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 ...
Tags: Chuanju, Sichuan opera, folk arts
The Minor New Year's Day, or the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month of each year, is a day for offering sacrifices to the kitchen god and doing a thorough cleaning. The custom has been around since former times. It is also a day marking ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, traditional activity, Chinese culture, Chinese customs
Maonan people belong to montagnard of China. They called themselves "A'nan" which means "people of this place". They are well known for their long history and unique culture. Maonan people have many special festivals and the grandest one is ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, traditional activity, Chinese culture, Chinese customs
Firewood gathering dance is the representative folk dance of Li Minority, called "Zhuancha" and "Taicha" in Li's language. It originated from Li's funeral custom in ancient Yazhou Prefecture (today's Sanya City of Hainan Province). It is a ...
Tags: firewood gathering dance, bamboo pole dance, folk arts
The weeding gong-drum song of northern Sichuan is largely distributed in the four counties and three districts of Guangyuan city. Qingchuan weeding gong-drum song is the most representative one. The folk song is usually performed by a group ...
Tags: Weeding Gong, Drum Song, folk arts
Aobao Festival is a traditional religious worship festival of the Evenkis together with some entertainment and sports, so it is quite popular. People offer a sacrifice to the Aobao on an auspicious day in June. There are Aobaoes for ...
Tags: Aobao Festival, traditional religious, Qiandani, Aobaoes
Jingxing Lahua is a type of Yangko in North China. As a special form of folk art prevalent in Jingxing County, it was originated in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and has a fairly long history. Jingxing Lahua is derived from flower fair held ...
Tags: Jingxing Lahua, Yangko, folk art
Daur is the title that the people of the Daur ethnic minority named themselves, meaning cultivator. With historical records dating back to the early 17th century, there are several stories about the origin of this minority. The most ...
Tags: The Daur Nationality, Language, Entertainment, Economy, Food, Crafts
With a population of 17,935, the Deang ethnic minority lives exclusively in Yunnan Province and primarily in Luxi and Zhenkang Counties, along with Dai, Jingpo, and Wa ethnic minorities. Language: Their language is a branch of Mon-Khmer ...
Tags: The Deang Nationality, Language, Crafts, Religion, Food, Festivals
Located in a canyon with a depth of 3,800 meters (12,467 feet) and surrounded by the Tibetan Plateau in the north, the Gaoligong Mountain in the east, and the Dandanglika Mountain in the west, the inhabitated area of the Dulong ethnic ...
Tags: The Drung Nationality, Language, Religion, Economy, Food, Crafts
In Chinese, 'Yugur' means 'wealth and solidity'. With a population of 13,719 as at the 2000 census, approximately 90 percent of the Yugur people live in the four areas of Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, and the rest in the Yugur village of ...
Tags: The Yugur Nationality, Language, Character, Religion, Crafts, Food, Clothes
Traditional Chinese weddings are always filled with red things to bring auspicious blessings and respects. And even wedding customs reflect traditions from Chinese philosophy. Favoring red comes from worship of the sun The Chinese ...
Tags: musical instruments, red dates, peanuts, longans and melon seeds
The symbol of the dragon represents spiraling DNA, the path to greater enlightenment. The Celestial Chinese Dragon is comparable as the symbol of the Chinese race itself. Chinese around the world, proudly proclaim themselves "Lung Tik ...
Tags: dragon, Chinese Dragons, Chinese Symbol, ultimate symbol
Since the Stone Age the Bouyei ethnic minority have inhabited what is now Guizhou Province. Their main living areas are now Bouyei and the Miao's Autonomous Prefecture, Anshun and Guiyang City. This is a relatively large group with the ...
Tags: The Bouyei Nationality, Language, Belief, Crafts, Food, Festivals
The worship ceremony of Mu Zu (Goddess of the Sea) refers to sacrificial activities closely related to the Ma Zu culture. It is prevalent in the coastal regions of Chinese mainland as well as Hong King, Macao, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. The ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, traditional activity, Chinese culture