Culture & Life
Culture & Life
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The Tiger Has Been Adored and Worshipped by Chinese Since Ancient Times
Dec 5, 2012Eulogized as the "saint animal", "master of the mountain", "king of the animal", and "protective god of the mountain", the tiger has been adored and worshipped by Chinese since ancient times. With a history of over a million years, the ...
Tags: tiger, saint animal, master of the mountain, king of the animal
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Art of Inlaying Bones Into Wood in Ningbo
Dec 5, 2012The history of Chinese people using bone objects is long and rich. As early as during the Hemudu Culture about 7,000 years ago, people used bone articles as tools. Realizing the bones' natural beauty, they adopted them for decorative ...
Tags: bone, bone articles, artworks
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The Miao People Invest Their Assets in Silver Jewelry
Dec 5, 2012The fine embroidery and intricate silver ornamentation of Miao ethnic minority wedding costumes impress many of the domestic and overseas visitors to Miao villages. The Miao people invest their assets in silver jewelry, in the form of ...
Tags: Miao bride, fine embroidery, silver ornamentation, wedding costumes
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From This Day on,The Yi-Chou Year Begins,and It Is Also Called The Year of Ox
Dec 5, 2012In the Chinese lunar calendar, the Spring Festival falls on January 26th, 2009 this year. From this day on, the Yi-Chou Year begins, and it is also called the Year of Ox. The previous year is the Year of Rat, to which people have a ...
Tags: lunar calendar, Year of Ox, tradition
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Xinjiang Is One of The Birthplaces of The Carpet in The World
Dec 5, 2012Xinjiang is one of the birthplaces of the carpet in the world. The Xinjiang Carpet, also called Orient Carpet, is a traditional national industrial artwork of Xinjiang an famous around the world thanks to its long history and high level of ...
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A Wedding Gown of Miao Bride Is Made in Five Stages
Dec 5, 2012A wedding gown of Miao bride is made in five stages. The first is that of selecting fabrics and a dress maker, buying embroidery needles and threads and tailoring the cloth. The second is deciding a pattern, which gives Miao ...
Tags: wedding gown, Miao bride, five stages
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The Kitchen Picture Is a Decoration Picture Painted in The Kitchens of Rural Areas
Dec 5, 2012The Kitchen Picture is a decoration picture painted in the kitchens of rural areas. It consists of drama stories and vignettes that symbolize luck. It is usually made by plasterers of rural areas. Today, it can be seen mostly in rural areas ...
Tags: kitchen picture, decoration, picture
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Activities Carried out by Taiwanese During Spring Festival Would Start with a Dinner
Dec 5, 2012Spring Festival is the most ceremonious traditional festival with the longest history in China. Taiwan, which faces Fujian Province across the sea, is similar to Chinese mainland (especially the south region in Fujian Province) in terms of ...
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Festival Falls on Every Month in Taiyuan Region in Ancient Times
Dec 5, 2012Festival falls on every month in Taiyuan region in ancient times. However, Spring Festival is the most solemn and jollified festival with the most intense flavors. After "sacrificing to the Kitchen God", every family would be busy making ...
Tags: Festival falls, sacrificing to the Kitchen God, tradition
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With a Long History,The Needlecraft Covers Various Skills
Dec 5, 2012With a long history, the needlecraft, or nvgong in Chinese, a synonym of nvgong an nvgong, covers various skills such as braiding, weaving, clasping, sewing, embroidering, scissoring, tweaking, pasting etc. For thousands of years, girls ...
Tags: needlecraft, family, sewing clothes
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Atmosphere of Spring Festival in The South Is as Intense as That in The North
Dec 5, 2012The last day of the lunar year is called "Suichu" and the evening of the day is called "New Year's Eve", or "Spending Spring Festival" as traditionally called by Chaoshan people. Atmosphere of Spring Festival in the south is as intense as ...
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Kangba Is Mainly Situated in The Southeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Dec 5, 2012Kangba, a branch of Tibetan Ethnic Minority, is mainly situated in the southeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and some areas of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Qinghai Provinces. Many renowned rivers like Jinsha, Lancang, and Dadu over 4,000 meters ...
Tags: Kangba, costume, exaggerated styles, bright colors, decorations
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Spring Festival in Shanghai Is Not So Traditional as That in Beijing
Dec 5, 2012Spring Festival in Shanghai is not so traditional as that in Beijing. Spring Festival here has its own features. After "sacrificing to the Kitchen God", every family would be busy making preparations for Spring Festival. They would buy ...
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Shui Ethnic Minority Mostly Wear Casual Clothes with Cloth Buttons Down The Front
Dec 5, 2012Men of the Shui ethnic minority mostly wear casual clothes with cloth buttons down the front. They usually wear blue or green clothes, a black or blue turbans and pailform pants. However, nowadays, quite a few men wear Sun Yat-sen ...
Tags: Shui ethnic group, leisure clothes, casual clothes, gown
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Beijing Is The Place Where The Atmosphere of Spring Festival Is The Most Intense
Dec 5, 2012Beijing is the place where the atmosphere of Spring Festival is the most intense. Streets and lanes here would be filled with festive atmosphere for two successive months from the twelfth month of the lunar year to the first month of the ...
