The Export-Import Bank of the United States(Ex-Im Bank)has renewed a 12-month export credit insurance policy for Wells Fargo to enable the export of American cotton to a large textile firm in Turkey,Menderes Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret ...
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Gourd is the fruit of a kind of liana.When fresh and tender,it could be eaten as vegetable;when dried,it makes an ideal container of water or wine.Northern Chinese farmers have the habit of cutting a gourd in two to be used wine containers ...
Bosch Packaging Technology is set to feature its new checkweighing technology, the KWE 6000, which enables managers to access production data remotely using a computer or web-enabled mobile device without the requirement of additional ...
Netherlands-based Heineken has teamed up with Raison Pure in France to create a special edition range of cans promoting the brand’s 'join the green line' campaign. Raison Pure has designed vibrant packaging for the 'music-inspired' ...
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Kazakhstan Today reported that Switzerland based ABB has won a sub contract to supply power equipments for the hydrocarbons production complex at Atyrau refinery in Kazakhstan. According to Energy Business Review, the company won the ...
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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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Shaoxing Pinghu tune,alias"Yuejun Nanci",is called"Shaoxing Pingdiao"for short.This folk art prevails in Shaoxing and the surrounding area,and it gets this name because its major tune is"Pinghu tune".It is said that Shaoxing Pinghu tune was ...
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Shield dance,also known as men's rattan shield dance or rolling and blocking shield,has been spread in towns like Longyuankou and Yan'ge in south Yongxin County of Jiangxi Province.The saying that"If you do not practice shield dance,you ...
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A customised Jaguar F-Type has been unveiled at the 2012 Los Angeles motor show,revealed for the first time in a special-order exterior paint colour. Drawing a crowd at the British marque's LA stand alongside the just-revealed big daddy ...
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A Thangka is a painted or embroidered banner which was hung in a monastery or a family altar and carried by lamas in ceremonial processions. In Tibetan the word 'than' means flat and the suffix 'ka' stands for painting. The Thangka is thus ...
The Zhuang have a number of dances. Originating from different periods of their history, it is thought that the older ones have a ritual origin, imitating the movements of their shamans during their religious ceremonies. In general their ...
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Northeast Drum Song is a form of singing and recital with drum accompaniment which is popular in three provinces in Northeast China: Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang Province. Prevailing in Shenyang City where Fengtian Prefecture was ...
Chuige is a very ancient Chinese performance form with wind instruments among which pipe is the principal one supplemented by sheng, flute, xiao (a vertical bamboo flute), drum, big cymbals, and finger cymbals, etc. It can be rated as ...
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As the leading Taoist temples in Suzhou, Xuanmiao Taoist Temple is also the center for studying and performing Taoist music in Suzhou. Taoists inside the temple are known for belonging to the "Liberal Class" which is reputedly good at ...
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Lianhualao opera, also known as Lianhuale or lianhuanao, is a local folk art performance in Shaoxing. The name is derived from the short interlude lines such as "Li Li Lianhualao" in the performance. But another saying has it that ...
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