In Yuncheng, Shanxi, there is a peculiar and popular custom. When the son is getting married, the color red or black shall be daubed to the faces of his parents. When a grandson is born, the same thing shall be done to the grandparents. ...
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There's more to beans than curd and paste; they can also be made into elaborate artworks. Bean painting, where beans are used as the raw material, is a kind of folk art, adopting artistic characteristics from Chinese traditional ...
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Spring Festival is the most ceremonious traditional festival with the longest history in China. Taiwan, which faces Fujian Province across the sea, is similar to Chinese mainland (especially the south region in Fujian Province) in terms of ...
The Nadun Festival is a unique folk custom in Sanchuan Region, Minhe County, Qinghai Province. It is a festival that Tu people celebrate the harvest, enjoy social activities and have fun. It is also called "Peasants' Fair" or "Harvest ...
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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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The Knife-ladder-Climbing Festival of Lisu Ethnic Group, which is called "a-tang-de" in Lisu language with the meaning of "a festival of climbing knife-ladders", is a traditional festival of the Lisu people and Yi people in the Lushui ...
As a local folk art form in China, paper-cuts display not only that the folks are intelligent and deft but also that their inner world is as colorful and innocent as the peach blossom. Paper-cut is a seasonal art form. On holidays, ...
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Folk Worship, an important part of ancient folk-custom in China, is a religious activity inheriting from the ancient religion. Objects worshiped by people in ancient China are numerous and sundry. For example, there are some popular ...
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LOCATED in the northwest of Shanghai, Jiading District enjoys a deep historical and cultural heritage, as many historic sites and relics have been preserved here. Of all the different kinds of heritage, customs and traditions sometimes are ...
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As a festival of the Miao minority,the Dragon-boat Festival is celebrated in the form of dragon-boat racing in the fifth lunar month every year.Similar to the Han people's custom of dragon-boat racing during the Dragon Boat Festival,it ...
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As one of the ethnic groups with small populations in China,throughout history,Elunchun people have been living deep in the dense forests in the Basin of Heilongjiang River as well as in Lesser and Great Khinghan Mountains.Generation after ...
Quanfeng flower lantern dance is an artistic performance in Quanfeng Town,Xiushui County of Jiangxi Province.Integrating drama,dance and lantern art,it has a strong appeal of folk custom,with lantern team performance as its predominant ...
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What is the theme of human birth?First it is to know where life comes from;and then to wish that the newborn grows up healthy and strong.Human life comes from mother's body of the universe,which the Chinese believe is as primeval as pigeon ...
Xingguo County, located in south Jiangxi Province, is governed by Ganzhou City. Over 95% of the population in Xingguo is the descendants of Hakkas that immigrated from the Central Plains. The unique geographical condition and immigration ...
The worship ceremony of Mu Zu (Goddess of the Sea) refers to sacrificial activities closely related to the Ma Zu culture. It is prevalent in the coastal regions of Chinese mainland as well as Hong King, Macao, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. The ...
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