I was too young to recognize Lunar New Year as anything more than feasts of dumplings and sweet pastries and extra pocket money in red packets the last time I spent it in China. Lighting up fireworks and firecrackers was also just the ...
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In ancient China, the burial custom is a matter taken very seriously. People always prepared their own coffins and burial sites when they were alive. They believed that there was life after death and they wanted to bury in coffins to ...
Just as in the other facets of ancient Chinese life, many of the customs and rituals concerning the marriage proposal, presenting the betrothal and wedding gifts to the bride's parents, sending the bride's dowry to the future groom's ...
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Erecting Taishan shi-gan-dang nearby the houses, villages, bridges and roads has a long history in China. The word of “shi-gan-dang” first appeared in Han Dynasty. During Tang Dynasty, these three characters have been carved on ...
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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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Laba Rice Porridge Festival falls on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. People will have Laba Rice Porridge on this day. Having Laba Rice Porridge has a history of over one thousand years in China. This tradition originated from ...
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Not only do Taiwan people give presents to their friends and relatives at festivals, but they also carry about some gifts when engaged in social activities, which is called "Daihuoshou". What people carry about depends on who they are going ...
Traditional Chinese wedding customs are considered as the foundation of rites in traditional Chinese culture. A wedding is usually a grand occasion with overly-elaborate formalities. There are eight major procedures of a wedding, including ...
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Living in the vast Inner Mongolia, the Mongolians have various wedding ceremonies of which Ordos wedding ceremony is the most wonderful. Ordos wedding ceremony has been passed down for more than 700 years and still keeps an ancient style ...
The over 400-year-old Changdian temple fair in Xuanwu District of Beijing originated in the Jiajing period of the Ming dynasty, rose in the Kangxi period of the Qing dynasty and thrived in the Qianlong period of the Qing dynasty. In the ...
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Huji Shuhui (a social gathering of organization of storytellers at Huji Town), which arose from and took its roots in Huji Town in Huimin County of Shandong Province, is a kind of grand meeting of quyi (the folk talking and singing art). ...
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Confucius memorial ceremony is solemnly held in the Confucian Temple (Shrine) by the Chinese nation for commemoration of Confucius, the great sage and teacher. Known as "National Ceremony" in ancient times, Confucius memorial ceremony ...
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There are five elements build up the foundation of Chinese society, tradition, and beliefs today: 1. Food 2. Clothing 3. Housing 4. Transportation 5. Education These five necessities are important to all societies, and different ...
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FENG shui, the 6,000-year-old Chinese art or practice of geomancy, is said to utilize the laws of heaven and earth to improve by increasing positive energy or qi and avoiding the negative energy. In practice, feng shui (literally ...
Fifty children dressed in Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) clothes attend a Rupan ceremony at Wansong Academy in Hangzhou. A Rupan ceremony was a tradition in ancient China for a child starting his or her school life.