A sedan chair is a human or animal-powered transport vehicle for carrying a person, once popular across China. It has different names like "shoulder carriage", "sleeping sedan" and "warm sedan" etc due to the time, location and structural ...
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Enjoying a longstanding peace in politics and economic prosperity, the Chinese Song Dynasty (960AD-1279AD) was a marvelous period during which many cultural traditions flourished. Tea-drinking, for example, became very popular at that time. ...
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The Shes, with a population of 630,378, mainly live in the mountainous areas of Fujian and Zhejiang provinces. A few are distributed in Jiangxi, Guangdong and Anhui provinces. A She village usually contains less than 100 families, and many ...
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"Family tree" (or "pedigree chart") is a special chart representing family relationships and important events of family members in a conventional tree structure. Family tree is a special cultural legacy of China, being one of the 3 ...
In the Song Dynasty, the commodity economy enjoyed booming development and therefore the material and cultural lives of ordinary people were improved to some extent. At the same time, traditional festivals were basically entrenched. Its ...
Ancient silk generally gets its name from its frame, line and color. Modern silk continues to use old names, such as Zhou, Ling, Ti and Juan. But there are also some loan words, such as georgette, taffeta and so on. At present, based on ...
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Wenzhou Guci(Wenzhou Drumbeat Lyrics)is a distinctive folk singing tune popular in Wenzhou of Zhejiang Province and the adjacent areas.It is also called"Changci"(singing lyrics).As most of the actors engaged in this art in the past were ...
Development of Chinese Embroidery Embroidery is a brilliant pearl in Chinese art. From the magnificent Dragon Robe worn by Emperors to the popular embroidery seen in today's fashions, embroidery adds so much pleasure to our life and our ...
What is the theme of human birth?First it is to know where life comes from;and then to wish that the newborn grows up healthy and strong.Human life comes from mother's body of the universe,which the Chinese believe is as primeval as pigeon ...
Traditional wedding is meant for the union of a male and a female,yin and yang,which lead to human propagation and perpetual life.The folk art works on custom wedding ceremony bear distinctive features on the theme. A ...
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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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Xingguo County, located in south Jiangxi Province, is governed by Ganzhou City. Over 95% of the population in Xingguo is the descendants of Hakkas that immigrated from the Central Plains. The unique geographical condition and immigration ...
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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The Chinese Way of Life is quite unique and very different from that of Western cultures in both Traditional and Modern China. Come and take a look! Traditional Way of Life Like all societies of the past, Traditional China had a ...
The Chinese penchant for looking at objects and interpreting their hidden meaning is revealed by the prolific use of symbols within their culture and these symbols are like a secondary language, rich in nuances and that penetrates all their ...
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