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Beijing's 2015 Lantern Festival Shines, Doesn't Dazzle

Nov 3, 2015

A full moon blazed in the sky, signifying the Lantern Festival across China. Particularly for this festival, lanterns break out of the typical round and red mold, taking on shapes limited only by the imagination. At Bejing's Olympic ...

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Qu Yuan Was a Minister of Kingdom Chu in The Warring States Period

May 30, 2014

Qu 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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Eating Moon Cake Is a Palatable Custom of The Mid-Autumn Festival

Sep 4, 2013

Chinese folk custom believes that spring is the time to worship and fall to pay back. Spring worship welcomes all saints from heaven and earth, mainly god of the sun; and fall payback is to pay tribute to the generous, load carrying mother ...

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The Most Famous Traditional Folk Dance of The Dai Minority in China

Dec 17, 2012

As the most famous traditional folk dance of the Dai Minority in China, peacock dance is prevalent in the Dai and Jingpo minority autonomous prefectures as well as gathering areas of the Dai people. Legend has it that more than a thousand ...

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The Wutu Dance of Tu Minority Is Popular in Nianduhu Village

Dec 17, 2012

The Wutu dance of Tu minority is popular in Nianduhu Village, Tongren County, Qinghai Province. It is a unique folk custom and culture in that area and is celebrated from 5th to 20th Nov. of lunar calendar each year, including reciting ...

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The Introduction of Women's Writing

Dec 17, 2012

Jiangyong Nv Shu is the only existing female characters in the world. It is a writing system exclusively used by women in the Jiangxu area of Jiangyong County of just 20,000 people in the south tip of Hunan Province. Nv Shu characters are ...

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Yazhou Folk Song Is One of The Ancient Styles of Hainan Folk Song

Dec 14, 2012

Yazhou folk song is one of the ancient styles of Hainan folk song. It is popular in Sanya, Huangliu Village of Ledong County and the affiliated territory to ancient Yazhou. The old Yazhou folk song is still popular today. It is a kind of ...

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Speech by The Chairman of The Autonomous Region

Dec 11, 2012

Speech by the Chairman of the Autonomous Region Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is situated in the northwestern part of China. With beautiful landscapes, rich resources and great potential for development, it is China's important reserve ...

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With Abundant Resources, The Characteristics of Tibet Are Obvious

Dec 11, 2012

Speech by the Chairman of the Autonomous Region Located in the southwest frontier of the People's Republic of China, Tibet serves as an important gateway to South Asia. Tibet is an ethnic minority autonomous region where the Tibetan ...

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Tianjin Is a Modern City with Profound Historical Culture and Full of Strong Passion

Dec 11, 2012

Speech by the Mayor As one of the cradles of China's modern industry and the largest port in north China, Tianjin is a modern city with profound historical culture and full of strong passion. Characterized by its prosperous commerce, ...

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Hunan Is Unfolding Its Picturesque Drawing to Embrace The Guests

Dec 7, 2012

Speech by the Governor Hunan, an endowed land where four rivers run through, covering an area of210,000 square kilometers, has her profound Huxiang culture accompanied with the pioneering and initiative spirit passed down generation after ...

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Fabric Art Is Mainly Prevalent in Northern Regions of China

Dec 7, 2012

As a folk craftwork in China, fabric art is mainly prevalent in northern regions of China including Shandong, Henan, Shanxi and Shaanxi Province. With cloth, silk, thin silk and satin as main raw materials, fabric art is themed with ...

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The Introduction of Qingyang Sachet

Dec 7, 2012

Qingyang City is located at the easternmost of Gansu Province and located at the Loess Plateau of central and upper reaches of Yellow River. It is at the intersection of three provinces: Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia. It was called Beidi ...

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Sang Liangshu Created a Unique Paper-Cut Art

Dec 6, 2012

Sang Liangshu was once a typical Chinese housewife. That was before being inspired by her family's intense interest in art. She created a unique paper-cut art, which she called "Xiao Sang Paper-cut." Her style of paper-cut preserves ...

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"Clay Dog" Is a Kind of Folk Clay Sculpture

Dec 6, 2012

"Clay dog" is a kind of folk clay sculpture at the Taihao temple fair of Huaiyang County in Henan Province, which came into being with the religious sacrifice and the age-old folk custom. It has been passed down for generations to this day ...

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