Once upon a time in a certain place there lived three men who all had the same name -- Genjia. One was the tribal chief, the second a carpenter, and the third the chief's steward. Genjia the carpenter was married to an exceptionally ...
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Mulian Opera got its name from a play named Mulian Rescues His Mother. As the oldest theatric genre, it can be called the ancestor of dramas. Mulian Opera is a theatric performance which is preserved in folk conventional activities. Its ...
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As nomadic people, Mongolia people love their livestock as their children. When people are celebrating the Spring Festival, the livestock has one as well. Festival for Livestock is called Maliyinxinaoruluru in Mongolian, which could be ...
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The ballad of Liu Sanjie (Third Sister in the Liu family) is a type of folk song prevalent in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Yizhou City is the representative region where this type of ballad is prevailing. Hence it is identified as the ...
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The most important myth of the Achang is that of Zhepama and Zhemima that depicts the origin of the world and the first human beings in it. In its primal state the world was a mass of air in chaos. The first thing that appeared was light, ...
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Lianhualao opera, also known as Lianhuale or lianhuanao, is a local folk art performance in Shaoxing. The name is derived from the short interlude lines such as "Li Li Lianhualao" in the performance. But another saying has it that ...
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In Dai ethnic group, it is the custom to marry men into women's family. Guys will be married off at a certain age, while a girl at certain age will bring a husband to her own family. The Dai people believe in Buddhism. Boys will be sent ...
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Xianzi, also called "Xie", "Ye" and "Baye", is a distinctive huqin of the Tibetan nationality. Xianzi Dance, also known as "Xianzi", is a Tibetan song and dance art form performed with the accompaniment of Xianzi. Xianzi Dance is ...
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Shandong clapper ballad is a very typical folk art form of story-telling of rhyme-singing performance. It is also called "Wu Laoer", as in its early period it mainly performed the stories of Wu Song who was the second child of the Wu family ...
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Gong-drum song (taibao shu) used to be called "Taibao song". "Taibao" derived from "Taibu" (imperial divination), a ceremony for the blessing of peace in suburban counties and rural areas of Shanghai. Because the performer sang stories ...
The Lisu people are mostly living in west Yunnan as well as valleys and hillsides along the Nujiang River, Lancang River and Jinsha River in the northwest of the province. The ethnic group is classified into White Lisu, Black Lisu and ...
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Jizhong Folk Pipe-wind Music is prevalent on Central Hebei Plain which is located to the south of Beijing, the west of Tianjin and the north of Cangzhou and Dingzhou, including nearly 30 cities and counties. It is a type of percussion and ...
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Bashan Bei'erge (Song of Bashan Back-carriers) is a folk song form born and popular in area under the jurisdiction of Bazhong City, which is at the southern foot of Mount Micang in northeastern Sichuan Province. In the past, the area was ...
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The Chinese Way of Life is quite unique and very different from that of Western cultures in both Traditional and Modern China. Come and take a look! Traditional Way of Life Like all societies of the past, Traditional China had a ...
The parade during the Chinese Lantern Festival has often been depicted in movies showcasing Chinese culture. This vibrant and colorful parade marks a very important holiday tradition--the Chinese New Year. History The Chinese ...
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