Culture & Life
Culture & Life
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Hundred Birds Costume Is a Well-Told Story in Guangxi
Jun 4, 2014Hundred Birds Costume is a well-told story in the folk life of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, most typical of the Baiyue ethnic minority group. The story reflected the happiness and sorrow of people in the Zhuang autonomous region, their ...
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The Yellow River Is The Second Longest River in China and The Fifth Longest in The World
Jun 2, 2014The Yellow River is the second longest river in China and the fifth longest in the world at 5,464 kilometers (3,398 miles). Originating in the Bayankala Mountains in Qinghai Province in western China, it flows through nine provinces of ...
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May 5th of The Lunar Calendar - the Dragon Boat Festival
Jun 2, 2014Editor's Note: The Dragon Boat Festival falls on every May 5 of the Chinese lunar calendar. The festival, bearing the 2000-plus years'Chinese culture and undergoing the ablution of the long history, is still shining for its rich ...
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"Have You Eaten?" Is A Common Greeting Among Older Chinese
Jun 1, 2014"Have you eaten?" is a common greeting among older Chinese. It harks back to the days food scarcity in China. As an informal greeting, Chinese people like to use "chī le ma?" -- which means "have you eaten yet?" -- when it is the ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, Chinese culture, Chinese way of greeting
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Qu Yuan Was a Minister of Kingdom Chu in The Warring States Period
May 30, 2014Qu Yuan, one of the greatest poets in China, was a minister of Kingdom Chu in the Warring States period (about 300 B.C.). Slandered by treacherous court officials, he was dismissed and exiled thrice. It is said that he always walked around ...
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Amulets Against The Five Poisonous Pests
May 28, 2014Nuns in Buddhist nunneries cut out of colourful thin silk patterns of toads, lizards, spiders, snakes and centipedes and distribute them to their benefactors to be posted on doors and in bedrooms before the Dragon Boat Festival. It is ...
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On The Dragon Boat Festival,Children Normally Wear Scented Sachets to Ward off Evil
May 28, 2014On the Dragon Boat Festival, children normally wear scented sachets to ward off evil. A scented sachet is an ornament worn on the front of the dress. The sweet-smelling sachet contains cinnabar, realgar and aromatic herbs etc. It is usually ...
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As a Traditional Chinese Medicine,Realgar Can Be Used as an Antidote or Insecticide
May 28, 2014Realgar is a kind of white spirit or yellow rice wine brewed with ground realgar (As2S2) powder, usually drunk on the Dragon Boat Festival. As a traditional Chinese medicine, realgar can be used as an antidote or insecticide. Ancient people ...
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Eating Rice Dumplings Is a Traditional Convention for Chinese People
May 28, 2014Eating rice dumplings is also a traditional convention for Chinese people. The rice dumpling is a kind of food with various designs and styles: in North China, the Beijing date rice dumpling is always wrapped with small Chinese dates; while ...
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China Can Pride Itself of Being in The Top League of The World's Innovators
May 12, 2014Academic research and high-end product novelties Already today there are specific fields where China can pride itself of being in the top league of the world’s innovators. The quality and activity of Chinese academic and industrial ...
Tags: Innovation, China, Focus Vision, China Culture, Chinese Innovation Models
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Chinese Companies Are Pushed and Pulled Towards Innovation
May 12, 2014China has set out on a significant transformation process from being "the workbench of the world" to becoming a modern society underpinned by a progressive economy. No wonder the term "innovation" is echoing from government institutions and ...
Tags: Innovation, China, Focus Vision, China Culture, Innovation in China
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China Will Succeed in Its Ambitious Goals
May 12, 2014China's latest five-year plan promises to shift the economy from its dependence on exports toward domestic consumption as an engine of growth. The key to achieving this will be for the nation to enhance the ability of its economy to ...
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For Centuries The Chinese Had Been at The Forefront of Humanity's Intellectual
May 12, 2014China looks back on nearly 5000 years of continued history tremendously rich on innovation and scientific achievements. For centuries the Chinese had been at the forefront of humanity's intellectual and technological progress and often far ...
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Chinese Cultural Renaissance Movement Was a Movement Promoted in Taiwan
Mar 17, 2014The Chinese Cultural Renaissance or the Chinese Cultural Renaissance Movement was a movement promoted in Taiwan to undo the cultural destructions caused by the Communist Party of China. Some notable acts of destruction include Cultural ...
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Shihu Is Touted as Being of Therapeutic Benefit
Mar 17, 2014Shihu is touted as being of therapeutic benefit, serving to strengthen the stomach and bones, replenish the kidneys, and prolong one's life span. Food as a health booster is a unique part of Chinese culture. Cantonese people often put ...
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