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 ...
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 ...
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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The Minor New Year's Day, or the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month of each year, is a day for offering sacrifices to the kitchen god and doing a thorough cleaning. The custom has been around since former times. It is also a day marking ...
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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 ...
Folk customs reflect the life of the people -- their habits and customs, ideologies and beliefs, social activities and the like. Traditionally, folk customs and folk arts have been congenial twins. since the New Stone Age, folk arts have ...
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Moon Palace, also called Guanghan Palace, refers to the Palace on the moon. Legend goes that it is inhabited by the goddess of the moon – Chang'e, the Jade Rabbit and the woodcutter Wu Gang. As is known to all, Chang'e stole the ...
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Pixiu (also called Tianlu or Bixie) is one of the five auspicious animals of traditional Chinese culture (the other four are the dragon, phoenix, turtle and kylin). The Chinese people call it “fortune beast.” This lion-looking ...
BioTime has signed an exclusive sublicense agreement and a supply agreement with Jade Therapeutics for ophthalmological drug delivery applications of HyStem technology. According to the agreement, BioTime will provide Jade with ...
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Baxter International has collaborated with Chatham Therapeutics for the development and commercialization of factor IX hemophilia B gene therapy treatment. According to the agreement, the companies will investigate the next generation of ...
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With a population of 1,250,458, the Kazak ethnic minority is mainly in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Mori and Barkol Autonomous Counties in Xinjiang, as well as in Qinghai and Gansu Provinces. Language: Kazak language belongs to ...
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Secretary of State Clinton announced September 26 that the United States would begin the process of easing restrictions on imports of Burmese(Myanmarese)goods in response to the substantial and significant reforms that have taken place in ...
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Western homes over the last decade has openned up an exciting new set of options that can marry both eastern and western interior styling, art deco and materials. Apart from the individually crafted furniture, color and textures that regale ...
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IntelliSkin,the world's best performance-enhancing apparel brand clinically proven to improve posture,recovery and overall well-being,has added new men's and women's styles to its collection in time for the fall and winter ...
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Many businesses will be concerned with cutting costs wherever possible at the moment,and it's been found that one of the biggest costs within a small business can be printing.Businesses all over the country are likely to rely heavily on ...
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