Every morning Empress Dowager Cixi applied face powder made up of pearls and skin cream made of flower distillate. At night, she applied egg white, kept it on until half an hour before sleep, and th Read more »
Calligraphy is the art of writing for Chinese characters. Inscribed in earlier times on oracle bones, stone or metal wares, the characters were then of stiff and simple strokes, drawing or signs. Read more »
According to the fifth national census in 2000, the Primi population is 33,600. Their language, Primi, is a member of the Tibetan-Burman group of the Sino-Tibetan phylum. In the past, Primi was wr Read more »
IT goes without saying that tea is one of the symbols of China, a necessary part of Chinese people's daily life and an essential part of Chinese culture. Naturally, more than 1,200 years ago, China Read more »
Yellow color was worshiped in ancient China, and it was often deemed to be symbol of regality. Such customs firstly originated from the thought of land worship by the ancient agricultural people. A Read more »
Rime in Jilin, so called the poetic beauty of "spring in winter", together with sea of clouds in Huangshan Mountain, sunrise on the Mountain Tai as well as the tiding wave in Qiantang River, has Read more »
Top Five Chinese Houses You Cannot Miss to Experience Ancient Folk Customs
Folk residences are the earliest architectural types in the history of China. These residences are usually in diversified forms with no restrictions and built according to local conditions. They are Read more »
In China, shop signs 招幌 are of two major categories: one is signboard on which the name of the shop is given; the other is trade sign, giving the line of business; the sign board is usually in th Read more »
In Beijing, there is a famous resort called Grand View Garden. In the mid-1980s, it was a set CCTV established to shoot a TV program called "A Dream of Red Mansions." Later, it was opened to the Read more »
China's vast western region is accessible to travelers along the classic Silk Road, although historically, the trade route was never called such until a German geographer gave it that romantic na Read more »
Just like drama, Quyi also pays much attention to the maneuver of "Hand, Eyes, Body and Step in performance. Hand, Eyes, Body and Step here refer to a performer's expressions and movements that acc Read more »
One of Top Seven Most Beautiful Danxia in China, Ranked by China National Geography Magazine. Dajin Lake(大金湖, Dà Jīn Hú) in Taining County, Sanming City of Fujian Province, Spectacle of ''Danxia Read more »
Meihua Dagu, also called as Meihua Tune,is a category of Daguthat flourished in Beijing and Tianjin towards the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China. It originated fro Read more »
Feng Shui Bedroom Tips for Romance and Relaxation
Why a Feng Shui Bedroom? The bedroom is meant to be a peaceful escape from the worries of everyday life. Besides being a place to relax, an adult bedroom should also encourage romance, passion, Read more »
Major Components of Chinese Folk Dance
Among the Chinese dances, the folk dance is the greatest in number, the most extensive and the deepest into life, and the closest to everyone's daily life. Folk dance has a wide range, including mo Read more »
With twisting stems and big root tuber, he shouwu (fleece-flower root) is a common reinforcing herb for the kidneys. Shouwu literally means black head in Chinese, and the name he shouwu originated Read more »
The only earthen musical instrument is a kind of ocarina called Xun. It can produce sound with a tamber similar to that of human voice, and is suitable for performing some lamenting aria. People in Read more »
Chinese Dragons,the ultimate symbol of Good Fortune
The symbol of the dragon represents spiraling DNA, the path to greater enlightenment. The Celestial Chinese Dragon is comparable as the symbol of the Chinese race itself. Chinese around the world, Read more »
Located in the southeast of Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, Zhalong Nature Reserve is a state-level nature reserve dedicated mainly to rare water bird species like the crane as well as wetland e Read more »
Miao bride: donning on lifetime belongings
The fine embroidery and intricate silver ornamentation of Miao ethnic minority wedding costumes impress many of the domestic and overseas visitors to Miao villages. The Miao people invest their asse Read more »
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