The knot button is a distinctive feature of traditional Chinese apparel. Even today, it is still highly visible on garments like the Qipao, or cheongsam. Though normally associated with tradition, the knot buttons are currently enjoying ...
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In ancient China, engagement was an important social rite where man and woman confirm marital ties, next only to official marriage in significance. Marital ties were made by following "parents' order and on the matchmaker's word". However, ...
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Men's Wearhouse and The Knot Wedding Network, the country's leading wedding resource, have announced that they have entered into an exclusive agreement wherein Men's Wearhouse will be the tuxedo provider of choice to The Knot. This ...
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The Eight Auspicious Symbols, or "Zha Xi Da Jie" in Tibetan, are a group of choicest combined paintings that are most common in Tibetan paintings and are imbued with profound connotations. The symbols appear mostly on murals, and are ...
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The capping and hair-pinning ceremonies were coming of age rites held for young people by clan elders according to traditions. The ceremonies originated in the Zhou Dynasty over 2,000 years ago. The ceremony for men was called "the capping ...
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Jequirity (love pea) Jequirity is an old keepsake representing that two loves miss each other. It is said that a man went out for a battle in ancient China, and his wife leaned against a tree to pray for her husband every day. She ...
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Basha people Basha people belong to a branch of the Miao ethnic minority in Guizhou province and have a reputation as the last tribe of gunman. Almost every man above the age of 14 carries a gun and a knife, which they regard as a sign ...
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This Newcastle cocktail table from Maria Yee is offered in Nordic Pine or Walnut Knot with a powder-coated black steel base. AT THE MARKET -- Case goods and upholstery source Maria Yee is showing in a new 36,000-square-foot showroom ...
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Free design tools and low cost board prototyping means development kits do not necessarily have to be the inevitable starting point for many designs,writes Mark Cundle,head of technical marketing at RS Components. Experience tells us that ...
The American Lumber Co. Says it now uses advanced technology for specie sorting and full surface two-face color matching to create premium quality custom grades that will provide the highest maximum yield with minimal waste. This is the ...
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Bamboo flooring has 3 different structures because it has 3 different pressing methods. Bamboo flooring is pressed from layers of bamboo strips, either in horizontal direction or vertical direction or strand woven. Bamboo stem is hollow. ...
NW Sustainable Building Products in Portland, Oregon is ramping up for spring planting season by offering a variety of materials that are long lasting, beautiful and eco-friendly for planter boxes. Cedar is traditionally the "go-to" choice ...
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