Results found with the tag 'tradition' , 30 articles in total.
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[Customs]
A liquor-laden tradition: The Chinese picnic
With March’s lingering chill finally banished and before the scorching summer truly begins, April’s spring awakening offers the perfect opportunity to reconnect with nature by venturing out for
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[Customs]
How to Get Your Drink On
One of the first things that any new arrival to China learns is that food is a priority, so much so that rather than saying “Hi,” neighbors and friends are more likely to great each other with
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[Customs]
Lantern Festival中国灯会
During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night to temples carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns. It officially ends the Chinese New Year celebrations.
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[Speaking]
Spring Festival Tradition: Cleaning House春节习俗: 大扫除
Spring festival is coming. On spring festival, Chinese will do a lot of things. The old saying in Chinese for the 24th day of the last lunar month (i.e., today) is 二十四扫房日, “the 24th is cle
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[Customs]
Dragon: Chinese Dragon VS Western Dragon
Dragon is legend animal in the world. The Chinese dragon is a far different beast from its Western counterpart.Chinese dragon is an auspicious creature, symbolizing strength, wisdom, good luck an
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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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The most passionate people in Yunnan province--Yi Minority云南最热情的人--彝族人
When you sing, dance, and drink with the Yi of Yunnan（云南YúnNán ）: the most passionate of people. Take a glimpse into spirits burning with an inner fire,you will feel you are lighten up and
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[Food]
Chinese food: The Ming Imperial Food
The real fine food should be a perfect combination of food, culture, etiquette, science, nutrition, health, art and aesthetics. In my opinion, the none-such naturally goes to the imperial food of
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[Food]
Chinese food: red-mansion banquet
As an ancient cultural city, Beijing has imperial palaces, gardens, hutongs and siheyuan (a courtyard house) and food evoking its deep cultural roots. Tasting the Red Mansion Banquet ate the Gran
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[Customs]
Light Refreshments in China
If you are a food lover, then coming to China is a good choice for you. There are varieties of food and snacks here with a quite long history. In this article, I will introduce you some famous an
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[Food]
Chinese food: noodle (miantiao)
Noodles are made of a flour of grains or beans, after adding the water into the flour, mixing until a dough with no lumps forms, and then cut it into strips. There are varieties of noodles in Chi
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[Food]
How to drink Gongfu Tea
Kung Fu Tea is not one kind of tea leaves or the name of tea, but a skill of making tea. It is because of the exquisite process of making tea that people call it Kung Fu Tea, the operation requir
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[Food]
Cuisine in Xinjiang
Xinjiang, a multi-ethnic region where people of a certain group live in compact communities, has rich and unique food culture. This distinctive food culture has reflected the characteristics of t
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[Food]
The Guest Gets the Best in China
The guest of honor naturally receives the choicest morsels, and is expected to lead the way when necessary. With a fish course,
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[Customs]
Shopping Tips in China
Most of your shopping will probably be done in hotel stores, department stores, or factory stores--or from vendors at attraction sites. Remember to keep a log of your purchases; this will make it
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[Customs]
First State Banquet in China
In 1949, October 1st, Chairman Mao declared the establishment of People’s Republic of China on the Tian’an men square. In the evening the first state banquet was held to celebrate the rebirth o
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[Food]
Chinese Tea & Teahouses
Ever since Emperor Shen Nung sat under a camellia tree 5,000 years ago, tea has been China's national beverage. Some of the camellia tree's leaves were blown into a cauldron of boiling water and
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[Customs]
How to greet in China
This article is to talk about How to greet in China. We will know more basic manners about greetings.
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[Food]
Chinese Cuisines
In this section, we explore some of the variety found in Hong Kong's Chinese cuisines.
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[Customs]
Tea Guide in China
The Chinese tea has spread the world to improve people’s health, happiness as well as the physical and mental harmony. This adds the infinite charm for the concept of health and tea culture.
