Among the major schools of traditional Chinese embroidery, Jing Xiu handicraft is at the risk of disappearance and has been listed as works of China's own Intangible Cultural Heritage (a list ensuring that China's best culture tradition is ...
Kites in Beijing, at least 300 years of history. Qing Dynasty "wins Teikyo age of mind" describes the Ching Ming grave, the millions of people cast kite event. Now, Beijing most likely to see the spring where the kite is ...
The Jings, with a population of 18.915, live in Wanwei, Shanxin, Wutou and Tanji villages of Fangcheng City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Du Xian Qin, a traditional musical instrument, has only a single string and a body ...
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In ancient times, Lianyungang City of Jiangsu Province was called Haizhou. Gongdiao of Haizhou refers to an art form of singing in successive tunes, which is popular in Lianyungang City and its surrounding areas. It comprises several basic ...
Tags: music, Five Gongdiao, Jiangsu
Known for its flower-drum performance, Fengyang is the birthplace of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. As a folk performance of singing and dancing in Fengyang County of Anhui Province, "Fengyang Flower Drum" has been ...
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Clapper Ballad and Allegretto are both story-telling and singing with theatrical rhyming. However, they have slight differences. Although they are both performed with the same form of reciting and singing with a strong rhythm, and the ...
Tags: Clapper Ballad, Allegretto, differences, theatrical rhyming, yuanyangban
Changshan war-drum has a long history, which had its embryo early in Warring Period, and prevailed in the Ming dynasty. It is a folk gong-drum made up of some percussion instruments such as drum, big-cymbals, mid-cymbals, small-cymbals, ...
There are no textural records on the formation time of Wanwan Tone. Related investigation reveals that Li Fanggui in Weinan ever compiled a collection of playscripts named "Ten Play Books" during the Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty ...
Tags: Wanwan Tone, Shanxi, operas
Located in the Basin of Lixiahe River in North Jiangsu Province, Jinhu County is surrounded by a lake on three sides. With a vast water area, the county abounds in rice, fish and shrimps. Jinhu County is thus acknowledged as "Land of Fish ...
In Mile Xishan of Southwest China's Yunnan Province is mainly inhabited by the Axi people, who are a subgroup of the Yi ethnic group. With a population of 170,000, Axi people, different from some other Yi branches, enjoy a simple marriage ...
Tags: marriage customs of Axi people, Gong Fang, simple marriage procedure
The Maonan minority group is located in the mountainous areas of Guanxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is a traditional agricultural group. Every family used to have a weaving machine and plant blue grass for to dye and make coarse clothes ...
Tags: Maonan minority, costume, weaving, overcoat, women's dress, children wear
The Mazda CX-5 has won Japan's prestigious Car of the Year award. The SUV beat the likes of the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ sports car twins to become the first Mazda to win its domestic Car of the Year since the MX-5 in 2005. The CX-5,the ...
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Tshatsha, a literal translation from a Sanskrit word which mean "copy" in English, stands for small clay sculptures cut from a mold, including mini-statues of Buddha, stupas or Buddhist scriptures. Usually, they are put inside large stupas ...
Tags: buddhist art, exotic flower, Tshatsha
Few who have seen the film Lust, Cautionwould deny the beauty of lead actress Tang Wei. The cheongsams worn by her character were in perfect harmony with her figure and temperament. These elegant, refined and sexy garments originally ...
Tags: cheongsam, sexy garments, traditional long gown worn, Manchu ethnic group
The Tibetan New Year, similar to the Spring Festival of the Han people, is a traditional festival of Tibetans beginning from the New Year's Day in Tibetan calendar and lasting for 15 days. Since Tibetans are Buddhists, the festival ...