In ancient times, Lianyungang City of Jiangsu Province was called Haizhou. Gongdiao of Haizhou refers to an art form of singing in successive tunes, which is popular in Lianyungang City and its surrounding areas. It comprises several basic ...
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Rolling lamp, a folk dance of the Han Chinese, is popular in the area along the Qiantang River including Yuhang, Haiyan, etc. Yuhang rolling lamp originated in Wengmei area of Yuhang in Zhejiang. With a history of over 800 years, it is a ...
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The whistle is a traditional Chinese folk toy made of porcelain or pottery. The sounding toy not only provides a visual sense of beauty to children, but also excites them with high-pitched sounds. Common whistles include porcelain bird ...
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It was in the 1970s that Chinese stewardesses appeared. Despite of the late start, the gap between Chinese stewardesses and those working for internationally advanced airlines has been narrowed down rapidly, which can be seen from their ...
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Embroidery skills are commonly used in Miao people's life. From teenage girls to old women graying at the temples, almost every woman is good at embroidering. The clothes, trousers, skirts, shoes, hats, socks, scarves, handkerchiefs and ...
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Chinese folk art and Chinese philosophy are unified in the belief that yin-yang produces all living things on earth and all living things stay alive through propagation. Originated in Chinese primitive society, this was the philosophical ...
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Spring Festival, China's most celebrative occasion, begins its annual felicitations with the posting of New Year pictures on the walls and windows on the 24th of the 12th month in the lunar calendar according to tradition. The pictures ...
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As the only autonomous county of She Ethnicity all over the country, Jingning is also the birthplace of She people in Zhejiang Province. She folk songs are oral literature created during the production and life struggles of She people. It ...
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The paramos mountainous area in North Shiping County, Yunnan Province is a beautiful and magical place. Here lives the majority of a branch of Yi nationality named Huayao, of which the population is just over 30,000 in the whole world. In ...
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In the traditional cultures of the Hani nationality, costume culture is one of the most distinctive elements. Hani costumes are not only of extraordinary splendour, but also with rich connotations, reflecting their own natural environment, ...
With a population of 191.624, the Tu people mostly live in the Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, Minle and Datong counties in the east of Qinghai Province. The rest live scattered in Tongren, Dule and Menyuan. The typtcal dress at ...
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The culture of Chinese cuisine also embodies original Chinese philosophy concept. The art form that represents this culture comes in two folds, geometry form and form of nature, which mainly consists of animal figures. Chinese ...
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The Most Gorgeous Miao Dress Woman's dresses from Shidong of Taijiang are the most gorgeous Miao dresses because of their intricate embroideries and silver adornments. Known as embroidered dresses, Miao dresses from Shidong have beautiful ...
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Dresses and accessories mark the lifestyles and production levels of the people of a geographic region during a historical period, and they vividly reflect the people's customs and aesthetic tastes. Headdresses play an important role in ...
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The first China Coal Carving Artworks Exhibition was launched in Liupanshui city in Southwest China's Guizhou Province. It is the first large-scale coal carvings exhibition in China and the world to feature several innovative ...