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8 Things About Cold Dew

Oct 9, 2016

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Cold Dew, (Chinese: HanLu), the 17th solar term of the year, begins this year on Oct 8 and ends on Oct 23. At this time, temperatures are much lower than in ...

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Benin Students Celebrate Dragon Boat Festival

Jun 8, 2016

The 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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Bibigo Expands Gochujang Sauce Line

May 13, 2016

Bibigo, maker of Korean pantry staples, has launched two new hot sauces inspired by gochujang, a spicy Korean condiment and fermented hot pepper paste. The new sauces, Gochujang Mayo Sauce and Gochujang Barbecue Sauce, join the company's ...

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The Traditional Chinese Festival of Laba

Dec 1, 2015

Laba Festival is held on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month on the Chinese calendar. It is a festival that started as a sacrificial offering to ancestors. It is a traditional festival of China that is regarded as the preface of the Spring ...

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Culture Insider: 6 Things You May Not Know About Double Ninth Festival

Oct 28, 2015

The 9th day of the 9th lunar month is the traditional Chongyang Festival, or Double Ninth Festival. It usually falls in October in the Gregorian calendar. In an ancient and mysterious book Yi Jing, or The Book of Changes, number "6" was ...

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8 Things You May Not Know About Cold Dew

Oct 8, 2015

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Cold Dew, the 17th solar term of the year, begins this year on Oct 8 and ends on Oct 23. At this time, temperatures are much lower than in White Dew in most ...

Tags: fishing, pomegranates, chrysanthemum wine

Three Famous Festival Special Food in China

Jun 17, 2015

Chinese 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 ...

Tags: Fish, Dunpling, Zongzi

Zongzi Differ in Shape and Taste From One Place to Another Across China

Jun 8, 2015

Zongzi, a traditional Chinese food, differ in shape and taste from one place to another across China. There are mainly two tastesto zongzi: sweet and savory. Nowadays people even make zongzi with mixed swwet and savory fillings. Such a ...

Tags: Zongzi, Food, Chinese Food

Six Things You Should Know About Minor Cold

Jan 7, 2015

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Minor Cold, the 23rd solar term, begins this year on Jan 6 and ends on Jan 20. During Minor Cold, most areas in China have entered the bitter cold stage of ...

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9 Things You May Not Know About Winter Solstice

Dec 23, 2014

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Winter Solstice, the 22nd solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 22 and ends on Jan 6. On the first day of Winter Solstice, the Northern Hemisphere ...

Tags: lunar calendar, Winter Solstice, dumplings

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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On The Double Ninth Festival, People Will Eat Double Ninth Gao

Oct 22, 2013

On the Double Ninth Festival, people will eat Double Ninth Gao (or Cake). In Chinese, gao (cake) has the same pronunciation with gao (height). People do so just to hope progress in everything they are engaged in. There is no fixed ways for ...

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Introductions of Buyi's Customs

May 20, 2013

Buyi people are very kind with the travelers and foreigners. Among them it is customary to offer food and drink to any person that arrives to their homes. Their basic food is rice, and their main economic activity, rice agriculture. They ...

Tags: Customs, The Buyi, Funerals, Dresses

Festivities Of The New Year

May 7, 2013

Preceding days On the eighth day of the lunar month prior to Chinese New Year, a traditional porridge known as làbāzhōu is served in remembrance "of an ancient festival, called Là, that occurred shortly after the ...

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Our Cuisine Culture Is Deep Rooted in China's History

Apr 22, 2013

As 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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