In rural West Yunnan province, it is always a great event when a family builds a house. Once the home is finished, the family must follow time-honored customs. The Tile Cat in Yunnan refers to the ornament made from tiles placed in the ...
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The people of China have a long held belief that they are descendents of the dragon, a tradition that is firmly embedded in their culture and one that is encountered across all aspects of Chinese society and in the minds of its people. ...
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"Jingwei Filling the Sea" is a Chinese mythological story. According to the ancient work Shan Hai Jing (Classic of the Mountains and Seas), the youngest and most favored daughter of the Sun God was named Nvwa (meaning "little girl"). ...
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Hoar-Frost Falls" usually happens on October 23 each year when the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 210 degrees. Most areas along the Yellow River have frost falling. As the last solar term in autumn, temperature in many places reach ...
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The famine that plagued Renqiu County, Hebei Province from 1821 to 1851 forced local residents either to leave their homes or die. Among those that fled was Bian Fu, proprietor of a dumpling restaurant, who traveled with his family to ...
On the Double Ninth Festival, people will eat Double Ninth Gao (or Cake). In Chinese, gao (cake) has the same pronunciation with gao (height). People do so just to hope progress in everything they are engaged in. There is no fixed ways for ...
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Once the tongue of China's Qing Dynasty imperial family, the Manchu language is now on the verge of extinction due to a lack of speakers, linguists warned. "China has 10.68 million Manchu people, but fewer than 100 who know the ...
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Among China's various craft masterpieces, Bronze Galloping Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow is unique with its splendid designs and is a classical work of Chinese ancient aesthetics. Bronze Galloping Horse Treading on a Flying ...
China celebrated its first national Seniors' Day on Sunday. The Chinese government has made the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the Double-Ninth Festival, a day to honor senior citizens since 1989, but this year's Seniors' Day is the ...
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During the scorching summer, you sweat a lot. So it would be wise for you to have some vinegar to improve the density of your hydrochloric acid (a strong acid that can assist with the digestion of protein and kill bacteria) to sharpen your ...
Liquan noodles are recognized as the earliest instant food in the world. It can be eaten with or without soup. According to textual research, Liquan noodles originated in the late Shang Dynasty and early Zhou Dynasty. The noodles were ...
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CYou will feel relaxed and comfortable with the herbal flower tea... What a good thing it is to enjoy the rare flower tea with a favorite book or a couple of bosom friends! With the boredom that can come from city living, a person will ...
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Yellow Foods Invigorate the Spleen's Functions Yellow foods help invigorate the functions of the spleen and stomach, regain one's health, and improve the secretion of a woman's hormones. They also have a marked curative effect on the ...
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"Journey To the West" (Chinese pinyin: "Xi You Ji") is one of the four great classic Chinese literature masterpieces. The book was written by Wu Cheng-en (1500-1582) of Ming Dynasty. "Journey To the West" is a thick book of 100 episodes, ...
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History Chinese Paper Cutting or Jianzhi is the first type of papercutting design, since paper was invented by Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty in China. It is a very distinctive visual art of Chinese handicrafts. ...
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