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Hui'an Women:Who Are Best Known for Their Unique Clothing
Dec 6, 2012Hui'an, a seaside county on the coast of Huidong Peninsula in Quanzhou of Fujian province, is home to a special group of people—Hui'an Women, who are best known for their unique clothing. Originated from the Minyue culture, Hui'an ...
Tags: unique clothing, central plain and sea cultures, unique adornment
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Marriage Custom and Tradition Varies a Lot From Place to Place
Dec 5, 2012It is being said that marriage is fixed at the heaven and we humans are just like a puppet that walk through the path of life to finally choose our partners. Since ages, marriage is considered a very sacred ritual where a girl and a boy tie ...
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The Introduce of Wenzhou Wedding Rituals
Dec 5, 2012Wenzhou, a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang Province was once a prosperous foreign treaty port, and remains well-preserved today. The Local Chronicles of Wenzhou record the city's often extravagant and always fascinating ...
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The Simple Wedding of Axi People
Dec 5, 2012In Mile Xishan of Southwest China's Yunnan Province is mainly inhabited by the Axi people, who are a subgroup of the Yi ethnic group. With a population of 170,000, Axi people, different from some other Yi branches, enjoy a simple marriage ...
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The Wedding Ceremony of Yi People Is Very Interesting and Bustling with Excitement
Dec 5, 2012The wedding ceremony of Yi people is very interesting and bustling with excitement. When the young man and woman get acquainted and fall in love with each other and find each other congenial after their own hearts, the parents of the young ...
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Besides "A Xiao" Marriage at The Lugu Lake
Dec 5, 2012Besides "A Xiao" marriage, another kind of marriage, which exists around the Lugu Lake, is the formal marriage. For a formal marriage the matchmaker introduces the man and the woman. The elder hosts the marriage and holds a formal ...
Tags: Lugu Lake, marriage, "A Xiao"marriage
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Korean Ethnic Group's Marital Customs
Dec 5, 2012The Korean ethnic group of China migrated from the Korean Peninsula in the 17th century. They have their own language and characters. In marital customs, the process includes proposing, choosing an auspicious day and sending betrothal ...
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Li Ethnic Group's Marriage Customs
Dec 5, 2012Getting Parental Marriage Approval If Li lovers plan to marry, they need the permission from parents in both families. The boy's parents will invite two matchmakers to visit the girls' parents and bring four best-quality areca nuts to ...
Tags: marriage approval, betrothal, marriage date, areca
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Love and Marriage Affairs of Monba People
Dec 5, 2012Love and Marriage Affairs The lyrics from a Monba love song go like this: "Mountains though high in the northeast, cannot block the sun in the sky; parents though powerful at home, cannot stop their children from choosing their own ...
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There Are Many Particular Customs in The Wedding Ceremony of The Manchu Ethnic Group
Nov 29, 2012There are many particular customs in the wedding ceremony of the Manchu ethnic group,which has a long,splendid history.Most of the customs are similar in the different places that the ethnic group lives throughout China. A wedding ...
Tags: Gifts, Manchurian Bride, wedding ceremony
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Taking Place in Succession,The Rituals Comprise The Bouyei Pre-Wedding Period
Nov 29, 2012Traditionally, four rituals precede and are prerequisite to the nuptials of Bouyei ethnic groups. Taking place in succession, the rituals comprise the Bouyei pre-wedding period and its customary practices. The first of these rituals, ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, Chinese cultureChinese customs, ethnic group customs
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Gelao,One of The Ethnic Minority Groups in China,Has a Population of 437,000
Nov 28, 2012Gelao, one of the ethnic minority groups in China, has a population of 437,000. Most of them live in Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County and Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou Province, and the others live in the city of ...
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In Taiwan,There Is a Diversity of Wedding Ceremonies
Nov 28, 2012In Taiwan, there is a diversity of wedding ceremonies varying with nationalities and cultural backgrounds, but in general, all wedding ceremonies are either traditional or modern. Traditional wedding ceremonies are still ...
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Many of The Customs Concerning The Marriage Proposal,Presenting Gifts to Bride's Parents
Nov 28, 2012Just 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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Traditional Chinese Wedding Are Considered as The Foundation of Rites in Tradition Culture
Nov 28, 2012Traditional Chinese wedding customs are considered as the foundation of rites in traditional Chinese culture. A wedding is usually a grand occasion with overly-elaborate formalities. There are eight major procedures of a wedding, including ...
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