A full moon blazed in the sky, signifying the Lantern Festival across China. Particularly for this festival, lanterns break out of the typical round and red mold, taking on shapes limited only by the imagination. At Bejing's Olympic ...
A series of events for celebrating Chinese New Year and introducing Beijing's bid regarding 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off in Helsinki on February 18th. Yu Qingtai, China's ambassador to Finland; Jussi Pajunen, mayor of Helsinki; and Chen ...
When the 13th-century Italian merchant and traveler Marco Polo finished his famous book The Travels of Marco Polo, he couldn’t have imagined that seven centuries later his adventures in China would be adapted into a seven-hour film. ...
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Over 100 children took part in the event marking International Friendship Day. On Friday, more than 100 children took part in London’s first ever children-only volunteering event to mark International Friendship Day. The event was ...
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Modern Day China Dining Etiquette Expect food to be delivered family-style in large bowls from which each diner serves himself. Avoid showing surprise when these foods appear; westernized Chinese dishes bear no resemblance to foods served ...
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Charles Ross & Son Co. has introduced large-scale Ross Ribbon Blenders built with up to 1,000 cu.ft. working capacity. They are ideal for high-volume production of powder blends, pastes and slurries. These blenders can also function as ...
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The annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival is an annual winter festival that takes place with a theme in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, and now is the largest ice and snow festival in the world. At first participants in ...
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People felt a strong and happy festive atmosphere in Beijing on Dec 24, and the Christmas Eve turned out to be another carnival for youths and kids just like the Halloween not long ago. While the Western festivals are becoming ...
Industrial Revolution, manufacturer and distributor of essential and reliable outdoor accessories from brands such as UCO, Morakniv, Esbit, and Light My Fire, has hired Anita Rodgers as vice president of finance. “Five years of ...
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As the beginning rite of one's life, rite of birth consists of a series of ceremonies including praying for a son, fetus protection, labor, as well as three mornings, first month, first one hundred days, and one full year of a baby’s ...
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Da Shuhua is a 300-year-old tradition practiced during the lantern festival in Nuanquan town, Hebei province. It has been selected as the provincial cultural intangible heritage. Performers throw over 1,000 degree molten iron onto the cold ...
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Which product ranges are selling well for manufacturers and why are specifiers buying them? Francis Pearce speaks with a selection of lighting manufacturers to get an idea of what's really going on in the lighting industry "Electric ...
Mercury glass is having a bit of a moment right now! It seems to be everywhere. Silvered glass was first patented in 19th century Europe with large productions coming from glassworks in the Bohemian Forest. Originally double-walled glass ...
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Even in this day and age Chinese Masks are used within two main elements of Chinese culture. The New Year masks which are worn by Chinese people to welcome the New Year throughout the world. And the Opera masks which are painted and drawn ...
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A £3 million indoor illumination attraction will open in Blackpool this April. The 45,000 square foot Olympia Arena at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens is currently being transformed into a new attraction which will feature more ...
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