One of the more interesting forms of Chinese charms is the lock. This type of charm is based on the traditional Chinese device used to safeguard possessions and property. The charm, however, is flat and of one piece with no moving parts. ...
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The Hungry Ghost Festival of Chinese Taoism is also the Ullambana Festival of Buddhism. Commonly called "Ghost Festival" or "Mid-July Festival", it falls on the fifteenth of every lunar July. In ancient Chinese folk culture, people ...
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Just as in the other facets of ancient Chinese life, many of the customs and rituals concerning the marriage proposal, presenting the betrothal and wedding gifts to the bride's parents, sending the bride's dowry to the future groom's ...
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FENG shui, the 6,000-year-old Chinese art or practice of geomancy, is said to utilize the laws of heaven and earth to improve by increasing positive energy or qi and avoiding the negative energy. In practice, feng shui (literally ...
The HPM brand of American injection molding machines is back at NPE -- but now it’s made in China. A 220-metric-ton servo-hydraulic machine is churning out clear plastic boxes at HPM North America Corp. ’s NPE booth. This is the ...
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The HPM brand of American injection moulding machines is back at NPE – but now it’s made in China. A 220-tonne servo-hydraulic machine is churning out clear plastic boxes at HPM North America Corp. ’s NPE booth (26058). ...
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Bamboo has a long and interesting history dating back more than 5, 000 years. The ancient Chinese used this versatile grass for many projects, including arrow making, construction, weaving, books, and paper. Archeologists working in the ...
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