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Mosuo Culture in Daliy Life

Nov 3, 2014

Known to many as the Mosuo, but known often to themselves as the Na, the Mosuo are a small ethnic group living in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China, close to the border with Tibet. Consisting of a population of approximately 40,000, ...

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Lots of Customs Involved in The Rite Are The Embodiment of Traditional Chinese Culture

Oct 31, 2014

As the beginning rite of one's life, rite of birth consists of a series of ceremonies including praying for a son, fetus protection, labor, as well as three mornings, first month, first one hundred days, and one full year of a baby’s ...

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Feng Shui Is an Ancient Chinese Science Originating From Over 3000 Years Ago. at The Begin

Oct 31, 2014

Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese science originating from over 3000 years ago. At the beginning it was called Kan Yu, denoting the monitoring of the activities of the forces between the Heaven and Earth, but ever since Qing dynasty the term ...

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The Self-Dressing Women's Simple Life

Oct 31, 2014

The tools used by self-dressing women to coil their hair into a bun In Zhaoqing City of South China's Guangdong Province, the smell of opening-up and reform can be felt here and there with the newly built western-style buildings, ...

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Da Shuhua Performers in China

Oct 31, 2014

Da Shuhua is a 300-year-old tradition practiced during the lantern festival in Nuanquan town, Hebei province. It has been selected as the provincial cultural intangible heritage. Performers throw over 1,000 degree molten iron onto the cold ...

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Belief in and Commemoration of Mazu

Oct 31, 2014

As the most influential goddess of the sea in China, Mazu is at the centre of a host of beliefs and customs, including oral traditions, religious ceremonies and folk practices, throughout the country’s coastal areas. Mazu is believed ...

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There Are Many Differences Between China and Foreign Countries

Oct 29, 2014

As we konw, there are many differences between China and foreign countries,because people have different habits and faiths. Eating habits are different in many countries. The Chinese have a saying, “Eat good things for breakfast, ...

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The Air Pollution Is More of an Inconvenience Than an Impediment

Oct 23, 2014

China's air pollution problems are more severe and widespread and it has caused a jump in chronic lung diseases usually associated with the elderly among people in their 30s, state media said. However, there are tips for coping with ...

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Wearing Gold and Precious Stones Considered Auspicious for Tibetan Brides

Oct 22, 2014

As wearing gold and precious stones is considered auspicious for Tibetan brides, jewelry is a main aspect of the Tibetan wedding trousseau The groom presents his bride with her wedding gowns and jewelry, including bracelets, rings, the ...

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Miao People Invest Assets in Silver Jewelry

Oct 22, 2014

The 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 the ...

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Natural Conditions on The Vast Tibetan Plateau Produced a Clothing Culture

Oct 22, 2014

Diverse natural conditions on the vast Tibetan Plateau have produced a clothing culture that goes back over millennia. There are three main types of garment – that worn by herdsmen, farmers and aristocrats -- which define occupation ...

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Dong Ethnic Minority Regards Silver as The Most Precious of Metals

Oct 22, 2014

The Dong ethnic minority regards silver as the most precious of metals, and out of which the most dazzling jewelry is made. Families begin amassing silver jewelry, comprising corollas, hairpins, combs, chaplets, necklaces, bracelets, rings ...

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Yao People Living in Huangluo Village Believe That Women's Long Hair Can Bring Longevity

Oct 22, 2014

Women from the Huangluo Village of the Yao ethnic group in Guilin, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, only cut their hair once in their lifetimes, just before they get married. The village women's tradition of keeping their ...

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Early 20th Century Changes in Chinese Apparel

Oct 22, 2014

The first ten years of the 20th century coincided with the last decade of the Manchurian Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The Boxer Uprising in 1900 against the foreign allied forces prompted the Qing government to make changes in its politics but ...

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The Decade of The 1950s Saw Women's Clothing in China Lose All Aesthetic Significance

Oct 22, 2014

The decade of the 1950s saw women's clothing in China lose all aesthetic significance after the founding of New China. After experiencing the Great Leap Forward [*note] and the People's Communalization Movement [*note], Chinese women's ...

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