Culture & Life
Culture & Life
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Mudong Is Located in The East of Chongqing and on The South Bank of The Yangtze River
Nov 29, 2012Mudong is located in the east of Chongqing and on the south bank of the Yangtze River. It is a town in Ba'nan area of Chongqing Municipality. Every year in the sowing and harvest seasons, people can constantly hear one and another loud, ...
Tags: folk Songs, folk arts, Mudong
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In Ancient China,There Were Seven Steps in Cosmetic Makeup for The Belles
Nov 29, 2012In ancient China, especially in the Tang Dynasty, there were seven steps in cosmetic makeup for the belles: powder base, applying color to the face, eye-brow darkening, applying "forehead gold" or "floral twinkle/gold", painting the ...
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The Summer Solstice Falls on June 21st or 22ND Every Year
Nov 29, 2012The 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. ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, traditional activity, Chinese culture, Chinese history
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Chuanju(Sichuan Opera)Is The Major Form of Local Opera in Southwestern China
Nov 29, 2012Popular in Sichuan,Guizhou and Yunnan,Chuanju(Sichuan opera)is the major form of local opera in southwestern China.A combination of several local opera forms,such as kunqu,gaoqiang,huqin,tanxi and dengxi,it developed around the middle of ...
Tags: Chuanju, Sichuan opera, folk arts
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The Minor New Year Is a Day for Offering Sacrifices to The Kitchen God
Nov 29, 2012The Minor New Year's Day, or the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month of each year, is a day for offering sacrifices to the kitchen god and doing a thorough cleaning. The custom has been around since former times. It is also a day marking ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, traditional activity, Chinese culture, Chinese customs
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"Yimakan"Is a Unique Art Mainly Consisted of Talking and Singing
Nov 29, 2012"Yimakan"is a unique art mainly consisted of talking and singing which is passed by mouth and ear from generation to generation of Hezhen Nationality.The tune Yimakan adopted is termed Yimakan tune,and the form is the combination of a ...
Tags: Yimakan, Hezhen Nationality, unique art, folk arts
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The Saga Dawa Festival Is Celebrated on The 15th Day of The 4th Tibetan Month
Nov 29, 2012The Saga Dawa festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 4th Tibetan month and is one of the most important religious festivals celebrated in Tibet. This auspicious day coincides with three important events in Buddha's life namely his ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, traditional activity, Chinese culture
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"Lurigele"Dance Is a Traditional Hunting Dance Form of The Daur Ethnic Group
Nov 29, 2012"Lurigele"Dance is a traditional hunting dance form of the Daur ethnic group,taking a circle formation and imitating animal and bird calls.There are three parts of the dance.Part one is for singing competition,singing primarily and dancing ...
Tags: Lurigele, The Daur, traditional hunting dance, folk arts
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Liuyueliu Festival Is an Important Traditional Festival of The Bouyei People in Guiyang
Nov 29, 2012Liuyueliu 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 ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, traditional activity, Chinese culture
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A Thangka Is a Painted or Embroidered Banner
Nov 29, 2012A Thangka is a painted or embroidered banner which was hung in a monastery or a family altar and carried by lamas in ceremonial processions. In Tibetan the word 'than' means flat and the suffix 'ka' stands for painting. The Thangka is thus ...
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Maonan People Have Many Special Festivals and The Grandest One Is "Fenlong Festival"
Nov 29, 2012Maonan people belong to montagnard of China. They called themselves "A'nan" which means "people of this place". They are well known for their long history and unique culture. Maonan people have many special festivals and the grandest one is ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, traditional activity, Chinese culture, Chinese customs
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The Zhuang Have a Number of Dances
Nov 29, 2012The Zhuang have a number of dances. Originating from different periods of their history, it is thought that the older ones have a ritual origin, imitating the movements of their shamans during their religious ceremonies. In general their ...
Tags: dance, the Zhuang People, religious dances, animal dances, labor dances
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Tujia Ethnic Group's Several Interesting "Stealing Customs" Have Been Handed Down Till Now
Nov 29, 2012In the suspended wooden buildings (Diaojiao Lou) of Tujia ethnic group in western Hubei Province, several interesting "stealing customs" have been handed down till now, such as stealing pumpkin or beam. Among it, stealing rice bowl is a ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, Chinese culture, Chinese customs, ethnic group customs
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"Wish-Redeeming Dance" Is a General Term of Maonan's Activities
Nov 29, 2012"Wish-Redeeming Dance", called "Feitao" in the Maonan language, is a general term of Maonan's activities related to redeeming a wish or other activities. It was prevalent during the transition from the Ming to Qing Dynasty. The dance was ...
Tags: wish-Redeeming Dance, Feitao, folk arts, the Maonan Minority
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Firewood Gathering Dance Is The Representative Folk Dance of Li Minority
Nov 29, 2012Firewood gathering dance is the representative folk dance of Li Minority, called "Zhuancha" and "Taicha" in Li's language. It originated from Li's funeral custom in ancient Yazhou Prefecture (today's Sanya City of Hainan Province). It is a ...
Tags: firewood gathering dance, bamboo pole dance, folk arts
