Nanxin Village Puppet Play in Hejian City of Cangzhou, also called "Pushing Play" and "Elbow Play", is a rare opera in Hebei. It was carried to Nanxin Village from Guo Village in Xijiiuji County in the 29th year (1601) of Wanli in the Ming ...
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Also known as "string and pipe music" or "Quanzhou nanyin music", nanyin music is one of the oldest existing music genres of China. In the Western and Eastern Han Dynasties, and the Jin, Tang and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, ...
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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Storytelling is an art for a select few in Nagqu who ensure the many adventures of the Tibetan hero King Gesar will never be forgotten. Tan Hongkai learns more. In the dimly lit hall of Nagqu Popular Arts Center dozens of Tibetan ...
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Renqiu Bass Drum of Cangzhou City originated from the period of Emperor Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1573—1620), more that 400 years from now. Renqiu Bass Drum was originally inspired to take form by the story "Liang Hongyu fight ...
Eating a horse is forbidden territory for Americans.You can tuck into a plate of horseflesh in Tokyo,Paris and Moscow,but it usually won't be found on the menu in Dallas or Little Rock. Maybe it's a recognition of horses as companions,or ...
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The battle array of shielded soldiers is a kind of ancient fighting art practiced only in north China. Dating back several hundred years to the Ming Dynasty, the battle array is kept alive nowhere else than Shilipu Village of Shahe city in ...
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Sculpture enlargement and reduction company Synappsys Digital Services, based in Norman, OK, used NVision's 3D HandHeld laser scanner to create the model for a tribute to U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan that is now on display near Ground ...
December 11, 2012 -- Bentley says, "The market research we completed this year finds that mobile apps are the Trojan horses entering our smart phones. Users think they are free and invite them in not knowing what's inside. Apps often ...
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Speech by the Governor Shaanxi is the important cradle of Chinese civilization. It was the seat of capitals of 13 ancient dynasties including Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasty and also was China's political, economic and cultural center for ...
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Farm fencing is quite a different thing to fencing in urban areas.While fencing in the city is there for a purpose,it is only meant to restrain humans as opposed to cattle,horses,sheep and goats.And of course,various wild animals that ...
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No farm in Australia and most other countries could be run successfully without good fencing.It is needed to keep animals separated,to keep them off growing crops and to keep wild animals from taking over the farm.Farm gates are an ...
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An enchanted forest, intergalactic science lab, a sweet emporium and a toy 'grand canyon', all can be found at the ...
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Good night, good night All that remains is for Paul McCartney to sing us off to our slumbers. It's been a terrific night, a glorious ceremony, a rousing history lesson and far and away the best film that Danny Boyle never made. Thanks ...
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Huizhou in ancient times incorporated contemporary Huangshan City in Anhui Province and Wuyuan County in Jiangxi Province. As decorative carvings in the constructions of ancient Huizhou during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, "Three Types of ...