THOUGH eating costly meat and fish was once a symbol of wealth(wealth is the possession of a large amount of money, property, or other valuable things.

Li Shizhen, a pharmacologist(someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects)) in the Ming Dynasty, identified medical functions of mung beans and recorded them in

Chinese forest frog is called Hashima in the Man Nationality language. Because its meat is as delicate as chicken, it is renamed(if you rename something, you change its name to a new name) frog.

Tide Surfing is a special swimming(swimming is the activity of swimming, especially as a sport or for pleasure) sport. Here it means that swimmers perform their swimming skills against the tides

(清明上河图 Qīngmíng Shànghé Tú), a panoramic painting reputedly created by Song Dynasty (960-1279) artist Zhang Zeduan (张择端), celebrates not only a festival, but an entire culture.

Chopsticks are a special invention of the Chinese people. 筷子，可以说是中国人的一项独特发明。它轻巧灵活，有挑、拨、夹、拌、扒等功能，在世界各国的餐具中别具一格，被西方人誉为“东方的文明”。

The legend has been handed down for nearly 2 millennia. The story has been recorded as far back as the Jin Dynasty.七夕节始终和牛郎织女的传说相连，这是一个很美丽，千古流传的爱情故事，是我国四大民

Cao Cao was an outstanding statesman, strategist and man of letters of the late Eastern Han Dynasty.曹操是东汉末年一位杰出的政治家、军事家、文学家。

Shaolin Kungfu (Shaolin Martial Art) is one of the most influential genres of Chinese martial arts.少林武功又是中国武功最具代表性，最具文化内涵，最具宗教文化底蕴，最具完整的体系，最具权威性，又最

太极拳，中国拳术之一，结合了古代导引、吐纳气功之术和中医经络学说，以及古代阴阳五行学说，以道教、太极八卦等理论为太极拳的哲学基础，综合而成。Tai Ji Quan (Tai Chi )is a major division of Chinese ma

黄梅戏原称黄梅调，又叫采茶调，发源于湖北省黄梅县。Huangmei opera or Huangmei tone originated as a form of rural folksong and dance that has been in existence for the last 200 years and possibly l

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.

Paper-cut is a traditional Chinese folk art with a long history. 一把剪刀，几张彩纸，一双巧手上下翻飞。不一会儿，一张栩栩如生、活泼逼真的图案就呈现在你的眼前，让人叹为观止。这就是中国的剪纸，一项

In China, there are different kinds of house in China. Different house has own different folk characters. Now we will introduce top 10 folk houses in China.

The Dai ethnic group of southwestern Yunnan, meanwhile, has their own three-day New Year's celebration . Their festivities culminate not with spraying champagne or popping explosives, but with a

Tomb Sweeping Day (清明节 qīngmíng jiē) is a time for families to celebrate life, and to pay respects to their ancestors. It's a time of mixed emotions: sadness over lost loved ones and joy fo

Everyone gets three days off for this major holiday celebrating the foundation of New China, but usually it stretches to seven or eight days, plus the weekend.

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

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

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.