People felt a strong and happy festive atmosphere in Beijing on Dec 24, and the Christmas Eve turned out to be another carnival for youths and kids just like the Halloween not long ago. While the Western festivals are becoming ...
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Winter Solstice, the 22nd solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 22 and ends on Jan 6. On the first day of Winter Solstice, the Northern Hemisphere ...
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The Qingming Festival Pure Brightness Festival or Clear Bright Festival, Ancestors Day or Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival on the 104th day after the winter solstice, usually occurring around April 5 of the Gregorian ...
Qingming is one of the 24 Solar Terms in traditional Chinese culture, which refers to the warming of weather and blooming of plants. During the Qingming time, the climate in the South of China is getting warm and Spring is coming. However ...
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Abstract: Solar terms originated in China. A solar term is any of 24 points in traditional East Asian lunisolar calendars that matches a particular astronomical event or signifies some natural phenomenon. Lichun refers to the spring and new ...
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“Cold Dews” is the 17 solar term of the 24 solar terms and falls on October 8 or October 9 each year. It means that it’s colder than “White Dews” and the dews are becoming frost. During this period, most of the ...
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'Great Cold',the last solar term in 24 solar terms,comes around January 20 each year.In this period,the cold waves from Siberia arrives in China.The snow and rain as well as the icy cold weather exert a big influence on people's life and ...
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Yulin ditty is a folk art form in which the actors sit to perform with instrumental accompaniments. It is popular in the downtown area of Yulin City in northwestern Shaanxi Province of China. Story has it that it was brought in by geishas ...
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The Shui script is the generic term for ancient characters and books of the Shui minority. It is ancient character symbols that resemble oracle bone inscriptions and bronze inscriptions, recording ancient cultural information such as ...
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In Shanghai, the performing conventions constitute an important part of the urban customs. They incorporate the customs, beliefs and habits which have been accumulated during the artists' long-term performance. As an embodiment of national ...
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Winter solstice is a solar term in Chinese lunar calendar, and a traditional festival as well. It falls on December 22 or 23 (solar calendar) every year. It is the day when the Northern Hemisphere has the shortest daytime and longest ...
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The Beginning of Autumn is one of the twenty-four solar terms in traditional Chinese calendar.It comes sometime around the 11th day of the seventh mouth of the lunar calendar,or the eighth of August of the solar calendar.This solar term ...
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The 24 solar terms are special terms created by ancient working people of China to reflect the changes of weather, climate and natural phenomena. The terms are closely related to agricultural production and every aspect of daily life, ...
The summer solstice falls on June 21st or 22nd every year. It is the tenth solar terms of the 24 Chinese solar terms, marking the day of the longest daytime and shortest nighttime. Starting the summer solstice, the days begin to draw out. ...
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Dragon Heads-raising Day falls on the second day of the second lunar month, which is a traditional festival for Han nationality popular in most Chinese regions. The festival is also embraced by many minorities such as the Miao, Zhuang, ...
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