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Drawing on Gourds at The Beijing Articraft Worskshop

Oct 30, 2015

Just east of the Temple of Heaven, the Beijing Articraft Workshop is a meeting point for traditional Beijing craft artisans. Imperial arts like Beijing embroidery and folk arts like Chinese paper-cuttings are taught at the workshop. Ji ...

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Farm Produce Prices in 36 Major Chinese Cities Stayed Mostly Flat in The Week Ending DEC.

Jan 6, 2014

Farm produce prices in 36 major Chinese cities stayed mostly flat in the week ending Dec. 29 compared with the previous week, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Commerce. Average wholesale prices of 18 kinds of ...

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National Focus on Killer Bees Because of Farmer's Death

Jun 4, 2013

When Larry Goodwin was stung to death by thousands of Africanized honey bees on June 1, the story had a near-fiction quality for many Americans. Goodwin, 62 years old, who farmed near Waco, Texas, was killed when he disturbed a hive while ...

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The Introduce of The Lahus

Dec 6, 2012

With a population of 411,476, the Lahus live m close communities in Simao, Lincang in the Lanchang River Valley, Xishuanghanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, and Honghe Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Embroidering a jacket The Lahus ...

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Carved Bottle Gourd Is a Work of Art Made of a Bottle Gourd

Dec 5, 2012

A carved bottle gourd is a work of art made of a bottle gourd carved with calligraphy works or paintings.It is said that carved bottle gourds first caught on in and around Gansu. Originally, people just made some casual carvings ...

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Mianhua Is Art Created with Flour

Dec 5, 2012

Mianhua is art created with flour. Fermented flour is kneaded into various shapes such as animals, gourds, fruits and flowers, and then steamed and finally coloured. In Mizhi County of Shaanxi Province, I was fascinated as an old woman ...

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Gourd Is The Fruit of a Kind of Liana

Nov 29, 2012

Gourd is the fruit of a kind of liana.When fresh and tender,it could be eaten as vegetable;when dried,it makes an ideal container of water or wine.Northern Chinese farmers have the habit of cutting a gourd in two to be used wine containers ...

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