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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Hairpins and hair clasps were everyday embellishments in old China. During the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasties (1644-1911), women's hair ornaments expressed traditional Chinese thought and culture in exquisite, sophisticated techniques. ...
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There are many distinctive marriage customs of the Hua Yao Dai People, an ethnic minority mainly distributed in the Yunnan Province of China. These marriage customs are very attractive, as many people have never heard of them. The ...
At a time when life hinges on weather-dependant harvest,a long drought could be a life-and-death issue for Chinese farmers.As such,praying for rain became a grand sacrificial ritual in former times. In old China,the Dragon King was ...
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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Popular in Sichuan,Guizhou and Yunnan,Chuanju(Sichuan opera)is the major form of local opera in southwestern China.A combination of several local opera forms,such as kunqu,gaoqiang,huqin,tanxi and dengxi,it developed around the middle of ...
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Population and Distribution: The Chaoxian ethnic group (also written as 'Korean'), with a total population of 1,923,842 according to the census taken in 2000, is scattered mainly in Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning Provinces. Smaller ...
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Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that Toshiba Group has donated and installed LED lighting and a photovoltaic power system to illuminate the Golden Hall at Chuson-ji, a Buddhist temple and UNESCO World Heritage Site in ...
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China will stop imports and sales of incandescent lamps beginning with 100W lamps from October 2012. China has unveiled its three-step plan for phasing out energy-inefficient incandescent lamps. The announcement caused shares in US-based ...
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China on Friday unveiled its three-step plan for phasing out energy-inefficient incandescent light bulbs in an attempt to promote energy conservation and emissions reductions. Imports and sales of 100-watt-and-higher incandescent light ...