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[Food]
Chinese food:Longevity Noodles
Symbolizing a long life, this is a popular dish on birthdays and other celebratory occasions. This simple version is basically an egg drop soup served over noodles - it's a nice way to use up lef
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[Customs]
11 AMAZING MYTHICAL MONSTERS
These beasts have names in Chia. They have stories. Some are scary, and some are just plain weird.The Chinese people have been imagining mythical creatures for thousands of years, and the traditi
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[Food]
Chinese food:Noodles With Meat Sauce
Brown bean sauce (sold in cans in Asian markets) adds its own distinct flavor to this warming dish from northern China. If unavailable, you can use brown miso as a substitute. If you don’t want
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[Food]
Chinese food:Panfried Noodles
This recipe goes by several different names, including "both sides browned" and "twice browned" noodles. In all cases the boiled noodles are browned on one side, then turned over and cooked on th
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[Customs]
Peking Opera performer:Yu Kuizhi(于魁智)
Yu Kuizhi, one of China's most famous Peking Opera actors and a household name in the country, celebrates the 40th anniversary of his initiation into the genre this year.
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[Movies&TV]
The Founding of a Republic建国大业
The Founding of a Republic is a 2009 Chinese historical film commissioned by China's film regulator and made by the state-owned China Film Group to mark the 60th anniversary of the People's Repub
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[Customs]
Spring Festival’s Mrat Stew Day
The 26th day of the last month in the Chinese lunar calendar (today) is a big day for meat lovers. Though people would not buy a large amount of meat, they might cook it into a very large meal.
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[Customs]
How to pray at buddhist temples
The path to communicating with the Buddhist powers is a slippery slope. To ensure that your prayers reach the highest ears, you must pay attention to rituals and avoid being rude when visiting Bu
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[Customs]
Features of Chinese Clothing (中国服装特点)
Different from costumes of other countries, Chinese clothing features(特点 tèdiǎn) is very distinctive and with profound Chinese culture.
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[Customs]
History of Chinese Clothing (中国服装历史)
The history of Tranditional Chinese Clothing here will introduce the brief history(历史 lìshǐ) of the development of Chinese costume.
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[Customs]
Well-known Chinese Clothing (中国服装)
The costume of the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-8AD) followed the one established in the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC). In the Eastern Han Dynasty, people in black had to wear purple silk(丝绸 sīchóu)
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[Customs]
Chinese Knot Button (盘扣)
The knot button(盘扣 pánkòu) is a distinctive feature of traditional Chinese apparel. Even today, it is still highly visible on garments like the Qipao, or cheongsam.
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[Customs]
Dragon Robe (龙袍)
The robe embroidered with dragon patterns was made for the exclusive use of an emperor during the Qing dynasty(清朝 Qīngcháo). The ritual of embroidering dragon patterns on the emperor's robe,
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[Customs]
Chinese Wedding Dress (中式婚礼服装)
As we mentioned, red is favorite for all Chinese people for red is considered as good luck that can keep evil spirits away. So you will find the bride and groom wear in red in their wedding part.
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[Customs]
Chinese Imperial Dressing (皇族服饰)
In ancient feudal society, it is easy for people to be distinguished from his daily dress, especially for the ordinary people and upper-class.
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[Customs]
24 Solar Terms: Winter Begins
“Winter Begins” arrives on November 7 or November 8 each year. In Chinese, it’s called“Li Dong”. “Li” means beginning and “Dong” means winter. In ancient times, theexplanation for “Dong
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[Customs]
24 Solar Terms: Hoar-Frost Fall霜降
“Hoar-Frost Falls” usually happens on October 23 each year when the sun reaches thecelestial longitude of 210 degrees. Most areas along the Yellow River have frost falling.As the last solar ter
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[Movies&TV]
Chinese film: The White Haired Girl
The White-Haired Girl (白毛女; Bái Máo Nǚ) is a Chinese opera, ballet, (later adapted to Beijing Opera and a film) by Yan Jinxuan to a Chinese libretto.
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[Customs]
What is the Cold Dews? 寒露
“Cold Dews” is the 17 solar term of the 24 solar terms and falls on October 8 orOctober 9 each year. Most of the sparrows are gone and chrysanthemum startsto bloom.
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[Customs]
The 24 Solar Terms: Autumn Equinox
“Autumn Equinox” is the beginning of autumn and thisday is just at the middle point between “Autumn Begins” to “Hoar-Frost Falls”.