The keynote for funeral and memorial service is spiritual eternity and continuation of life after death. This is also the main theme of Chinese folk art works on the subject. Death at old age is a normal course of life referred to as ...
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Rolling lamp, a folk dance of the Han Chinese, is popular in the area along the Qiantang River including Yuhang, Haiyan, etc. Yuhang rolling lamp originated in Wengmei area of Yuhang in Zhejiang. With a history of over 800 years, it is a ...
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Chinese folk art and Chinese philosophy are unified in the belief that yin-yang produces all living things on earth and all living things stay alive through propagation. Originated in Chinese primitive society, this was the philosophical ...
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Dresses and accessories mark the lifestyles and production levels of the people of a geographic region during a historical period, and they vividly reflect the people's customs and aesthetic tastes. Headdresses play an important role in ...
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Embroidery art in dress and adornment also embodies original Chinese Philosophy. Likening human body to the universe, the upper part (the head) is the sky, the lower part (the feet) is earth, and the middle (the pubic area) is the center. ...
Origin of snuff bottles While snuff first came to China from the West, the snuff bottle is an absolute Chinese invention which combines the Chinese and western cultures. It's said that snuff was introduced to China between the end of Ming ...
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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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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 ...
There are no textural records on the formation time of Wanwan Tone. Related investigation reveals that Li Fanggui in Weinan ever compiled a collection of playscripts named "Ten Play Books" during the Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty ...
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The headdress for Ordos women, commonly called "toudai" (literally, head wear), is the choice piece of Mongolian ornaments as well as the pride of the Ordos people. Toudai includes six parts: hair hoop, back shield, earmuff, ...
The dragon boat festival is a totem festival. Falling on the 5th of the fifth lunar month, it is close to the summer solstice. Pestilence, as a result of the heat and dampness, is at its worst, threatening lives of human community. Images ...
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Located in the center of Shanxi Province, Le'an County is known nationwide for its manual-made flower lanterns. The Le'an flower lantern was originated in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and has enjoyed a history of over 300 years. ...
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In ancient times, the coronet was not confined to the male only. At first, the coronet was mostly worn by females in the palace. Emperor Qin Shi Huang once ordered all his concubines to wear Furong (lotus) coronet in summer, decorated with ...
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China's Jiangnan area has many water towns, of which Zhouzhuang and Luzhi are the representative ones. The traditional costumes and ornaments of local women are featuring strong water town flavor. They like to wrap the head with a floral ...
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On the vast and bleak plateau north of the Great Wall in Shanxi Province is Datong, a historical city of China. With a history of more than 2,300 years, it has retained rich and brilliant cultural relics, including the Yungang Grottoes from ...
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