Chinese Culture
Unboxing China-the night economy of Dragon Boat Festival
Over a thousand years ago, poets described the Dragon Boat Festival as "thunderous drums and clamorous sounds," "light sweat on the skin"—but their depictions mostly ended before sunset.
China Gifts | Chinese eggshell art: from market to masterpiece
What? China has Easter eggs too?
Are they like the ones for Easter?
No! These are Chinese aggshell art.
Ancient crafts dance to Spring Festival beat
In a sunlit studio in the Xuanhua district of Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, the air smells faintly of burned wood.
The Spring Festival is incomplete without couplets.
The Spring Festival is incomplete without couplets.
Spring Festival In The Garden!
Writing Spring Festival couplets, pasting New Year pictures, hanging lanterns, making paper cuttings......Let's gallop into the Spring Festival in the garden!
A glimpse of Taohuawu woodblock New Year prints in Suzhou
Suzhou has a time-honored tradition of displaying New Year prints during the Spring Festival.
Why Sichuan Cuisine Conquers the World：The Soul Lies in This One Seasoning
Why Sichuan Cuisine Conquers the World：The Soul Lies in This One Seasoning
Crafting an entrepreneurial dream from intangible cultural heritage
When Dong brocade was declared a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008, Ou Ruifan was elated. As a member of the Dong ethnic community in Hunan province, she felt a sense of pride that the contribution of the centuries-old craft to the country's heritage had been recognized by the authorities.
Why Do Chinese People Eat Longevity Noodles on Birthdays?
In Western culture, birthdays often mean cake, candles, and wishes. In China, there's another special food that must appear on the table — cháng shòu miàn长寿面(longevity noodles).
Sinologists and Writers Fall in Love with Nanjing: Yue Opera Version of Dream of the Red Chamber Makes Me Like Nanjing Even More
"After watching this performance, I like Nanjing even more." "If this play goes to Russia, I can help translate the subtitles into Russian." ... On the evening of July 21st, some sinologists and writers attending the 7th International Symposium on Literary Translation by Sinologists in Nanjing watched excerpts from Dream of the Red Chamber performed by the Nanjing Yue Opera Troupe.
Beijing Opera, a Cultural Treasure
Beijing Opera, also known as Peking Opera, is a preeminent style of Chinese opera that incorporates mime, martial arts, dance, and acrobatics besides instrumental music and vocal artistry. It originated in Beijing during the mid-Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) and reached its full maturity and recognition by the mid-19th century. It has always been cherished as one of China's cultural gems.
Start of Autumn: The 13th Solar Term Ushering in the Harvest Season
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Autumn, or Liqiu in Chinese, is the 13th solar term of the year and the first solar term of autumn.
Major Heat: The Peak of Summer in China‘s 24 Solar Terms
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Heat, or Dashu in Chinese (大暑), is the 12th solar term of the year and the last solar term of summer. It usually falls between July 22 and 24 each year and signals that most parts of China have entered the hottest season of the year.
Chinese welcome sanfu, hottest time of year
Chinese people embraced the first day of sanfu, the hottest and dampest period of the year, in unique ways across the country. Sanfu, also called China's "dog days of summer", refers to three 10-day periods that are predicted to have the hottest days of the year.
Minor Heat (Xiaoshu)
Minor Heat (Xiaoshu), the 11th of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms, begins on July 7 this year. The name reflects the ancient belief that "the heat has arrived, but it has not yet reached its peak."
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