As many foreign students who learn to speak in China, the carved lacquer handicrafts are the most successful ones in all the lacquer ware in Yuan Dynasty during AD 1271 to AD 1378. The carved lacquer handicrafts are also called the carved marbled lacquer ware and Tixi in Chinese. They are decorated with embossed lacquer […]
The 5th Beijing International Seminar on Tibetan Studies ended in Beijing. The seminar attracted 267 scholars and experts on the Tibetan studies from 21 countries. The seminar was co-hosted by the Tibetan Studies Research Center of China, China Association of Tibetan Cultural protection and Development and Tibet Societal and Scientific Institute. The theme of the […]
China lies mainly in the northern temperate zone under the influence of monsoon winds．From September and October to March and April the following year，monsoon winds blow from Siberia and the Mongolia Plateau into China and decrease in force as they go southward，causing dry and cold winter in China and a temperature difference of about 40 […]
For thousands of year, Chinese regard the first day of the first lunar month as the traditional Chinese New Year — theSpring Festival. It is often compared to Christmas in western countries, because the Spring Festival is the most important and hilarious traditional festival in China. Before the festival, all family members clean their apartments or houses to get […]
It is possible to lead the enemy into an impasse without fighting. The active is weakened to strengthen the passive. The offensive and the defensive are the two fundamental elements in warfare. The offensive has the advantage of the initiative. The attacker gives battle at his own choice, to which the defender has to respond […]
Avoid a contest of strength with the enemy but seek to weaken its position in accordance with the image of Dui underneath Qian. The man must be completely foolish who attempts to cook water in a caldron on the stove by scooping it up and pouring it back repeatedly. A military leader who confronts a […]
In daily life, Chinese don’t treat 9 as an inauspicious number, but when it is some connection with your age, such as when you are 19, 29 or 49, etc. People especially in South China think that you should be more careful in that year. They think that during this year, you are fragile to […]
If you’ve been to Chinese villages or towns, you may find that on the front door of a house, there is always a mirror hanging on the door, Chinese named it “Baojing” (a magic mirror). Mirror is originally among living goods. But the mirror here is a mascot. It mainly functions as exorcising evil spirits […]
If you come to China, you should go to taste Chinese various hot-pots. They are really great. On a cold winter’s day nothing can be more desirable and pleasing than sitting down with family and friends around a hot-pot. A hot-pot is a charcoal with a central chimney and an outer ring filled with hot water for […]
Clay sculpture, it is also called “patterned sculpture”. It is a traditional craft in China. First, put some cotton fiber into prepared clay soil, then stir them to mix evenly; next, make rough sculpture with your hands; and hen dry and apply base powder on the rough sculpture; finally, paint the clay sculpture. The folk […]