The town god, or "Cheng Huang" in Chinese, is a local guardian god of ghostdom according to Taoism. It was originated from sacrificial practices in ancient times. "Cheng" originally refers to high wa Read more »
Health Preserving Essence in Dream of the Red Chamber
As a literary classic, the Dream of the Red Chamber not only presents numerous vivid artistic figures, but also proposes brilliant suggestions concerning food, drink and other respects in health prese Read more »
The Mountain-Circling Festival is one of the grandest annual festivals celebrated by the Mosuo people on the banks of the Lugu River in Yunnan. It is a day to pay homage to the holiest goddess of pro Read more »
The traditional composition “Ambushed from Ten Sides” 十面埋伏is a clash of armies – you can almost hear the drums, the clang of swords and armor. It is based on a famous episode in Chinese history, Read more »
The suona, known as the Chinese oboe or trumpet, is the loudest of the traditional instruments, with a bright piercing sound. It is common in traditional bands playing at outdoor weddings, festivals, Read more »
Hangzhou is a city with rich historical heritage and colorful cultures, also one of the seven ancient capitals in China. The Liangzhu Civilization created by our forefathers living here about 5000 yea Read more »
In the very ancient time, the sky and the earth were not so far from each other and were connected by ladders. The immortals and deities could go up and down freely and even the ordinary people with m Read more »
33．The Strategy Of Sowing DiscordUndermine your enemy's ability to fight by secretly causing discord between him and his friends, allies, advisors, family, commanders, soldiers, and population. Wh Read more »
Chinesecooking embodies the dining culture tradition of Chinese nation. Compared with the cooking of all other nations in the world, it has many distinctive features. Firstly, it has varied flavor. Read more »
脊” (ji，literally ridge) is an associative and pictographic character in Chinese. In the oracle bone inscriptions, the lower half of “脊” is the character “肉” (rou, meat) and the upper half resembles t Read more »
Du Mu (Chinese: 杜牧; pinyin: Dù Mù; Wade–Giles: Tu4 Mu4) (803–852) was a leading Chinese poet of the late Tang Dynasty. His courtesy name was Muzhi (牧之), and sobriquet Fanchuan (樊川). Du Mu was skill Read more »
投鼠忌器 (tóu shǔ jì qì) ,Chinese Phrase
There is a story in "Hanshu" telling of a rich man, who being a lover of s and had a large collection. Among them was a rare vase made of jade. The vase of exquisite workmanship and of historical valu Read more »
In China, the Double Seventh Festival, or Ingenuity-begging Festival (the festival to plead for skills) falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. The festival originates fr Read more »
Football, or to be more exact, soccer, was first played in China in the Han Dynasty (hàn cháo 汉朝) (206 BC –AD 220). Then, as now, the actual ball was made of leather, and inflated with hair and other Read more »
Mt Huashan is located in Huayin city, 120 kilometers east of ancient Xian, Shaanxi province. With an altitude of 2160 meters, Mt. Hushan is famous for its lofty peaks and is one of China's Five Sacred Read more »
Sliced meat in baked bun means meat stuffed in toasted wheat flour flatbread. It is a snack widely popular among the folks in Northwest China. The most famous are “Oily sliced pork in baked bun” Read more »
Emperor GeSaer is a folk epic work that is popular in the residence area of the ethnic groups such as Zang, Meng, Naxi and so on in the Tibetan Plateau of China. It has been sung for a thousand years Read more »
Top Nine Heat-Clearing Fat-Free Foods
As people trying to lose weight often think that whatever they eat will add to their inches, they tend towards obsessive, crash dieting. But this is a misconception, as attributes of certain foods kee Read more »
Long Melody Ballad of the Mongolians
Long melody is a sort of ballad which was created by nomadic tribes in North China in the course of stockbreeding activities and is sung at the time of grazing and during traditional festivals. It i Read more »
The winding coastal line of Pingtan Island, Fujian province, stretches for 408 kilometers, including 100 km covered by a sandy beach. There are three main beaches located in the north, east and sout Read more »
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