Kirgiz Festivals
5 בנובמבר 2013
The Kirgiz has a very religious festival—Nuoruz Festival, which is as lively as the Spring Festival of the Han people. During the festival, every family manages to prepare meals as sumptuous as their economic condition..
למידע נוסףChinese Characters and Sacrificial Worship (Ⅰ)
5 בנובמבר 2013
In ancient China, sacrificial worship was of great importance. Ancient Chinese sacrificial events were held every year and were grand in scale. Many people took part in these events, from the emperor to the common..
למידע נוסףChinese Characters and Sacrificial Worship (Ⅱ)
5 בנובמבר 2013
神(shén) In ancient times, people were limited in terms of both productivity and their cognitive abilities. At all times, nature threatened people’s survival. People were thus afraid of this kind of mystical power, and believed..
למידע נוסףGuangzhou Flower Fair and the Pineapple Temple Fair
5 בנובמבר 2013
The Guangzhou Flower Fair is held every year, starting three days before New Year’s Eve and ending the 1st day of the New Year. During the fair, the city becomes a sea of flowers, with..
למידע נוסףHealth Care Regimes of the Guangdong people
5 בנובמבר 2013
People describe the weather in Guangzhou is “sauna-like humidity”, “the suffocating heat and humidity can tale your breath away”. The Guangzhou people have their own way to overcome the problem. Getting rid of the body’s..
למידע נוסףThe Cool Guys (冷娃lěng wá) of Shaanxi
5 בנובמבר 2013
In China, the men in Shaanxi are often called “Shaanxi lěn? wá”. It isn’t used to describe coolness. Some people use the words “strong”, “cold(lěn?)”, “hard” and “tough” to describe the personalities of people of..
למידע נוסףthe Daybreak Bell and the Sundown Drum
5 בנובמבר 2013
晨钟暮鼓(chén zhōn? mù ?ǔ)—the Daybreak Bell and the Sundown Drum The tradition of the Daybreak Bell and the Sundown Drum began as early as the Han Dynasty. “晨” means “morning”; “钟” means “clock”; while “暮”..
למידע נוסףChinese Characters and Sacrificial Worship 祭(jì) 祝(zhù)
5 בנובמבר 2013
祭(jì) 祝(zhù) For sacrificial activities, not only the jade articles should be prepared, but also the food, especially meat. For the ancient people, meat was the scarcest and most cherished food of all. Therefore, during..
למידע נוסףFashion during the Han Dynasty
5 בנובמבר 2013
In the Chinese Han Dynasty, the popular songs were mostly simple, straightforward, and expressive ballads about passionate love or bitter hatred. One example from that time contains the words: “Till the mountains are flattened, and..
למידע נוסףStudy Chinese: East
5 בנובמבר 2013
东(dōng) Every day, the sun rises in the east. According to legend, there was once a huge mulberry tree, called “fusang”, which grew out of the eastern sea. This was a magic and mystical tree…
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