Kirgiz Festivals
5 november 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..
Ontdek meerChinese Characters and Sacrificial Worship (Ⅰ)
5 november 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..
Ontdek meerChinese Characters and Sacrificial Worship (Ⅱ)
5 november 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..
Ontdek meerGuangzhou Flower Fair and the Pineapple Temple Fair
5 november 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..
Ontdek meerHealth Care Regimes of the Guangdong people
5 november 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..
Ontdek meerThe Cool Guys (冷娃lěng wá) of Shaanxi
5 november 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..
Ontdek meerthe Daybreak Bell and the Sundown Drum
5 november 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”..
Ontdek meerChinese Characters and Sacrificial Worship 祭(jì) 祝(zhù)
5 november 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..
Ontdek meerFashion during the Han Dynasty
5 november 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..
Ontdek meerStudy Chinese: East
5 november 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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