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Benin Students Celebrate Dragon Boat Festival
Jun 8, 2016The Confucius Institute at Abomey-Calavi University in Benin has celebrated the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional Chinese festival that falls on June 9 this year. On the occasion, four mixed teams of the Confucius Institute ...
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Three Famous Festival Special Food in China
Jun 17, 2015Chinese foods are an attraction indispensable in a good tour. With a long history, unique features, numerous styles and exquisite cooking, Chinese cuisine is one important constituent part of Chinese culture. Chinese festivals reflect the ...
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History of Poetic Culture
Jan 8, 2015Poetry is the earliest form of Chinese literature that originated from folk songs before the written Chinese language even existed. The earliest anthology of ancient poems, Shi Jing (Book of Poetry), which is prized by scholars for its ...
Tags: Literature, Chinese Poetry
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May 5th of The Lunar Calendar - the Dragon Boat Festival
Jun 2, 2014Editor's Note: The Dragon Boat Festival falls on every May 5 of the Chinese lunar calendar. The festival, bearing the 2000-plus years'Chinese culture and undergoing the ablution of the long history, is still shining for its rich ...
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Qu Yuan Was a Minister of Kingdom Chu in The Warring States Period
May 30, 2014Qu Yuan, one of the greatest poets in China, was a minister of Kingdom Chu in the Warring States period (about 300 B.C.). Slandered by treacherous court officials, he was dismissed and exiled thrice. It is said that he always walked around ...
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There Are Many Festivals in China
May 20, 2013Spring Festival (The Chinese New Year) (1st of the 1st month) The biggest and most celebrated festival in China and part of east and Southeast Asia. This usually runs over 3 days not including the weekend and is at the end of January or ...
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Our Cuisine Culture Is Deep Rooted in China's History
Apr 22, 2013As a country that pays great attention to courtesy, our cuisine culture is deep rooted in China's history. As a visitor or guest in either a Chinese home or restaurant you will find that table manners are essential and the distinctive ...
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The Introduction of Scented Sachets
Dec 7, 2012Called "fragrant bags" in ancient times, scented sachets are bags usually sewed with cloth or weaved with multicolor silk threads stuffed with aromatic herbs. The sweet-smelling bags were initially used for absorbing sweat, repelling ...
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Different Way to Celebrate Duanwu Festival Differ
Dec 6, 2012Parks, lakes and rivers around the country will be alive with the sounds of drummers pounding out furious beats and racers vigorously urging their dragon boats across the water to celebrate the traditional Dragon Boat Festival (duanwujie). ...
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There Are Mainly Three Kinds of Etiquettes in China
Dec 4, 2012There are mainly three kinds of etiquettes in China. The first category is the daily life etiquette: including meeting etiquette, introduction etiquette, conversation etiquette, banquet etiquette, reception etiquette, dance ...
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The Maonan Nationality Have a Relatively Smaller Population of 107,166
Nov 28, 2012Population and Distribution The Maonan ethnic minority lives mostly in Huanjiang County of Guangxi Province, especially in the three regions of Shangnan, Zhongnan, and Xianan. They have a relatively smaller population of 107,166 than many ...
Tags: The Maonan Nationality, Language, Belief, Economy, Food, Festivals
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The Dragon Boat Festival Takes Place in May 5 in The Lunar Calendar
Nov 28, 2012The Dragon Boat Festival, also named "Chongwu Festival", "Calamus Festival" or "Daughter's Festival", takes place in May 5 in the lunar calendar. It is a folk festival widely passed down with a history of over two thousand years, and one of ...
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