With a history of 2000 to 3000 years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has formed a unique system to diagnose and cure illness. The TCM approach is fundamentally di‑ erent from that of Western medicine. In TCM, the ...
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Han costume or Hanfu is the traditional dress of Han nationality in China. Han costume has a history of more than three millennia. From the beginning of its history, Han costume (especially in elite circles) was inseparable from silk. ...
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Chinese Kongfu is classified into various styles according to di‑ erent regions, di‑ erent schools and families, as well as different fighting techniques. There are two most famous Kongfu scenic spots: Shaolin Temple in Henan ...
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In China, marriage is considered to be one of the three most important things in one's whole life. Chinese wedding is a ceremonial ritual within Chinese societies that involve a marriage established by pre-arrangement between families. ...
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Beijing opera or Peking opera is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. ...
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It is a custom for Yangzhou people to have morning tea in teahouses, which is part of Yangzhou culture and also an indication of rich Chinese food culture. Pingtan, a form of storytelling accompanied by music, is also popular in tea houses ...
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Sichuan has teahouses in towns and cities everywhere. There is a saying, "China has the best teahouses in the world and Sichuan has the best teahouses in China." Located on the streets in Sichuan Province, teahouses serve unique local ...
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The Cantonese have a custom of drinking tea with dim sum in their leisure time or at business meetings. The tea drinking tradition can be traced back over a hundred years to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The real tea-drinkers ...
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Unlike Kongfu tea in South China, the tea houses in Beijing and Tianjin use green tea or jasmine tea instead of Wulong tea. They don't have the same level of ceremony that is used for Kongfu tea. Lao She Teahouse is a famous teahouse ...
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he town in Yunnan province has a history going back more than 800 years and was once a centre for trade along the old tea horse road. The old town of Lijiang differs from other ancient Chinese cities in architecture, history and the culture ...
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Xitang is a famous town with thousands of years of history, lying in Jiashan County in Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. Its flat terrain is marked by a quiet, natural environment with rivers running through it. The covered corridor is ...
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Fenghuang is located at the southwest ridge of central China's Hunan Province. Fenghuang is Chinese for 'phoenix', the mythical bird which is a good omen and symbolizes longevity. Fenghuang gets its name from a legend that two of these ...
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Guilin situated in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on the west bank of the Li River. Guilin is surrounded by two rivers and four lakes and studded with sheer sided Karst mountains. The scene of Li River is printed on ...
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Huangshan occupies the southernmost part of Anhui Province. Huangshan means Yellow Mountain in Chinese and the city is named after the famously scenic Yellow Mountains. The city's current jurisdiction covers much of the historical and ...
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Chengdu is located on the edge of the fertile plains of the Red Basin in China's Sichuan Province. Chengdu is also one of the most important economic centers, transportation and communication hubs in Western China. The city of Chengdu ...
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