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south of the Yangtze River
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Ancient Town Ready for Internet Summit
Dec 17, 2015Volunteers of the second World Internet Conference are shown wearing Chinese style blue coats while debuting at Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province. These volunteers will serve the conference from December 16-18. [Photo: Imagine China] ...
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China Academy of Art's Folk Art Museum Opens
Oct 29, 2015A folk art museum, designed by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, has opened in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province on Sept. 20. The China Academy of Art project is committed to conserving, revitalizing and regenerating ...
Tags: folk art museum, Chinese arts, crafts
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9 Things You May Not Know About Winter Solstice
Dec 23, 2014The 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
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Climate Feature During Qingming Festival
May 17, 2013Qingming is one of the 24 Solar Terms in traditional Chinese culture, which refers to the warming of weather and blooming of plants. During the Qingming time, the climate in the South of China is getting warm and Spring is coming. However ...
Tags: Climate Feature, Qingming Festival
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Ningbo Is Located in The Middle of The Coastal Line of The Chinese Mainland
Dec 19, 2012Basic Facts Ningbo is located in the middle of the coastal line of the Chinese Mainland and to the South of the Yangtze River Delta, and enjoys one the most developed economies in China. Renowned as one of the most important windows of ...
Tags: Focus Vision, China Culture, NINGBO, Stationery
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Widespread Ballads and Folk Songs:Jasmine Flower
Dec 14, 2012China is a vast country with a long history and diverse nationalities, and therefore there are a great number of widespread ballads and folk songs. Among them, Jasmine Flower stands out for its beautiful and catchy tune. It's so popular ...
Tags: ballad, jasmine flower, south of the Yangtze River, classical opera
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Shanghai Is a Sea-Port City of Great Renown
Dec 11, 2012Speech by the Mayor Shanghai, located at the foreground of the Yangtze River Delta, the strategic passage from Yangtze River into East China Sea, and the thoroughfare along the sea route of the Far East, is a sea-port city of great ...
Tags: Shanghai, business, introduction to Shanghai, Shanghai economy, survey
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Hunan Is Unfolding Its Picturesque Drawing to Embrace The Guests
Dec 7, 2012Speech 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 ...
Tags: Hunan Province, survey, economy, investment
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The Introduction of Gaoyou Folk Songs of Jiangsu Province
Dec 7, 2012Culturally, Jiangsu Province is characterized by "Wuyun Hanfeng" (literally, the appeal of south of the Yangtze River and the flavor of the Han Dynasty). In terms of the folk song, the characteristics are embodied in Wu songs of south ...
Tags: Wuyun Hanfeng, terms of the folk song, sacrificial songs
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Song Brocade Refers to The Brocade Developed Since The Song Dynasty
Dec 6, 2012Song Brocade refers to the brocade developed since the Song Dynasty. With Suzhou as its major production area, it is thus called Song Brocade of Suzhou. As an ancient city of silk famous in China, Suzhou has been recognized as the land of ...
Tags: Song brocade, bright color and exquisite pattern, apparel
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The South of Yangtze River Produces Blue Calico
Dec 5, 2012As a blue and white allover, the blue calico is elaborately made of pure cotton cloth, which is waved manually, through several processes of printing and dyeing techniques. This kind of special handcraft has been popular in the area of the ...
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Needlework Is Included in Chinese Folk Arts
Dec 5, 2012Needlework is included in Chinese folk arts. In the past, it referred to women's needlework-related jobs like spinning, weaving, sewing, embroidering, applique work, patching, pattern cutting, starching, dyeing, and making caps, shoes etc. ...
Tags: needlework, folk arts, handicraft
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Jiashan Farming Songs Are a Major Kind of Folk Songs in Zhejiang Province
Dec 5, 2012Jiashan farming songs are a major kind of folk songs in Zhejiang Province. Different from the common single folk song, it is a general term for a package of seven different tunes, including Diluosheng (literally the tune of dripping), ...
Tags: farming songs, Zhejiang, folk song
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Winter Solstice Is a Solar Term in Chinese Lunar Calendar
Dec 4, 2012Winter solstice is a solar term in Chinese lunar calendar, and a traditional festival as well. It falls on December 22 or 23 (solar calendar) every year. It is the day when the Northern Hemisphere has the shortest daytime and longest ...
Tags: winter solstice, solar term, potlatch