Chinese Culture
Tang Dynasty Show - Visual Feast! Bring you to the life of Tang Dynasty (1300 years ago) by Music and Dance in Xian China
Xian itself is a scroll painting describes thousand years of China. The glory and disgrace of a period, the fall and rise of a dynasty, the peace and war of a history are all on the painting. The Tang Dynasty Show guides you the scroll painting by ancient music and dancing.
Before the Tang Dynasty Show, [...]
Shaanxi History Museum,the treasurehouse of China's civilization. Don't miss it in Xi'an!
Shaanxi History Musuem is a must-see site in Xian China. If you miss it, you will miss the whole civilization of China.
China has a history of more than 5000 years. If you would like to experience the brilliant civilization from its origin but be pressed for time, Shaanxi History Museum located in the south [...]
Exciting Chinese Dragon Boat Festival 2009
——Plan your China trip to be part of it！
Upon summer time with nice and refreshing aroma prevails after rainfall, People in China are now busy preparing the Dragon Boat Festival (known in Chinese as Duanwu). As one of the most significant holidays celebrated in China, the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is also the most history-honored [...]
Ethnic Miao people celebrate Sister Festival
Festivals represent a nation's culture. In China, each of 56 ethnic communities boasts their own festivals which record and carry forward traditions, cultures and ethnic folklore.
The Sister Festival is one of the Miao people's most active festivals. It is held on the 15th day of the third lunar month (about Mid April of each year), [...]
Guangzhou Papercutting Breaks World Record
A new world record was broken in Guangzhou on July 6th for the longest papercutting in the world, entitled "Hundreds of Family-Names". The 226.93-meter work is now officially recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Han Yan, creator and owner of this phenomenal piece, donated her work to the National Art Museum of China.
At a length of [...]
Traditional Residence "Tulou", Becomes World-Heritage Property of China
One more Chinese property was inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List Sunday during the 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee that is taking place in this eastern Canadian city.
The 21 members of the committee agreed to add Tulou, the unique residential architecture of Fujian Province in southeastern China, on the World Heritage List [...]
The Jade Culture of China
The culture of jade in China is deep and rich. Jade is loosely understood in China as the collective name for most precious stones, and jade carving in this sense constitutes an important part of Chinese arts and crafts. The love of jade ware has been one of the cultural features of China. Archaeologists have [...]
China Pottery
Pottery may be the oldest artwork of human beings. As far back as the Neolithic Age (more than 8,000 years ago), people began mixing clay and water then baking it until it held its shape. Ancient people attached the word 'pottery' to their discovery and used it to create various vessels and tools to improve [...]
Ancient Comforts in a Modern World
By AARON A. VESSUP
After a long hike around town, I like nothing more than to find comfort for my aching feet-resting in a hot solution of herbs and a mix that is slowly stiffening like warm, cozy oatmeal. I am sitting upright, trouser legs rolled up, feet in a wooden tub lined with plastic, while [...]
Beijing Opera
Beijing opera is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. The form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the [...]
