Culture & Life
Culture & Life
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The Mongolian People Will Go for a Grand Hunt on The Dragon Boat Festival
Nov 28, 2012The Mongolian people will go for a grand hunt on the Dragon Boat Festival, the scale of which exceeds other hunting days. It is taken as the Hunting Festival of Mongolian ethnic group in some eastern areas. Legend has it that the ...
Tags: Mongolian, Hunting Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Festival, tradition
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Jingdong Drum Song Is a Form of Singing and Recital in Jingdong Dialect
Nov 28, 2012Jingdong Drum Song is a form of singing and recital in Jingdong dialect with drum accompaniment. It is comprised of singing by one performer who stands and beats the drum as well as accompaniment of Sanxian (3-string Chinese guitar played ...
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The Drum Music Is Popular in The Whole Liaoning Province
Nov 28, 2012The Drum Music is popular in the whole Liaoning Province and is flourishing in Haicheng of South Liaoning as well as Niuzhuang, Nantai, Anshan, Shenyang and other places. Having been extremely prevalent since ancient times, it has imposed ...
Tags: Drum Music, wind pipe music, folk arts
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The Culture of China Is Quite Unique and Special
Nov 28, 2012The Culture of China is quite unique and special. It contains wonderful and delightful arts and customs as well as very interesting ways of life. Yet there is one aspect of Chinese Culture that truly sets it apart from other cultures and ...
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Aobao Festival Is a Traditional Religious Worship Festival of The Evenkis Together
Nov 28, 2012Aobao Festival is a traditional religious worship festival of the Evenkis together with some entertainment and sports, so it is quite popular. People offer a sacrifice to the Aobao on an auspicious day in June. There are Aobaoes for ...
Tags: Aobao Festival, traditional religious, Qiandani, Aobaoes
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Jingxing Lahua Is a Type of Yangko in North China
Nov 28, 2012Jingxing Lahua is a type of Yangko in North China. As a special form of folk art prevalent in Jingxing County, it was originated in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and has a fairly long history. Jingxing Lahua is derived from flower fair held ...
Tags: Jingxing Lahua, Yangko, folk art
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Daur Is The Title That The People of The Daur Ethnic Minority Named Themselves
Nov 28, 2012Daur is the title that the people of the Daur ethnic minority named themselves, meaning cultivator. With historical records dating back to the early 17th century, there are several stories about the origin of this minority. The most ...
Tags: The Daur Nationality, Language, Entertainment, Economy, Food, Crafts
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Qiantong Xinzi Originated in The Qin Dynasty
Nov 28, 2012Qiantong Xinzi, a unique folk artistic activity of Qingtong Town in Yanshan County, originated in the Qin Dynasty. In the 37th year of Emperor Qinshihuang (B.C. 210), Xu Fu enlisted thousands of children and craftsmen in the Nao’an ( ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, traditional activity, Chinese culture
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With a Population of 17,935,The Deang Ethnic Minority Lives Exclusively in Yunnan Province
Nov 28, 2012With a population of 17,935, the Deang ethnic minority lives exclusively in Yunnan Province and primarily in Luxi and Zhenkang Counties, along with Dai, Jingpo, and Wa ethnic minorities. Language: Their language is a branch of Mon-Khmer ...
Tags: The Deang Nationality, Language, Crafts, Religion, Food, Festivals
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The Inhabitated Area of The Dulong Ethnic Minority Was Isolated
Nov 28, 2012Located in a canyon with a depth of 3,800 meters (12,467 feet) and surrounded by the Tibetan Plateau in the north, the Gaoligong Mountain in the east, and the Dandanglika Mountain in the west, the inhabitated area of the Dulong ethnic ...
Tags: The Drung Nationality, Language, Religion, Economy, Food, Crafts
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Blang,Which Is a Minority Group with a Long History,Mainly Lives in Southwest China
Nov 28, 2012Blang, which is a minority group with a long history, mainly lives in some areas of Xishuangbanna, Lincang and Simao, Southwest China's Yunnan Province. There are several taboos in Blang people's life. A pedestrian must avoid brushing ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, traditional activity, Chinese culture, Chinese customs
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The Lantern Festival Is an Important Traditional Chinese Festival
Nov 28, 2012The Lantern Festival (or Yuan Xiao Festival in Chinese) is an important traditional Chinese festival, which is on the 15th of the first lunar month, marking the end of celebrations of the New Year. The biggest attraction on Lantern ...
Tags: lanterns, Yuan Xiao, dumpling balls, rice flour
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August Is The Golden Season of The Grassland with Abundant Grass and Strong Livestock
Nov 28, 2012August is the golden season of the grassland with abundant grass and strong livestock. At the end of August in lunar calendar, the Mongolians will hold a Mare Milk Festival for a whole day. This Mongolian traditional festival is commonly ...
Tags: Horse race, Horse Milk Festival, golden season, mare milk wine
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Gelao,One of The Ethnic Minority Groups in China,Has a Population of 437,000
Nov 28, 2012Gelao, one of the ethnic minority groups in China, has a population of 437,000. Most of them live in Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County and Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou Province, and the others live in the city of ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, Chinese culture, Chinese customs, ethnic group customs
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In Chinese,'yugur' Means 'wealth and Solidity'
Nov 28, 2012In Chinese, 'Yugur' means 'wealth and solidity'. With a population of 13,719 as at the 2000 census, approximately 90 percent of the Yugur people live in the four areas of Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, and the rest in the Yugur village of ...
Tags: The Yugur Nationality, Language, Character, Religion, Crafts, Food, Clothes
