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Xinjiang Muslims Embrace Corban Festival
Oct 29, 2015Muslims in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region began celebrating on Thursday as one of the biggest religious festivals in China gets underway. The three-day Corban Festival, also known as Eid al-Adha or feast of the sacrifice, centers ...
Tags: Xinjiang Muslims, Corban Festival
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Preserving Cultural Heritage in Xinjiang
Oct 29, 2015The Xinjiang Uygur Muqam is a term referring to a variety of musical practices widespread among Uygur communities, one of the largest ethnic minorities in China. Born into a musical family, Ablimit Eysa is the 6th generation of the ...
Tags: Cultural Heritage, Xinjiang, Muqam music
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Part of International Arts Festival: World Music Shanghai
Oct 29, 2015From African drums to the hurdy-gurdy, World Music Shanghai promises 21 bands from 13 countries, including China, Spain, Cuba, and Kazakhstan. It's part of this year's China Shanghai International Arts Festival. World music encompasses a ...
Tags: World Music Shanghai, Arts, World music
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Malaysia Needs to Open up Despite Its Economy Growth
Jul 2, 2014Malaysia appears to be steadily approaching the goal of taking its place among the world's developed economies by 2020. However, the nation needs to open up and embrace its ethnic minorities together with international residents and ...
Tags: economic policies
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China's Baby Boom Could Have Significant Implications for U.S. Agriculture
Nov 25, 2013The kids are not alright in China — and the effect of a population shift could have significant implications for U.S. agriculture. Thirty years of a government mandated one-child policy have flipped China’s family tree into ...
Tags: US, agriculture, China, baby, boom
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The 15th Day of Every 8th Lunar Month Is The Traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
Sep 4, 2013The 15th day of every 8th lunar month is the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. It is the most important festival after the Chinese Lunar New Year. The moon on the night of the 15th day of lunar August is believed to be fuller ...
Tags: moon cakes, lanterns, osmanthus flowers
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Baosteel Has Dispatched 4 Batches of a Total of 8 Aiding Tibet Cadres to Work in Shigatse
Jul 30, 2013On July 25, Baosteel fifth batch aiding Tibet cadres, and first batch aiding Qinghai cadres went to Beijing to receive training with sincere and friendly blessing from the people of Baosteel. After that, they will go to Zhongba county of ...
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The Song Dynasty (960-1279) Witnessed a Thriving Urban Economy
May 21, 2013The Song Dynasty (960-1279) witnessed a thriving urban economy and the appearance of an influential social stratum consisting of townspeople. Large-scale variety shows like those organized by courts during the Han and Tang periods were ...
Tags: Acrobatics
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Marriage Doesn't Always Come Easy
May 6, 2013Marriage doesn't always come easy. The following wedding customs from five ethnic minorities demonstrate its difficulty. It will be easy to understand why there are so many singles as well as dating shows in China after reading this ...
Tags: Wedding Customs, Customs
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Words in Chinese and Traditions in China
Dec 27, 20121. What's "guanxi"? Guanxi is regarded as the central idea in Chinese society with long historical and cultural roots. It is understood and utilized by virtually every Chinese person in greater or lesser measure. Understanding how the ...
Tags: Focus Vision, Culture, China, Customs
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The Three Gorges of The Yellow River Lie in Yongjing County
Dec 17, 2012The Three Gorges of the Yellow River lie in Yongjing County in the southwest of central Gansu Province. They border on Qinghai Province to the west, and on the city of Lanzhou to the northeast. The Three Gorges of the Yellow River has ...
Tags: Nuo culture, dancing party in July, long list of plays
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The Introduction of Exorcizing Dance
Dec 17, 2012Commonly called "the ghost opera" or "the ghost dance", the exorcizing dance is a kind of dance originated from the ancient exorcizing culture. It is honored as "the living fossil of Chinese dance". The exorcizing dance derived from the ...
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Dongba Art Is The Primitive Religious Art Special of The Naxi Ethnics
Dec 17, 2012Dongba Art is the primitive religious art special of the Naxi ethnics who live in the frontier area of southwest China and believe in Dongba religion. Dongba religion got its name from the fact that the priest of the religion is called ...
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The Blang Ethnic Minority Is One of The Oldest Peoples in Yunnan Province
Dec 17, 2012The Blang ethnic minority is one of the oldest peoples in Yunnan Province, living mainly in the mountainous area of Meng Hai County of Dai autonomous prefecture in Xishuangbanna. Their earliest record can be traced back to the Han Dynasty ...
Tags: Blang ethnic minority, mountainous area, autonomous prefecture
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The Introduction of The Bonan Nationality
Dec 17, 2012Population and Language: Southwest of the Gansu Province, the area of Mt. Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang, and Salar Autonomous County is home to the Bonan ethnic minority. With a population of just sixteen thousand, they are one of the ...
Tags: ethnic minorities, paper-cutting, engraving unique flower patterns
