The cheongsam is a female dress with distinctive Chinese features and enjoys a growing popularity in the international world of high fashion. The name "cheongsam," meaning simply "long dress," entered the English vocabulary from the ...
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Cheongsam, a close-fitting woman’s dress with high neck and slit skirt originated from the Manchu nationality in , is one of the most typical, traditional costumes for Chinese women. Speaking of tradition, some people always think of ...
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1. What's "guanxi"? Guanxi is regarded as the central idea in Chinese society with long historical and cultural roots. It is understood and utilized by virtually every Chinese person in greater or lesser measure. Understanding how the ...
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Speech by the Commander of XPCC Established in 1954, undertaking responsibilities of guarding the frontier and cultivating the frontier areas entrusted by the state, XPCC is a special social organization implementing direct planning by ...
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Speech by the Governor Shaanxi is the important cradle of Chinese civilization. It was the seat of capitals of 13 ancient dynasties including Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasty and also was China's political, economic and cultural center for ...
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Speech by the Governor Liaoning is an important interface-link between the Chinese Northeastern Economic Zone and Bohai Economic Rim. It is located at the south of the Northeastern region of China; it faces the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea in ...
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Speech by the Governor Sichuan, hometown of Deng Xiaoping, is famed for the' heavenly land'. In the upper reaches of Yangtze River, the province lies in the hinterland of Southwest China, covering an area of 485,000 sq km with a total ...
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Speech by the Governor Jilin Province is located at the central part of Northeast China, and in the center of Northeast Asia that consists of Japan, Russia, DPRK, ROK, Mongolia and Northeast China. Jilin has the solid industrial ...
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The Yangko dance, also called "twisting Yangko dance", is a folk dance most representative in China and a unique collective singing and dancing art. The Yangko dance is smooth, happy and compact in rhythm. Thanks to its jolly scene, ...
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The Ewenkis, with a population of 26,315, mainly live in Ewenki Autonomous Banner of Hulun Buir Meng, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region. Others can he found in the Chen Barag Banner, Ergun Left Banner, Morin Dawa Banner, Arun Banner, ...
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Gloves made of wild dog skin. A bag made of roe deer skin. Sledges are the major transport in winter. Children wear such deer skin boots. The Oroqens, with a population of 6,965, mainly live ...
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The Qiang minority mainly gathers in counties of Sichuan like Maoxian, Wenchuan, Lixian of the Aba (Ngawa) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture as well as in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County in Mianyang City. Today's Qiang ethnic ...
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The Xibes, with a population of 83,629, mainly live in Liaoning, Jilin provinces, and Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County of 111 Prefecture, Xinjiang. Beilen is a traditional Xibo dance. The Xibe people believe themselves to ...
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The present population of the Manchu Nationality is 9.821.180. Most of the Manchu people live in the Northeast of China. The largest Manchu community lies in Liaoning Province. Others are widely distributed in cities throughout China. ...
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Manchu hairstyle and headwear are unique, especially Manchu females' headwear. It is elegant and magnificent, natural and graceful. Before a Manchu woman grows up, she wears a single pigtail hanging behind; at the end of the ...