Fancy lanterns, a special handicraft product of Chinese tradition, are widely used for decorations in the country on festivals and holidays, on weddings and other personal celebrations. On the whole, they consist of a frame made of ...
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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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As a local folk art form in China, paper-cuts display not only that the folks are intelligent and deft but also that their inner world is as colorful and innocent as the peach blossom. Paper-cut is a seasonal art form. On holidays, ...
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KP snacks–the maker of Hula Hoops,KP Nuts and McCoy's–has been bought from United Biscuits by German firm Intersnack for an undisclosed sum. KP Snacks has been bought by Intersnack for an undisclosed sum Analysts had long ...
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Liannan Yao Autonomous County of Qingyuan City in northwest mountain areas of north Canton is the only habitation of Paiyao in our country, and it is also the popular region for Shuagetang songfest. Shuagetang songfest is a large-scale ...
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When a pregnant woman is going to have a baby an old woman with experience in these matters is called to help. She will take the newborn and, after his first crying, will cut the umbilical cordon with a bamboo knife sterilized on the fire. ...
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Chinese weddings, and the rituals preceding the wedding, are steeped in ancient traditions. Here is an overview of the most common and traditional Chinese marriage ceremonies. Chinese Marriage Superstitions - The Color Red The color ...
The Hezhen Nationality, with a population of 4.245, is one of the smallest ethnic groups of China. Most Hezhen people live in close communities in Jiejinkou, Sipai and Bacha townships of Raohe and Fuyuan counties, Heilongjiang Province. ...
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The Shui population is 345,993. Most of them live in Sandu Shui Autono-mous County of Qiannan Buyi-Miao Au?tonomous Prefecture, Libo, Duyun, Dushan, and Kaili, Liping Rongjiang, Congjiang counties of Qiandongnan Miao-Dong Autonomous ...
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Population and Distribution: The Nu ethnic minority mainly live in the Bijiang, Fugong and Gongshan counties of the southwest of Yunnan Province, with some in the Lanping and Weixi counties. In comparison to the other ethnic groups in ...
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As an agricultural people, the Buyi worship the Land. Outside every village there is usually a Temple of the Land, inside which there are usually two stones that represent the Father Land and the Mother Land. They sacrifice a chicken or a ...
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When the child is born the person helping the mother will not pick it up until it has cried three times, the first for a life span, the second for the whole village and the third as a request of help. The helper must give a temporary name ...
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Advanced Cell Diagnostics, a developer of cell- and tissue-based diagnostic tests for personalized medicine, has obtained $12m in Series B equity financing round. In the financing round, its existing investor, Morningside Ventures, and ...
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Abbott will expand the current CE-IVD product labeling for its Vysis ALK Break Apart FISH Probe Kit to allow the test to be marketed in the European Union as a companion diagnostic. The test uses Abbott's proprietary fluorescence in situ ...
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There are mainly three kinds of etiquettes in China. The first category is the daily life etiquette: including meeting etiquette, introduction etiquette, conversation etiquette, banquet etiquette, reception etiquette, dance ...