Losang Dawa, a 56-year-old Tibetan farmer, brought down the house in Nanmuxiangjiang Village, Quxu County, Tibet's capital of Lhasa, on Saturday when he hit the tip of oxhorn in the game of "Dieguo." A Tibetan villager (Front) competes ...
Tags: traditional game, folk sports, Tibet
' Making sacrificial offerings to QinghaiLake is a folk customs activity of rich religious features. It is also a cultural phenomenon, comprising multiple folk customs while expressing people's good wishes to exist harmoniously ...
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As a sort of demolded clay figurines exclusively made in Tibet, "Tsha-Tsha" is mainly small stupa and joss, which was the Buddhist artwork introduced from ancient India. Being a halidom used to express devout belief to Buddha and pray for ...
In Shanghai, the performing conventions constitute an important part of the urban customs. They incorporate the customs, beliefs and habits which have been accumulated during the artists' long-term performance. As an embodiment of national ...
Tags: temple-fair plays, private theatricals, occupational plays
With a population of 6,572,173, the Yi Nationality is one of the oldest minority groups in the southwest of China, mostly concentrated in the mountain areas of Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou provinces and the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang ...
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The Mulam minority mainly inhabits in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. They called themselves "Ling" or "Jin". In the past, the Mulam people were polytheistic and had many festivals. Except for October and November, there are ...
Tags: Mulam minority, festival, "Yifan"Festival
Otherwise known as "Jinling lantern fair", Qinhuai lantern fair is a folk cultural activity with a distinctive flavor and popular in Nanjing area. It is usually held between the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival every year. The ...
The 19th annual American Sewing Expo opens Friday, Sept. 28 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 30 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi with fashion shows, classes and shopping for beginner to expert sewers and crafters. It is being held ...
Tags: Sewing Expo, Sewing market, Sewing industry, Sewing
The Nadam Fair is a traditional activity of the Mongolian ethnic group in China.It is derived from Mongol ancestors'custom of riding and shooting and wrestling which was formed in the nomadic life.The word"Nadam"in Mongolian is a joint term ...
Within the settlement of Qiang Ethnic Group in the upper reaches of Min River of Sichuan Province,sorcerers are called Shibi in the southern dialect.However,given numerous branches of Qiang Ethnic Group,sorcerers are called differently in ...
Tags: Shibi, Qiang Ethnic Group, folk customs
The Mountain-Circling Festival is one of the grandest annual festivals celebrated by the Mosuo people on the banks of the Lugu River in Yunnan.It is a day to pay homage to the holiest goddess of protection-Gemu.On the 25th of lunar ...
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At a time when life hinges on weather-dependant harvest,a long drought could be a life-and-death issue for Chinese farmers.As such,praying for rain became a grand sacrificial ritual in former times. In old China,the Dragon King was ...
The Beginning of Autumn is one of the twenty-four solar terms in traditional Chinese calendar.It comes sometime around the 11th day of the seventh mouth of the lunar calendar,or the eighth of August of the solar calendar.This solar term ...
Tags: Autumn, traditional Chinese calendar, twenty-four solar terms
Scene of Chinese New Year festivity inside the cave in northern Shaanxi. Chinese New Year,also known as the Spring Festival,is the biggest holiday in China.Recorded in Li Ji-Yue Ling,Chinese New Year is the time when"air pressure of ...
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Formerly known as "Shangsi Festival", the March 3rd Festival is a traditional festival observed by the Han people and a number of ethnic minority groups. In ancient times, the first Si day (according to the year numbering system by the ...
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