traditions

Art recruitment has kicked off at China’s universities. 53 schools are licensed to recruit students with specialities in the arts, but the chance for enrollment is only one percent. And as competition gets fiercer, universities are using new methods to guarantee that recruitment ...
The Mapuche Indians once populated most of southern Chile and Argentina. Their name means "people of the earth". But an estimated 50 percent of these indigenous people now live in cities where they struggle to preserve their traditions and language. Now they are using song, ...
The folk house of the Bai ethnics is the folk architecture of the Bai people. It is often seen in the areas where the Bai ethnics are living, such as Dali, Eryuan, Jianchuan, and Heqing in Yunnan Province. The folk house of the Bai ethnics is mainly a two-storey building, with ...
The Bai spiritual tradition consists of a set of syncretic beliefs, imbued with a strong local flavor, represented by the Benzhu or Local Lords/Gods tradition. Most of the Bai have believed in Buddhism since the 7th century. In fact, Guanyin, the Buddhist bodhisattva of mercy, ...
Farmers sort handcrafted pet baskets made from straw and corn husks in Matou township of Linyi city, East China's Shandong province, June 7, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua] Two women make pet baskets from waste straw and corn husk in Matou township of Linyi city, East China's Shandong ...
Farmers sort handcrafted pet baskets made from straw and corn husks in Matou township of Linyi city, East China's Shandong province, June 7, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua] Two women make pet baskets from waste straw and corn husk in Matou township of Linyi city, East China's Shandong ...
n ancient China, engagement was an important social rite where man and woman confirm marital ties, next only to official marriage in significance. Marital ties were made by following “parents' order and on the matchmaker's word”. However, maidens in the age of adolescence had the ...
Zongzi (or zhongzi) are traditionally eaten during Dragon Boat Festival, which is held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, usually between late May to mid-June according to the Gregorian calendar, to honor Qu Yuan, a famous Chinese poet known for his ...
Participants row their boats during a dragon boat race to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, on a river in Jiangyin, Jiangsu province June 6, 2011. [Photo/Agencies] Participants compete in a dragon boat race to mark the annual Dragon Boat Festival ...
During the reign of the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (156 BC–87 BC), China experienced its greatest expansion. The Empire's borders spanned from modern Kyrgyzstan in the west all the way to the north of Korea in the northeast and to northern Vietnam in the south. Emperor Wu ...
Manchu hairstyle and headwear are unique, especially Manchu females' headwear. It is elegant and magnificent, natural and graceful. Before a Manchu woman grows up, she wears a single pigtail hanging behind; at the end of the pigtail is wound with a red cord, the front hair is cut ...
People perform traditiaonal dance during the opening ceremony of the 3rd Chengdu Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 29, 2011. People perform traditiaonal dance during the opening ceremony of the 3rd Chengdu ...
The capital of four dynasties, Beijing is renowned for its opulent gardens, palaces and temples. The festival will last four weeks, with each week focusing on a different theme, such as health, imperial cuisine and imperial gardens. The festival gathers "all the art forms of ...
Clay figures are seen showcased at a Kunqu exhibition in the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, capital of China, May 4, 2011. Kunqu, or Kunqu Opera, developed during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), is one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese operas.
Formerly known as "Shangsi Festival", the March 3rd Festival is a traditional festival observed by the Han people and a number of ethnic minority groups. In ancient times, the first Si day (according to the year numbering system by the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches) was ...
Yugur women usually wear a high-collared long gown, generally in green or blue, with embroidered design, and a bright-colored jacket over the long gown. They also wear a hat with decoration of lace and flowery design. Women in splendid attire wear wide-edged flatcaps with red ...
Shuttling through the lanes of different sizes in the old town of Shanghai, seeking for the fading traces of history and experiencing the humanistic flavors in old Shanghai is an emerging fashion in the city today, while you might not imagine how splendid the business was in the ...
The capping and hair-pinning ceremonies were coming of age rites held for young people by clan elders according to traditions. The ceremonies originated in the Zhou Dynasty over 2,000 years ago. The ceremony for men was called “the capping ceremony”, which means doing hair in a ...
Since ancient times, Sichuan has had beautiful landscapes and plentiful products. The people have developed a folk art, Sichuan embroidery, which includes pastel shades and an elegant, exquisite and carefree style. Sichuan embroidery is one of China's four most famous branches of ...
Open hour Inning tea courtyard business hours: 10:30-1:00 (next day before dawn) . Performance time: 14:00-22:00. Taste the precious floor in business hours: 10:00-21:30. Traffic Take No. 2, 9, 22, 44, 48, 54 or take the loop line subway to get off at Qianmen station Introduce ...
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Overseas ventures need support from foreign public
Overseas ventures need support from foreign public
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No modification of China's GM food regime
No modification of China's GM food regime
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- As consumer concern rises in China, an ...
CCTV gala to serve massive New Year cake
CCTV gala to serve massive New Year cake
For the first time ever, at this year’s Spring Festival gala audience ...
Travel in the lake scene boat paradise Beijing of China
Travel in the lake scene boat paradise  Beijing of China
Ticket 50 yuan at ordinary times, 80 yuan on Saturdays and Sundays ...
Grand View Garden travels Beijing of China
Grand View Garden travels  Beijing of China
Open hour At 7:30 17:00 of slack period, busy season: 7:30-17:30. ...
Seminar looks to upgrade architecture industry
Seminar looks to upgrade architecture industry
BEIJING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The 12th National Committee of the Chinese ...
Travel in National Museum of China Beijing of China
Travel in National Museum of China  Beijing of China
Open hour In National Museum of China is closing the hall to ...
Ruyi - Granters of Wishes
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In China, there have been numbers of "Auspicious Pattern" that is ...
Chinese FM: Abe's shrine defense exposes erroneous view of history
Chinese FM: Abe's shrine defense exposes erroneous view of history
MONTREUX, Switzerland, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister ...