Rolling lamp, a folk dance of the Han Chinese, is popular in the area along the Qiantang River including Yuhang, Haiyan, etc. Yuhang rolling lamp originated in Wengmei area of Yuhang in Zhejiang. With a history of over 800 years, it is a ...
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Astronomers building a kilometer-sized radio telescope are depending on 60-year-old magnetic tape technology to store the 1 million GB of data per day they plan to generate. The Square Kilometre Array(SKA)is a radio telescope being built ...
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It was in the 1970s that Chinese stewardesses appeared. Despite of the late start, the gap between Chinese stewardesses and those working for internationally advanced airlines has been narrowed down rapidly, which can be seen from their ...
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Hainai Li Ethnic Minority Group's weaving and dyeing techniques have a long history and have unique features. They mainly produce linen textiles, cotton textiles, brocade, printing and dyeing products (including tie-dyeing), embroideries ...
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The paramos mountainous area in North Shiping County, Yunnan Province is a beautiful and magical place. Here lives the majority of a branch of Yi nationality named Huayao, of which the population is just over 30,000 in the whole world. In ...
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The culture of Chinese cuisine also embodies original Chinese philosophy concept. The art form that represents this culture comes in two folds, geometry form and form of nature, which mainly consists of animal figures. Chinese ...
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Embroidery art in dress and adornment also embodies original Chinese Philosophy. Likening human body to the universe, the upper part (the head) is the sky, the lower part (the feet) is earth, and the middle (the pubic area) is the center. ...
The Pure Brightness Festival is the time when Chinese worship nature and their ancestors. To worship ancestors is the centerpiece of the art works on the subject. A society of natural farming economy employed slash-and-burn cultivation, ...
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The idea of buying farm produce locally has spawned a number of far out ideas over the years.But one I read recently–moving agriculture into abandoned big city buildings,and allow much of our nation's farmland to return to its natural ...
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The Sea Sacrifice Festival originated from Zhougezhuang Village, Tianheng Town in Jimo City of Shandong Province. It has enjoyed a history of over 500 years. Sea sacrifice is a fishing culture with distinctive local characteristics ...
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Baishaxiyue is called "Baishixili" or Bieshixieli in Naxi language. According to legend, it is from the music pieces of the Yuan Dynasty. It is said that when Kublai Khan, the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, led his south ...
' 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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Naming Tradition Monba people take naming a baby as a very important issue. An auspicious name is always expected. Three days after the baby is born, the host removes a "no entry" sign from the house and invites a lama to the house. By ...
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Love and Marriage Affairs The lyrics from a Monba love song go like this: "Mountains though high in the northeast, cannot block the sun in the sky; parents though powerful at home, cannot stop their children from choosing their own ...
Kangba, a branch of Tibetan Ethnic Minority, is mainly situated in the southeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and some areas of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Qinghai Provinces. Many renowned rivers like Jinsha, Lancang, and Dadu over 4,000 meters ...
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