The Achangs, with a population of 27,708, mainly inhabit Tongchuan and Lianghe counties of Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. A few are found in Luxi, Yingjiang, Tengchong and Yunlong counties with their communities ...
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Kites in Beijing, at least 300 years of history. Qing Dynasty "wins Teikyo age of mind" describes the Ching Ming grave, the millions of people cast kite event. Now, Beijing most likely to see the spring where the kite is ...
Pottery miniature courtyard among the burials during the Three Kingdom Period (220-280) unearthed from Echeng Hubei, showing ancient Chinese residential building in five elements and eight diagram styles. Residential building featuring ...
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Cloisonne (Jingtai Lan) is a famous traditional craftwork made by a unique technology combining the porcelain with copper. While making Cloisonne, the red copper is made into a body on which the craftsman draws pictures and sticks out the ...
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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 ...
Foreigners are not expected to know all of these things the minute they step off the plane and will be given great latitude, however your knowledge of what is not acceptable can make your transition to life in China much smoother. If you ...
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By being aware of some of the differences you lessen the impact of culture shock and you make your life considerably easier. Here is a list of some of the more overt cultural differences of Western culture in relation to Chinese culture: ...
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The Korean ethnic group is distributed mainly over the northeast of China, including Jilin Province, Liaoning Province and Heilongjiang Province. Other Korean people disseminate in some cities in other parts of China, such as the Inner ...
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Getting Parental Marriage Approval If Li lovers plan to marry, they need the permission from parents in both families. The boy's parents will invite two matchmakers to visit the girls' parents and bring four best-quality areca nuts to ...
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The Daur ethnic group stresses obeying etiquette and customs. During the wedding ceremony, the party accompanying the bride includes the groomsmen, bridesmaids and the bride's younger brothers and cousins. When they arrive at the ...
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For more than 5,000 years, people have been celebrating the Chinese New Year. The two-week festival marks the start of the lunar calendar and is the most important of Chinese holidays. Festivities start with the new moon on the first day of ...
China is an ancient country with a very rich heritage. The thousands of years of history have laid a rich basis for the lives of its inhabitants today. While some of the ancient Chinese myths and cultural traditions have been forgotten or ...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers I'm With You World Tour features Clay Paky Sharpys and Alpha Beam 1500 luminaires. The rock band's tour began last fall and extends into 2013. In support of their tenth studio album, I'm With You, the tour is ...
Socializing around food and mealtimes is very important to the Chinese. Much of Chinese family life revolves around the dinner table. Traditionally, Chinese believed it was impolite to talk too much while eating. A good meal was regarded as ...
Population and Distribution: The Chaoxian ethnic group (also written as 'Korean'), with a total population of 1,923,842 according to the census taken in 2000, is scattered mainly in Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning Provinces. Smaller ...
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