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Chinese Clay Figurines Have Long Played an Important Role in The Chinese Folk Culture
Jun 21, 2013Chinese Clay figurines have long played an important role in the Chinese folk culture. The making of such clay figurines has become an exclusive, one-of-a-kind handicraft. China has established many cultural centers for the display of such ...
Tags: clay figurines, folk culture, one-of-a-kind handicraft
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New Year Paintings Is a Unique Art Form in Chinese Folk Culture
Dec 7, 2012Also known as "paper paintings" and "painted pictures", New Year paintings is a unique art form in Chinese folk culture. The paintings are called "New Year paintings" because they are mostly posted during the New Year holiday for decoration ...
Tags: paper paintings, Chinese folk culture, New Year's greetings
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The Introduce of The Twelve Chinese Zodiac Signs
Dec 6, 2012The twelve Chinese zodiac signs are the twelve animals Chinese people customarily use to mark the year in which a person was born. The twelve animals and the order in which they are arranged are called "the twelve zodiac signs". The twelve ...
Tags: twelve Chinese zodiac signs, primitive worship of animals
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Clay Figurines Are Wuxi's Most Famous Folk Craft
Dec 5, 2012Clay figurines are Wuxi's most famous folk craft. The techniques for making and decorating the figurines developed among the ordinary people of the area of many centuries, and these traditional styles and techniques are still used ...
Tags: clay figurines, folk craft, Wuxi
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The Minor New Year Is a Day for Offering Sacrifices to The Kitchen God
Nov 29, 2012The 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 ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, traditional activity, Chinese culture, Chinese customs
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The Hungry Ghost Festival of Chinese Taoism Is Also The Ullambana Festival of Buddhism
Nov 28, 2012The 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 ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, traditional activity, Chinese culture, Chinese customs