Motorcyclists do it. Construction workers do it. And the rule for more and more skiers and snowboarders is: Not without my helmet! While it used to be mainly small children and safety fanatics who used ski helmets, many winter sports ...
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (pictured) has suffered a stroke and is being treated in hospital. A statement on his website said he was admitted on Monday night suffering from “fatigue and tiredness”. His medical team is ...
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Nuo is a phenomenon of witchcraft culture which has its root in Chinese primitive religion and means to drive away devils. Primitive people thought that all diseases were caused by devils. The ritual activities of Nuo were already in ...
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The 300-year period in Chinese history from the Wei and Jin Dynasty (220-420) to the Southern and Northern Dynasty(386-581), witnessed great social turmoil and an intensive cultural amalgamation amongst various ethnic groups. The Sui ...
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Tajik is one of ancient ethnic groups in China and lives mainly in Tajik Autonomous Region of Tashkurghan, Xinjiang. Others are distributed in Shache, Yecheng, Zepu and other counties east to Tajik. They regard eagle as the strong and hero. ...
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Emperor GeSaer is a folk epic work that is popular in the residence area of the ethnic groups such as Zang, Meng, Naxi and so on in the Tibetan Plateau of China. It has been sung for a thousand years. By means of oral transmission, the epic ...
The Shaman Dance is a kind of dance performed by Shamanistic sorcerers during sacrificial rituals and activities for driving out evil and disease etc. Shamanism is a primitive religion practiced among ethnic minorities of the Altaic ...
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Also known as "harmonica" or "bamboo reed", Chinese mouth organ is a folk musical instrument enjoyed a long history. It comes in various shapes and sizes. The instrument is popular among a dozen or so ethnic groups, such as Yi, Lahu, Naxi, ...
Speech by the Chairman of the Autonomous Region Guangxi has the most convenient land and ocean channels to south-east Asian countries and Pacific countries, many favorable policies and the most diversified and richest natural resources. ...
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Speech by the Chairman of the Autonomous Region Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is situated in the northwestern part of China. With beautiful landscapes, rich resources and great potential for development, it is China's important reserve ...
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Speech by the Chairman of the Autonomous Region Located in the southwest frontier of the People's Republic of China, Tibet serves as an important gateway to South Asia. Tibet is an ethnic minority autonomous region where the Tibetan ...
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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 Zhejiang Province is situated along the shore of the East Sea of China, neighboring Shanghai on the north. Zhejiang is an important cradle of Chinese ancient civilization and is known as “land of fish and ...
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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 In the history of the past, Shanxi had played a powerful role, in particular was well known for the" Jin Merchants" who are forerunners ruling the foreign trade and national financial industries. At present, Shanxi ...
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