Gaopo County is located in a paramos mountainous area. The highest point is 1712.1m above the sea level. The place gets its name probably because the northern part is mainly high mountains and mesas with surface relief going from north down ...
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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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 Taiwan, there is a diversity of wedding ceremonies varying with nationalities and cultural backgrounds, but in general, all wedding ceremonies are either traditional or modern. Traditional wedding ceremonies are still ...
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Temple fair was originally a showing activity entertaining the people by the Buddhism and Taoism organizations in order to transmit the tenet and increase votary, with the attractive recreation performance such as dances, drama and ...
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The Hungry Ghost Festival of Chinese Taoism is also the Ullambana Festival of Buddhism. Commonly called "Ghost Festival" or "Mid-July Festival", it falls on the fifteenth of every lunar July. In ancient Chinese folk culture, people ...
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Nanjing residents enjoy the festive lantern decorations at the Gate of China area along the banks of the Qinhuai River in Nanjing, capital city of East China's Jiangsu province. More than a hundred large sets of lantern scenes and over ...
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People release sky lanterns in Pingsi Primary School in Xinbei City, southeast China's Taiwan. People released 1600 sky lanterns in 8 batches at Pingsi International Sky Lantern Festival to celebrate Chinese lunar New Year on Saturday. ...
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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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A large number of lanterns decorate a car park in Karamay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With the coming of Spring Festival, the festal atmosphere has been spread all over China.
I was too young to recognize Lunar New Year as anything more than feasts of dumplings and sweet pastries and extra pocket money in red packets the last time I spent it in China. Lighting up fireworks and firecrackers was also just the ...
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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 ...
Just as in the other facets of ancient Chinese life, many of the customs and rituals concerning the marriage proposal, presenting the betrothal and wedding gifts to the bride's parents, sending the bride's dowry to the future groom's ...
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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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Laba Rice Porridge Festival falls on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. People will have Laba Rice Porridge on this day. Having Laba Rice Porridge has a history of over one thousand years in China. This tradition originated from ...
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