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Marriage Custom and Tradition Varies a Lot From Place to Place

Dec 5, 2012

It is being said that marriage is fixed at the heaven and we humans are just like a puppet that walk through the path of life to finally choose our partners. Since ages, marriage is considered a very sacred ritual where a girl and a boy tie ...

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The Term"Tang Suit"Is Originated From Abroad

Dec 5, 2012

The term"tang suit"is originated from abroad.A Chinatown is a section of an urban area associated with a large number of Chinese within a city outside the majority.The local people always named the Chinatown as"town of people from Tang ...

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Importance of Choosing an Auspicious Wedding Date

Dec 5, 2012

Importance of Choosing An Auspicious Wedding Date Your wedding day is, probably the most eventful part of your life, and so careful planning is essential to ensure that everything is perfect. The choice of the gown, the venue, the ...

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Festoon Lighting Is a Sort of Traditional Folk Handicraft in China

Dec 5, 2012

Also known as "Fancy Lantern", festoon lighting is a sort of traditional folk handicraft in China. They are usually hung up to enhance happy atmospheres during traditional festivals as well as wedding ceremonies and old people's birthday ...

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Called "Marionette Show" in Ancient China,a Puppet Show Is a Theatre Performance

Dec 5, 2012

Called "marionette show" in ancient China, a puppet show is a theatre performance in which puppet figures are made to move by puppeteers pulling strings or by putting their hands inside them. In China, the origin of puppets dates back ...

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Introductions of Chinese Fans' Evolution

Dec 5, 2012

When first created 3,000 years ago, Chinese fans were simply used to block the sun and keep cool. But over the years, they evolved into works of art, status symbols, props for theater and dance, romantic gifts, and memorials of the dead. ...

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Cloth Tiger Is a Cloth-Made Toy

Dec 5, 2012

The Cloth Tiger, which had been very popular in the ancient times of China, is a cloth-made toy. It is a folk handicraft with strong local color due to its varieties and popularity. The Chinese people think that there is a large ...

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The Summer in Shanghai More Than Half a Century Ago to Be So Strikingly Similar to Today

Dec 5, 2012

The summer in Shanghai more than half a century ago turned out to be so strikingly similar to all that we are fascinated with today. You may take the delicate and flamboyant big-flower transparent cheongsam and the black hollow-out flower ...

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Feng Shui Is The Art of Creating Harmony by Balancing The Yin and Yang Energies

Dec 5, 2012

Feng Shui is the art of creating harmony by balancing the yin and yang energies, as noted in Chinese medicine. Though feng shui relates to many aspects of life, most people only know of feng shui in relation to creating a harmonious ...

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It Is a Brocade of The Tujia Nationality

Dec 5, 2012

It is a brocade of the Tujia Nationality. The General History of the Ming Dynasty calls it "striped cloth." In the Song Dynasty they called it "brook cloth" and "brook-cave facing." Tujia brocade is made by waist weaver. It takes yarn ...

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Ritualized Gift Exchanges Have Been a Part of Chinese Culture for Centuries

Dec 5, 2012

Ritualized gift exchanges have been a part of Chinese culture for centuries. When visiting someone's home, you traditionally take a gift. Many of those same gifts may work well during a western-style gift exchange. In other cases, Chinese ...

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The Sugar Painting Is Just Paintings Made of Sugar

Dec 5, 2012

The sugar painting is just paintings made of sugar, which can not only be eaten but also appreciated. It is always called Inverse Sugar Figure, Inverse Sugar Cake or Sugar Light Figure. The history of this handicraft, with the local ...

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There Are a Number of Gift Ideas That Represent The Chinese Culture

Dec 5, 2012

Asian-inspired braceletsWhether for a Chinese wedding ceremony or a Chinese New Year celebration, there are a number of gift ideas that represent the Chinese culture. From feng shui statuettes to custom fortune cookies, there are number of ...

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The South of Yangtze River Produces Blue Calico

Dec 5, 2012

As a blue and white allover, the blue calico is elaborately made of pure cotton cloth, which is waved manually, through several processes of printing and dyeing techniques. This kind of special handcraft has been popular in the area of the ...

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Cloisonne Is a Famous Traditional Craftwork Made by a Unique Technology

Dec 5, 2012

Cloisonne (Jingtai Lan) is a famous traditional craftwork made by a unique technology combining the porcelain with copper. While making Cloisonne, the red copper is made into a body on which the craftsman draws pictures and sticks out the ...

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