UK retailers could lose an estimated £147 million of revenue this Christmas due to missed sales opportunities through out-of-stock products according to Vanson Bourne The survey of 100 retailers sponsored by NetSuite used ...
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Bodies in motion tend to stay in motion. It's an age-old principle that is at the heart of the adidas SLVR Spring/Summer 2013 collection inspired by martial arts, Fight Club, and the human physique. Consequently the new campaign presents ...
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Chinese Kongfu is classified into various styles according to di‑ erent regions, di‑ erent schools and families, as well as different fighting techniques. There are two most famous Kongfu scenic spots: Shaolin Temple in Henan ...
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The World Cup of Mixed Martial Arts (WCMMA ), announced today that Foxwoods Resort and Casinos' MGM Grand will be hosting the highly decorated Russian Sambo Champion Alexey Oleinik in his first individual fight for a WCMMA Heavyweight World ...
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Wuchuan Piaose (literally, flying color) originated in Shagang Village of Huangpo Town. It was created by Chen Quheng, a local artist born in the sixth year during the reign of Emperor Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty. Originally, three of the ...
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The 300-year period in Chinese history from the Wei and Jin Dynasty (220-420) to the Southern and Northern Dynasty(386-581), witnessed great social turmoil and an intensive cultural amalgamation amongst various ethnic groups. The Sui ...
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Jangar is a narrative poem presented in the form of singing and story telling popular among the Mongolian ethnic group in China, especially in areas with Mongolian populations in Xinjiang. It is rated as China's top three heroic epics along ...
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Two lion dancers from the Huang Feihong Lion Dance Troupe perform at Exhibition of Achievements on the Productive Protection of China's Intangible Cultural Heritage. An embroidery by national intangible heritage inheritor Zhao Hongyu ...
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Athletic field covers are used commonly in baseball fields and in other outdoor games where the fields have a chance being damaged by excessive rain or the due to excessive evaporation,thus drying up way too fast making the surface unfit ...
Laozi is very well received by the Nanpi natives since it was created by themselves. According to legend, it has a history of more than 150 years. Laozi of Mei School in Yangbazhuang began to perform in the 8th year of Emperor Yongzheng in ...
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In Peking Opera, there are four roles: the male and female roles, the painted-face role, and the comedic role. These roles have the natural features of age and sex, as well as social status, and are artificially exaggerated by makeup, ...
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Fitness model Linda Vu will be giving a Wing Chun Kung Fu demonstration and modeling Dilliard's newest active wear featuring Nike, Puma and Under Armour at Meadow's mall in Las Vegas from 2 – 4pm Saturday October 20th, 2012. Linda ...
Shield dance,also known as men's rattan shield dance or rolling and blocking shield,has been spread in towns like Longyuankou and Yan'ge in south Yongxin County of Jiangxi Province.The saying that"If you do not practice shield dance,you ...
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Temple fairs have been a part of daily life in Beijing for hundreds of years becoming especially popular during the Qing dynasty. Scattered all over the city so residents could easily make their way to the nearest, some fairs were held as ...
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With a population of 709,592, the She people live primarily in the mountainous areas of Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces, and to a lesser extent in Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Anhui. They refer to themselves 'Shanha' where Shan means mountain and ...
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