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The Sedan Chair Was a Traditional Vehicle in Ancient China
Dec 29, 2014The sedan chair was a traditional vehicle in ancient China. The earliest sedan can be traced back to 4,000 years ago. In different ages, it had different names, like jian yu (shoulder carriage), mian jiao (sleeping sedan) and nuan jiao ...
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Wedding Shoes Are Known as Xi Xie or "Happy Shoes"
Dec 5, 2012In the Haizhou Region of East China's Jiangsu Province, wedding shoes are known as xi xie or "happy shoes". Before 1949, when a girl was getting married, she usually wore a pair of happy shoes, which were made with red cloth or silk and ...
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Wedding Shoes Have Different Names in Different Places
Dec 5, 2012Wedding shoes have different names in different places. In ancient times, wedding shoes were also called "Zodiac Shoes", since a propitious date was chosen for the wedding ceremony. When getting on the sedan chair, the bride always ...
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A Sedan Chair Is a Human or Animal-Powered Transport Vehicle for Carrying a Person
Dec 4, 2012A sedan chair is a human or animal-powered transport vehicle for carrying a person, once popular across China. It has different names like "shoulder carriage", "sleeping sedan" and "warm sedan" etc due to the time, location and structural ...
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The Lantern Festival Began in Han Dynasty
Dec 4, 2012The Facts: The Lantern Festival began in Han dynasty(A.D. 25 - A.D.220 ) The Lantern Festival was hold every 15th day of the 1st lunar month. The four important festivals in China are the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, the ...
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A Typical Jiading Wedding Always Includes a Complete Set of Ceremonies
Dec 4, 2012The new couple should bow to the god, the parents and each other. A typical Jiading wedding always includes a complete set of ceremonies. To earn words of good blessing and satisfy the guests, the hosts often start the busy preparation ...
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Praying for Rain Became a Grand Sacrificial Ritual in Former Times
Nov 29, 2012At a time when life hinges on weather-dependant harvest,a long drought could be a life-and-death issue for Chinese farmers.As such,praying for rain became a grand sacrificial ritual in former times. In old China,the Dragon King was ...
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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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There Were Many Peculiar Chinese Lantern Festival Customs in The Ancient China
Nov 29, 2012There were many peculiar Chinese Lantern Festival customs in the ancient China. It is different from the folk activities like dragon dance and guess riddles that will not only happen on the Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival customs 1 ...
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Passing Over Bags for an Offspring
Nov 29, 2012Passing over Bags for an Offspring Nowadays at weddings when the bridal sedan chair reaches the gate, people spread felt mats in the gateway. They pass the mats on which the bride has walked successively to the front from behind for her ...
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The Chinese Wedding Culture in Modern and Contemporary Times Has Been Evolved
Nov 28, 2012The Chinese wedding culture in modern and contemporary times has been undergone constant evolvements and innovations, presenting the characteristics of a rich combination of western and eastern cultures and both traditions and fashions. The ...
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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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The Over 400-Year-Old Changdian Temple Fair in Xuanwu District of Beijing
Nov 28, 2012The over 400-year-old Changdian temple fair in Xuanwu District of Beijing originated in the Jiajing period of the Ming dynasty, rose in the Kangxi period of the Qing dynasty and thrived in the Qianlong period of the Qing dynasty. In the ...
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'Thousand-Mu Fertile Farmland, and Ten-Mile Red Dowry.'
Nov 28, 2012“Thousand-mu fertile farmland, and ten-mile red dowry.” Influenced by the thriving local economy since the Ming Dynasty and the traditional Chinese wedding customs, people in east Zhejiang Province generally married off their ...
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