Jiarong Tibetans and Anduo Tibetans, living in the Aba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Northwest Sichuan Province, still maintain their traditional and primitive wedding customs.
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Gaopo County is located in a paramos mountainous area. The highest point is 1712.1m above the sea level. The place gets its name probably because the northern part is mainly high mountains and mesas with surface relief going from north down ...
Folk customs reflect the life of the people -- their habits and customs, ideologies and beliefs, social activities and the like. Traditionally, folk customs and folk arts have been congenial twins. since the New Stone Age, folk arts have ...
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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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Legend has it that the dragon has nine sons, but none has grown into a dragon, with each having his own appearance. They are (arranged by the seniority among brothers): Bixi, Chiwen, Pulao, Bi'an, Taotie, Baxia, Yazi, Suanni and Jiaotu. ...
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According to Chinese legend, the mighty Pangu, above, broke through the chaos with his strength and axe to create the world as we know it. It may seem that every culture has its own tale about the creation of the world and the beginnings ...
Pixiu (also called Tianlu or Bixie) is one of the five auspicious animals of traditional Chinese culture (the other four are the dragon, phoenix, turtle and kylin). The Chinese people call it “fortune beast.” This lion-looking ...
According to legends, it is one of 9 sons of a dragon, which can distinguish between good and evil. It is sometimes included in the list of four noble animals, along with the Chinese dragon, phoenix and tortoise - instead of the tiger. ...
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In Taiwan, there is a diversity of wedding ceremonies varying with nationalities and cultural backgrounds, but in general, all wedding ceremonies are either traditional or modern. Traditional wedding ceremonies are still ...
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Temple fair was originally a showing activity entertaining the people by the Buddhism and Taoism organizations in order to transmit the tenet and increase votary, with the attractive recreation performance such as dances, drama and ...
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The Hungry Ghost Festival of Chinese Taoism is also the Ullambana Festival of Buddhism. Commonly called "Ghost Festival" or "Mid-July Festival", it falls on the fifteenth of every lunar July. In ancient Chinese folk culture, people ...
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Nanjing residents enjoy the festive lantern decorations at the Gate of China area along the banks of the Qinhuai River in Nanjing, capital city of East China's Jiangsu province. More than a hundred large sets of lantern scenes and over ...
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People release sky lanterns in Pingsi Primary School in Xinbei City, southeast China's Taiwan. People released 1600 sky lanterns in 8 batches at Pingsi International Sky Lantern Festival to celebrate Chinese lunar New Year on Saturday. ...
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Temple fairs have been a part of daily life in Beijing for hundreds of years becoming especially popular during the Qing dynasty. Scattered all over the city so residents could easily make their way to the nearest, some fairs were held as ...
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A large number of lanterns decorate a car park in Karamay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With the coming of Spring Festival, the festal atmosphere has been spread all over China.