The tools used by self-dressing women to coil their hair into a bun In Zhaoqing City of South China's Guangdong Province, the smell of opening-up and reform can be felt here and there with the newly built western-style buildings, ...
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As the most influential goddess of the sea in China, Mazu is at the centre of a host of beliefs and customs, including oral traditions, religious ceremonies and folk practices, throughout the country’s coastal areas. Mazu is believed ...
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As wearing gold and precious stones is considered auspicious for Tibetan brides, jewelry is a main aspect of the Tibetan wedding trousseau The groom presents his bride with her wedding gowns and jewelry, including bracelets, rings, the ...
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Yi people have a tradition of wearing colorful headgear, which is part of their unique culture. Yi people have many sayings about the tradition, such as "Birds are pretty because of their features, and people are pretty because of their ...
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Hundred Birds Costume is a well-told story in the folk life of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, most typical of the Baiyue ethnic minority group. The story reflected the happiness and sorrow of people in the Zhuang autonomous region, their ...
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Editor's Note: The Dragon Boat Festival falls on every May 5 of the Chinese lunar calendar. The festival, bearing the 2000-plus years'Chinese culture and undergoing the ablution of the long history, is still shining for its rich ...
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Following opposition by public health professionals, the Bali administration has finally declared its official stance on the plan to hold Inter-tabac Asia 2014, an international trade fair for tobacco products and smoking accessories, in ...
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The expense of joining a gym or taking a class can keep some people from exercising. But there are low- or no-cost options for getting fit. The Weight-Control Information Network suggests these affordable options: Check your office ...
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Mesopotamian potters discovered the method for making multi-colored opaque glass beads around 2,750 BC. Circa 1,100 AD, a window of colored glass was documented in Germany. Colored glass windows were used in churches, monasteries, and other ...
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Builders and designers did not stop at the sanctuary when they made stained glass windows a focus of the First Presbyterian Church of Carthage. The church has more than 20 stained glass windows, all original to the church constructed in ...
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Privately insured U.S. women who paid nothing out-of-pocket for the pill increased from 15 percent to 40 percent with the Affordable Care Act, researchers say. Lawrence B. Finer, Adam Sonfield and Rachel K. Jones of the Guttmacher ...
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It was business before pleasure for the Toronto Transportation Club (TTC). The TTC held its Annual General Meeting at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre before the evening gala – which voted in a new executive committee and board. ...
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Victor O. Schinnerer & Company, an underwriting manager, has enhanced its kidnap, ransom and extortion insurance coverage with an updated endorsement, the “Schinnerer Enhanced Endorsement.” Effective immediately, the ...
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For those who study stained glass windows, reveling in the parables of faith and sunlight crafted by master artisans, the art form is full of unanswered questions. For example, the information Barbara Johnson could gather listed the ...
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Red Lion Controls - Delivering Innovative Industrial Control Solutions: Red Lions has been in business for over forty years and has expertise in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation and networking. The brands ...
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