Results found with the tag 'tradition' , 30 articles in total.
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[Food]
Chinese Dining: Beliefs and Etiquette
Investigating those traditions is part of the fun of a Hong Kong visit, where English-speaking friends or business associates will happily tell you the whys and wherefores of seemingly arcane rit
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[Customs]
An Introduction to Singles Day光棍节介绍
Singles' Day (光棍节 Guānggùn Jié) is coming up on November 11th. Haven’t heard of Singles’ Day? That’s probably because it’s a new holiday that was invented right here in China sometime i
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[Customs]
7 Best Ways to Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival (also known as Moon Festival) is celebrated on the 15th day of the eight month of the Chinese calendar (falling in September or early October).
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[Customs]
Chinese Cultural Tip: 荷花 (Hé huā )Lotus
The lotus flower has a profound connection with traditional Chinese culture.莲花与中国传统文化关系最为深厚。在中国,莲花常常被崇为“花中君子(huā zhōng jūn zǐ)”、“水中芙蓉(shuǐzhōng fú
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[Customs]
Dragon Head Raising Day
On the second day of the second month in Chinese lunar calendar, the dragon is awaked, raising his head” (二月二,龙抬头 Èr yuè èr, lóng táitóu)
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[Speaking]
The Etiquette of Fighting for a Bill
It may be a cliché, but several years into my life in China it’s something that still vexes me to no end—splitting bills.Chinese usually treat each other to meals, while Westerns go Dutch.
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[Customs]
How to Deal with Line-Butters
I am witness to what can only be described as impudent and egregious displays of line-butting, known in Chinese as cha dui (插队), the opposite, of course, of the much more civilized pai dui (排
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[Customs]
Dragon Boat Festival -- Duānwǔ Jié
Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional and statutory holiday originating in China. The festival usually occurs on late-May to mid-June depending on the lunar calendar.
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[Travel]
What's Chunyun?
Chunyun which is called the largest annual human migration in the world, is a period of travel in China with extremely high traffic load around the time of the Chinese New Year.
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[Customs]
Cupping(拔罐báɡuàn)
Cupping is a traditional way of Chinese massage. It can help to alleviate back pain, body soreness, rheumatism and even the common cold.