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9 Things You May Not Know About Winter Solstice

Dec 23, 2014

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Winter Solstice, the 22nd solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 22 and ends on Jan 6. On the first day of Winter Solstice, the Northern Hemisphere ...

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Art This Year Became Something Everyone Talks About

Dec 23, 2014

Art this year, became something everyone talks about, not just highbrows any more. From the chicken cup to Van Gogh's painting, rich Chinese rich are showing a robust purchasing power on the art market at home and abroad. Let's have a ...

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Drinking Tea Not Only a Healthy Habit, But Also a Cultural Activity in Chinese Daily Life

Dec 16, 2014

When it comes to the Chinese culture, we can’t ignore the importance of tea. Tea culture not only includes tea production, tea brewing, tea art and ceremony, but also contains aesthetic value and traditional Chinese philosophy. It is ...

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ICCIE Displays a Series Ofarticles and Gifts Used for This Year's APEC Summit in Beijing

Dec 16, 2014

The 9th China Beijing International Cultural and Creative Industry Expo (ICCIE), an international gala of the cultural and creative industry, opened in Beijing on Dec 11. An exhibition there displays a series ofarticles and gifts used for ...

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World's Largested Dinosaur Skeleton Debuted in Beijing

Dec 3, 2014

The biggest restored Ruyangosaurus skeleton shown at Beijing Museum of Natural History on November 2. The Ruyangosaurus skeleton is 38 meters long and the head is 14.5 meters above the ground. Besides, other rare fossils of dinosaur such ...

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Mascot of The Palace Museum Debuted in Beijing

Dec 3, 2014

On November 21, the two mascots, named " Zhuangzhuang " and " Meimei ", for the Palace Museum debuted in Beijing for the first time. Feng Hui Ren, the director of the Cultural Service Center of the Palace Museum said that the Palace ...

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Being an American-Chinese LBN in China

Nov 19, 2014

Never in a million years would I have expected to be living the life that I live now. I grew up as a Chinese American in the suburbs of the United States of America, studied Accounting at the University of Washington in Seattle, and started ...

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Women at Work – China's Female Economy Motor

Nov 19, 2014

Men and women are working side by side and are moving China towards the future. From the outside this all looks very equal and harmonious. But do men and women really make no difference between male or female colleagues, employees or ...

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Emerging From The Shadows - The Changing Role of Women in China's History

Nov 18, 2014

For the main part of China’s history, women were dominated by a patriarchic system and forced to a background role. Only in recent history have they reached a more equal position in Chinese society and started to visibly shape the ...

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Gaomi Was Named "Hometown of Chinese Folk Art" by The Ministry of Culture

Nov 5, 2014

Gaomi is a county-level city of eastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China, under the administration of Weifang City. It is the hometown of writer and 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mo Yan, who has set some of his stories ...

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Chinese Pingyao Lacquer Ware Wins Popularity

Nov 5, 2014

The varnishing lacquer ware of Pingyao County is listed in the first national non-material cultural heritage list. Many visitors from Hong Kong, Taiwan and other countries are likely to buy Pingyao lacquer wares when they visit the old city ...

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Embroidery Is an Art

Nov 5, 2014

The art of embroidery was an important part of a woman's education in China, at least until a few generations ago. Embroidered items also had a crucial role in rites and rituals, with carefully designed patterns that indicated rank and ...

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Door-God Is a Custom

Nov 5, 2014

Door-God is a Chinese decoration placed on each side of an entry to a temple, home, business, etc., which is believed to keep evil spirits from entering. This custom dates back to the Tang Dynasty, whose founder Emperor Tang Taizong ...

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The Beauty of Chinese Embroidery

Nov 5, 2014

Embroidery is a brilliant pearl in Chinese art. From the magnificent Dragon Robe worn by Emperors to the popular embroidery seen in today’s fashions, embroidery adds so much pleasure to our life and our culture. As a folk art with a ...

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The "Double 11 Day" Is Coming

Nov 4, 2014

China's consumer economy is growing rapidly, and more and more e-commerce companies are joining every year to celebrate the Double 11 festival. Brick and mortar retail outlets are even capitalizing on the festivities with plans to create a ...

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