jade and jadeite represent a part of the Chinese culture. In fact, jade has many different colors: red, green,yellow, purple, white, and others. When the Chinese think of jade, green is the color first comes to mind? What is the reason Chinese prefer green jade? Because queens and princesses of Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1912) adored green jade and green jadeite, and this influence tilted Chinese aesthetic from royalties to the regular folks. Thus Chinese like green more than others to this day.

為什麼玉總是讓人聯想起綠色？

事實上，玉有許多的顏色，紅、黃、紫、綠、白等。中國文化喜愛玉，特別是清朝，後宮佳麗獨鍾綠色的玉和翡翠，這股風潮從宮內蔓延到民間，至今仍持續影響華人對玉的評價。

Chinese Jade Jar

翠玉雕花鳥瓶，現藏台北故宮

Chinese Jade Folding Screen Wall

碧玉屏風，現藏台北故宮

Tidbit: Up to 90 percent of the world’s jadeite is produced in Myanmar.

全世界有百分之九十以上的翡翠產於緬甸

Image from xinhuanet and National Palace Museum

Why is it easy to sing along with pop songs?

Why is it easy to sing along with pop songs?
Because the same melody is repeated over and over again.
"Hey Jude" is a perfect example of the most popular songs.

為什麼流行歌曲容易朗朗上口？ 因為旋律持續重複。
來聽聽一個很棒的例子： Hey Jude

演唱：披頭四樂隊

In classical music, we can recognize Ravel's Bolero easily because it's consisted of the same rhythm and melody being repeated over and over again. Maurice Ravel (French, 1875 – 1937) composed this piece in the early 20th century. Let’s listen to it.

古典音樂中，法國作曲家拉威爾(1875 – 1937)在20世紀初創作的西班牙舞曲：波麗露 (又稱為：博萊羅)，也出現旋律和節奏持續重複的情況，一起來聽聽。