Qiang ethnic minority is one ancient nation in our Chinese ethnic family. For thousands of years, together with the other members of our big folk family, the ethnic minority of Qiang have created the Chinese nation's great splendid ...
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The creators of Chinese folk art come from millions of laborers among the People. They include both "the dexterous-hands" who engage in agricultural labor and the folk crafts - persons who have been completely or partly out of the ...
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A 4,000-year-old Chinese folk art rarely practiced today, dough figurine is also known as mianhua or miansu in Chinese. The man who may have created the craft, Zhuge Liang, was military strategist of the state of Shu in the Three ...
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Chinese folk art is vastly different from Western traditional art in philosophy concept, art structure and form, and color composition. Philosophy concept - Chinese folk art, and the art of Chinese officialdom and professional ...
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March 24, 2009 -- Shadow play, a traditional Chinese folk art with a history of more than 2,000 years, has embarked on a revival path after a period of marked decline, thanks to conservation efforts and lasting interest in rural areas. ...
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Song-and-dance Duet, or "Song-and-dance Squad", is a genre of opera prevailing in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and northern regions of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Hebei Province. The repertoires are usually sung by one clown and one positive ...
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Chinese folk art is a visual art created by ordinary people to meet ordinary social needs. The definition of folk art is relative to the definition of the art of imperial palace, the art of aristocrats, and the art of scholars ...
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Otherwise known as "Jinling lantern fair", Qinhuai lantern fair is a folk cultural activity with a distinctive flavor and popular in Nanjing area. It is usually held between the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival every year. The ...
Folk social customs are the carriers of Chinese folk art which has numerous categories and a variety of art forms.However,despite all the categories and forms on the outside,the core lies within the basic cultural consciousness of the ...
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Chinese folk art reflects the long history of popular customs and traditions in Chinese culture.Deeply rooted in agriculture,people's daily life and rituals are inevitably connected with nature,the surrounding landscape,and the various ...
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Traditional wedding is meant for the union of a male and a female,yin and yang,which lead to human propagation and perpetual life.The folk art works on custom wedding ceremony bear distinctive features on the theme. A ...
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The ballad of Liu Sanjie (Third Sister in the Liu family) is a type of folk song prevalent in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Yizhou City is the representative region where this type of ballad is prevailing. Hence it is identified as the ...
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Jingdong 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 ...
Lolo Tone is a genre of opera prevailing in Lingqiu County and the neighboring area in Shanxi Province. Evolved from Yiyang Tone, Lolo Tone has its prime time in Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty and fell into decay in the late Qing ...