Foreigners are interesting in Suzhou silk. When one thinks of China, silk is one of the first things that come to mind. China is the birthplace of silk, and still produces some of the finest silk in the world. In all of China the best ...
Tshatsha, a literal translation from a Sanskrit word which mean "copy" in English, stands for small clay sculptures cut from a mold, including mini-statues of Buddha, stupas or Buddhist scriptures. Usually, they are put inside large stupas ...
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As handicraft works specific to Tibetan people, Thang-ka paintings refer to scrolled paintings mounted with satin fabric. Tibetan people mount these religious scrolled paintings with satin, then hang them up and ...
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For clearly know about the Formation of the Lantern Festival, at first we must talk about the discovery of the Fire in the old stone age. The retaining and utilization of fire Paleolithic-Neolithic ages (about 2.5 million ...
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They are the pioneer of international trade and the offspring of the caravans of the Hui ethnic group; they often have two names, one in the Hui language and the other in Dai; they can speak Mandarin, Dai and Arabic. They are the Dai-Hui ...
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Julianne Moore, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mena Suvari, Kanye West, Helena Christensen, Selma Blair, Alan Cumming and Chace Crawford were among the guests at a party in New York to celebrate Hennes & Mauritz AB’s (H&M) collaboration with ...
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This Ganesh Chaturthi, Global Desi brings new designs, structures and effects in knits with eye-catching intrinsic details and vivid surfaces like never before. Gear up for a great beginning of the festive season with the striking and ...
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Within the settlement of Qiang Ethnic Group in the upper reaches of Min River of Sichuan Province,sorcerers are called Shibi in the southern dialect.However,given numerous branches of Qiang Ethnic Group,sorcerers are called differently in ...
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Popular in Sichuan,Guizhou and Yunnan,Chuanju(Sichuan opera)is the major form of local opera in southwestern China.A combination of several local opera forms,such as kunqu,gaoqiang,huqin,tanxi and dengxi,it developed around the middle of ...
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For more than 2000 years, the Chinese people have used brilliant colors. Today in modern China, red is a very popular color. However, contrary to popular belief, ancient peoples did not pay special attention to the color red. ...
Changbai Mountain in the southeast of Jilin Province is the Manchu.cradle of the It was on this boundless, beautiful and mysterious fertile land that the Manchu forefathers lived and multiplied since time immemorial. The Manchu Shuobu is a ...
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The Chinese penchant for looking at objects and interpreting their hidden meaning is revealed by the prolific use of symbols within their culture and these symbols are like a secondary language, rich in nuances and that penetrates all their ...
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The people of China have a long held belief that they are descendents of the dragon, a tradition that is firmly embedded in their culture and one that is encountered across all aspects of Chinese society and in the minds of its people. ...
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Taliu people are recognized as a mysterious group. Although identified by law as a branch of Yi ethnic minority, they consider Han people to be their real ancestors. Nevertheless, they speak a language which is neither Chinese nor that of ...
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CELSIUS X VI II–Mechanical Phone 2nd Generation Distinguished by sleek,flowing lines inspired by the world of Formula 1 motor-racing and refined finishes characteristic of haute horlogerie models,the new OptiC GMT Furtif ...
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