For 600 years, Tunpu people have been living in fortress-like stone houses and keeping the old Han culture. Local Tunpu women in Ming Dynasty clothing make traditional cloth shoes for sale in Guizhou Province. ...
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Development of Chinese Embroidery Embroidery is a brilliant pearl in Chinese art. From the magnificent Dragon Robe worn by Emperors to the popular embroidery seen in today's fashions, embroidery adds so much pleasure to our life and our ...
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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Liuyueliu festival (June 6th Festival) is an important traditional festival of the Bouyei people in Guiyang. On every sixth day of the sixth lunar month every year, thousands of the Bouyei people in Guiyang and nearby gather on the ...
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The Chinese have in their rich culture many symbol objects like the dragon and phoenix. This section of the article is to give you a brief introduction to some of the well-known auspicious lucky Chinese symbols. Dragon, this mythical ...
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The most important myth of the Achang is that of Zhepama and Zhemima that depicts the origin of the world and the first human beings in it. In its primal state the world was a mass of air in chaos. The first thing that appeared was light, ...
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The Chinese wedding culture in modern and contemporary times has been undergone constant evolvements and innovations, presenting the characteristics of a rich combination of western and eastern cultures and both traditions and fashions. The ...
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The people of China have a long held belief that they are descendents of the dragon, a tradition that is firmly embedded in their culture and one that is encountered across all aspects of Chinese society and in the minds of its people. ...
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Legend has it that the dragon has nine sons, but none has grown into a dragon, with each having his own appearance. They are (arranged by the seniority among brothers): Bixi, Chiwen, Pulao, Bi'an, Taotie, Baxia, Yazi, Suanni and Jiaotu. ...
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According to Chinese legend, the mighty Pangu, above, broke through the chaos with his strength and axe to create the world as we know it. It may seem that every culture has its own tale about the creation of the world and the beginnings ...
Pixiu (also called Tianlu or Bixie) is one of the five auspicious animals of traditional Chinese culture (the other four are the dragon, phoenix, turtle and kylin). The Chinese people call it “fortune beast.” This lion-looking ...
According to legends, it is one of 9 sons of a dragon, which can distinguish between good and evil. It is sometimes included in the list of four noble animals, along with the Chinese dragon, phoenix and tortoise - instead of the tiger. ...
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In ancient China, the burial custom is a matter taken very seriously. People always prepared their own coffins and burial sites when they were alive. They believed that there was life after death and they wanted to bury in coffins to ...
Erecting Taishan shi-gan-dang nearby the houses, villages, bridges and roads has a long history in China. The word of “shi-gan-dang” first appeared in Han Dynasty. During Tang Dynasty, these three characters have been carved on ...
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Some of the most interesting pieces of China furniture can be found during the imperial Qing Dynasty. This is the period in China's history when the country was opened up to cultural, political, economic and social interaction with the ...