Culture & Life
Culture & Life
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The Introduction of The Gelos
Dec 6, 2012The Gelos, with a population of 437.997, live in Wuchuan Gelo Autonomous County and Daozhen Gelo- Miao Autonomous County of Guizhou Province. A small number are scattered in Yunnan and Guangxi. A Gelo woman is embroidering ...
Tags: Gelos, population, large transitional region, complicate landforms
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The Introduction of The Hanis
Dec 6, 2012Today, a great majority of the Hani people, numbering 1,253,952, live between the Honghe and Lancang rivers in the south of Yunnan Province. Others are distributed in Pu'er, Menghai, Jinghong, Mengla, Luquan and Xinping. In history, the ...
Tags: Hanis, language, musical instruments, worshipping festival
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The Introduction of The Huis
Dec 6, 2012One of the largest minority groups in China is the Hui Nationality. Its population numbers 8.602.978. The largest Hui community is in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. A few live in Gansu, Qinghai, Hebei, Henan, Yunnan, Shandong and Xinjiang ...
Tags: Huis, largest minority, Hui Nationality, population, language
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The Introduction of The Jingpos
Dec 6, 2012The Jingpo population is 119,209. Most of them live in Luxi, Longchuan, Yingjiang, Ruili and Lianghe counties of Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. Jingpo men wearing white turbans with colorful small ...
Tags: Jingpos, population, hero knots, elephant drum, relations, five branches
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The Introduction of Thangka
Dec 6, 2012Sitting cross-legged on the floor, Dakpa Kelden is discussing Thangka painting skills with his students in his office in a two-story Tibetan-style building. The middle-aged Tibetan man is a principal founder of the Thangka Center and the ...
Tags: sitting cross-legged
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Fan Is a Traditional Chinese Handicraft Used for Cooling
Dec 6, 2012The fan, which is made of thin bamboo strips, thin silks, feathers, leaves of sunflowers, and papers, is a traditional Chinese handicraft used for cooling. Fans, for they can bring people cool, were called "Shelter from the Sun" in ancient ...
Tags: traditional Chinese handicraft, craftwork fans, shelter from the sun
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The History and Traditions Behind Chinese Paper Lanterns
Dec 6, 2012Today is the Chinese Lantern Festival, which marks the end of the Chinese New Year season. In the following report, we'll bring you to Dongzhi County in central China's Anhui Province and learn something about the history and traditions ...
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The Introduction of Te-Hua Porcelain
Dec 6, 2012Located in the middle of Fujian province, Te-hua is a small county in the southwest of Quanzhou. The lush forest and fine quality porcelain clay make Te-hua porcelain very famous. It is said that Te-hua porcelain began in Song dynasty, but ...
Tags: porcelain, ceramic white, national nonmaterial cultural heritage
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Fancy Lanterns,Are Widely Used for Decorations in The Country on Festivals and Holidays
Dec 6, 2012Fancy lanterns, a special handicraft product of Chinese tradition, are widely used for decorations in the country on festivals and holidays, on wedding and other personal celebrations. On the whole, they consist of a frame made of metal ...
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The Introduction of The Jings
Dec 6, 2012The Jings, with a population of 18.915, live in Wanwei, Shanxin, Wutou and Tanji villages of Fangcheng City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Du Xian Qin, a traditional musical instrument, has only a single string and a body ...
Tags: Jings, population, musical instrument, sea products, fishermen
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The Introduction of The Jinos
Dec 6, 2012The Jinos, with a population of 18.021, mainly live in the Jino Township of Jingliong Counly, Xishuangbanno Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. A few can be round in Mengwang, Mengyang, Ganlanba and Dadugang of Jinghong County and ...
Tags: Jinos, population, tropical climate, social progress, spoken language
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The Introduction of The Kazak
Dec 6, 2012The Kazaks, with a population of 1,111,718, mostly live in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Mori and Barkol Kazak Autonomous Counties. The rest are distributed in Gansu and Qinghai provinces. Located in the north of Xinjiang Autonomous ...
Tags: Kazak, population, history, Moslems
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Invention of Makeup for Lips in China
Dec 6, 2012The shiny image of Zhang Ziyi in the movie the Banquet is impressive to many audiences. Her red and bright lips, short and dark eyebrows, and well decorated cheeks are the typical elements in the makeup popularized during the Tang Dynasty ...
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The Ancient Art of Bold Colors and Ornamentation of Delicately Crafted Undergarment
Dec 6, 2012Underwear had a discrete niche within ancient Chinese costumery. The ingeniously demure styles, bold colors and ornamentation of delicately crafted undergarments reflected the refined approach of ancient Chinese women towards life, beauty ...
Tags: underwear, ritual and rank, bold colors and ornamentation
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Each Change in Clothing Style Helped Transform People's Minds
Dec 6, 2012Changes in fashions throughout civilization might appear to be trivial. But such vivid costumes provide us with a great interpretation of history. Each change in clothing style helped transform people's minds and defined the respective ...
Tags: vivid costumes, interpretation of history, clothing style
