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title: Chinese Culture & Art | TutorABC Chinese | Xin Yao
description: Xin Yao is a contributing writer at TutorABC Chinese. She was born and raised in China, before deciding to get her degrees in Economics and Music at the University of California, Berkeley. She enjoys studying East Asian Languages, and has also studied Japanese for over a year. She is passionate about traveling, music, and photography, and would like to explore more about Chinese culture through writing.
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# Xin Yao

Xin Yao is a contributing writer at TutorABC Chinese. She was born and raised in China, before deciding to get her degrees in Economics and Music at the University of California, Berkeley. She enjoys studying East Asian Languages, and has also studied Japanese for over a year. She is passionate about traveling, music, and photography, and would like to explore more about Chinese culture through writing.

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### [Butterfly Lovers: The Chinese Romeo And Juliet](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-culture/butterfly-lovers-chinese-romeo-and-juliet-liangzhu)

While you may know Shakespeare's romantic play, did you know that China has its own version? Liang Zhu, also known as Butterfly Lovers, is a tragic...

 Xin Yao  Oct 5, 2015

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