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The Wedding Ceremony in China Is Still Commonly Referred to as "Ru Dongfang"

Dec 5, 2012

Over the past more than 5,000 years' evolution of the Chinese civilization, the wedding ceremony in China is still commonly referred to as "ru dongfang" (literally, entering cave chamber; i.e. the bridal chamber). Though mankind has moved ...

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The Coiled Embroidery Is Unique to The Tu Minority

Dec 5, 2012

The coiled embroidery is unique to the Tu minority. It embodies profound cultural connotations of the Tu people. In eastern mountain areas on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the industrious and sincere Tu women have inherited the traditional ...

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The Horsetail Embroidery Is a Distinctive Embroidery Handicraft

Dec 5, 2012

The horsetail embroidery is a distinctive embroidery handicraft that uses horsetail as an important material and has been passed down by the Shui women for generations. Although no records can be found about its history, this handicraft has ...

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Zhuang Brocade Has a Long History

Dec 5, 2012

Zhuang brocade has a long history. Way back in the Han Dynasty, ancient Zhuang ethnic people wove what was known as "banbu" or "streaky cloth", the predecessor of brocade. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, archeologists ...

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Needlework Is Included in Chinese Folk Arts

Dec 5, 2012

Needlework is included in Chinese folk arts. In the past, it referred to women's needlework-related jobs like spinning, weaving, sewing, embroidering, applique work, patching, pattern cutting, starching, dyeing, and making caps, shoes etc. ...

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The Introduce of "Ten-Mile Red Trousseaux"

Dec 5, 2012

There came the large and mighty procession to escort the bride with firecrackers set off here and there and the gongs and drums and other jubilant music for the wedding ceremony lingering in one's ears on their way. The bride's sedan, bed, ...

Tags: bride, firecrackers, jubilant music, gorgeous red, golden paintings

China's Has Been to Spring as The Beginning of Spring

Dec 5, 2012

Since the Qin Dynasty, China's has been to spring as the beginning of spring. From the astronomical beginning of spring are divided up, and in nature, in people's minds, the spring is warm, flowers; the spring are the growth, cultivation ...

Tags: Lichun, spring, beginning of the New Year

The "Pig Hair Doll" Is a Unique Form of Folk Handicrafts in Beijing

Dec 5, 2012

The "Pig Hair Doll" is a unique form of folk handicrafts in Beijing with a history of over 100 years, which emerged in the end of Qing Dynasty under the influence of Chinese shadow play and Beijing opera. In 1915, the Pig Hair Doll was ...

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To Behold The Celebration of The Chinese New Year Is a Wondrous Spectacle

Dec 5, 2012

To behold the celebration of the Chinese New Year i a wondrous spectacle. But the Chinese New Year is also much more personal then the National celebration. In observing the New Year the Chinese take days for preparation. Plus there are ...

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The Role of The Son in China

Dec 5, 2012

Caring for Parents Marriage in the Chinese culture signifies who will care for elderly parents when the need arises. Daughters marry "out of the family" and become part of their husband's family, while sons remain within the original ...

Tags: roles, caring for parents, head of household, family name, filial piety

The Introduce of Silk Flowers

Dec 5, 2012

These are artificial flowers made of fine woven silk in exact imitation of natural ones in respect of colour and shape. They are made in several steps: starching and dyeing of the material, shaping and pasting. The art of making silk ...

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Hair Embroidery Used to Be Known Also as Moxiu ("Black Ink" Embroidery).

Dec 5, 2012

Hair embroidery, a traditional Chinese art, is a special needle-work of making patterns on silk with human hair as the thread. As Chinese hair is mostly black, it used to be known also as moxiu ("black ink" embroidery). Today the art ...

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Kesi Is a Special Type of Weaving Peculiar to China

Dec 5, 2012

Kesi is a special type of weaving peculiar to China.It is different from embroidery but rather similar to the making of tapestry. It is done on a wooden handloom with raw silk as the warp and boiled-off silk as the weft. The weft ...

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Red Is Always The Right Choice to Wear to Attend a Chinese Celebration

Dec 5, 2012

If you do not know what to wear to attend a Chinese celebration, something red is always the right choice on such occasions. The red color is always associated with "happiness and good fortune". It is symbolic of fire and wards off evil ...

Tags: color, red, Chinese celebration, happiness, good fortune, yellow, green

Changshan War-Drum Has a Long History

Dec 5, 2012

Changshan war-drum has a long history, which had its embryo early in Warring Period, and prevailed in the Ming dynasty. It is a folk gong-drum made up of some percussion instruments such as drum, big-cymbals, mid-cymbals, small-cymbals, ...

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