Shihu is touted as being of therapeutic benefit, serving to strengthen the stomach and bones, replenish the kidneys, and prolong one's life span. Food as a health booster is a unique part of Chinese culture. Cantonese people often put ...
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Even in this day and age Chinese Masks are used within two main elements of Chinese culture. The New Year masks which are worn by Chinese people to welcome the New Year throughout the world. And the Opera masks which are painted and drawn ...
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For years Beijing stressed that the country’s farmers must grow enough grain to feed the masses. Measures enacted in 1996 called on China to produce 95% of its own grain. That policy reflected concerns rooted deep in centuries of food ...
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If you want to choose a most popular Chinese traditional entertainment, mahjong is the king. There is nobody without playing mahjong in China. Four people to play together, no level difference, without dragging, again with a loud ...
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In Tieshiya village, farming is mostly left to the over 60's as about a third of its population have gone to work in towns or cities. Villager Zhou Douquan is worried, very worried. "Farmers make little profits from their land. Most ...
The price of bitcoins may be soaring, but China isn’t too thrilled with the virtual currency. On Thursday, it moved to regulate use of bitcoins, stating that its financial institutions could not deal in the virtual currency. ...
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An ordinary lock? No. When the red lights on, it means someone stays inside; when the green lights on, it means no one stays inside. It looks like a fashion earphone only, but it combines the function of earphone and speaker, can be used to ...
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The Chinese economy, which saw a notable slowdown early this year, has recovered solidly based on latest data, and analysts expect the recovery momentum to be stable. One of the most convincing indicators emerged on Monday, or "Singles' ...
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China’s new buzzword, tuhao, may be in next year’s Oxford English Dictionary. The word caught the attention of the dictionary’s editing team after BBC’s recent program on influential Chinese words. “If its ...
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There is great interest and effort going into transforming "Made in China" into "Created in China." The Chinese people want to be seen as important generators of new product ideas. As one of the series activity "Creation of China", "'Made ...
The Yukon, one of Canada's northern territories, hopes Chinese investors will invest in its rich but underdeveloped mining sector, a local official said. Murray Arsenault, the Yukon Territory's deputy economic development minister, told ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, zinc, copper, silver, tungsten, molybdenum
History Chinese Paper Cutting or Jianzhi is the first type of papercutting design, since paper was invented by Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty in China. It is a very distinctive visual art of Chinese handicrafts. ...
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Each dynasty in China had its own memorable culture. The many facets of color and design that emerged during a dynasty's reign were marvelous and made every aspect of Chinese culture, including their wearing apparel, which were highly ...
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Feminine beauty has been celebrated over the centuries in China and the perception is ever-evolving, but an enduring beauty standard is as follows: a rosy plump oval face, new-moon-shaped eyebrows, delicate and soft limbs and fingers, and ...
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In ancient China, there were Four Great Beauties-Diaochan, Lady Yang, Xi Shi and Wang Zhaojun [*note] - who were so famed for their beauty that, like Helen of Troy, they could overthrow states and cities. Their beauty has been depicted in ...