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Chinese Culture: Puppet Show (木偶戏)
Puppet show mainly refers to marionettes or rod puppets, in which puppets are carved from wood and covered with colorful costumes.
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Bargaining of China
My first stay in China I used the phrase:TAI GUI LE! more than any other. When I went to buy meat, bread, drinks, and clothes, anything.
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Abacus
As a traditional Chinese calculation tool and an important ancient Chinese invention, the abacus is widely used before the invention of Arabic numerals in the world. With the application of the a
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Sedan Chairs
In the world-famous painting of Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival, there are lots of sedan chairs in the streets of the capital city of Bianliang in the Northern Song Dynasty. Those sedan chai
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Umbrella
In ancient China, the umbrella was not only a day-to-day appliance, but also with sociological significance.
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Chinese Culture: Huangmei Opera (黄梅戏)
Huangmei Opera is one of the Five Opera in China. 黄梅戏是中国五大剧种之一。
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Textile
China is one of the earliest countries in the world to begin the production of textiles. China is also credited with the invention of jacquard machine.
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Chinese Culture: China Opera (中国戏曲)
Chinese culture is a great and extensive civilization with featured Chinese traditional opera, especially the Peking Opera, which is regarded as the national opera or the quintessence of Chine...
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Karez Well
The Karez Well is an extremely old form of horizontal water collection construction developed to exploit the underground water.
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Chinese Culture: Shaoxing Opera (越剧)
Yue Ju is one of the Five Operas in China, just second to Peking Opera and has been listed into the first nation non-material cultural heritages in 2006.
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The Goldbeating Techniques of Nanjing
Goldbeating techniques are used to hammer gold into extremely thin leaves for Buddhist image or household article decoration.
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Chinese Culture: Laba Rice Rorridge Festival (腊八节)
In China, December of the lunar is callesd the Laba month, so the date of December 8th is also the Laba Festival. 在中国,农历12月又称腊月,这个月的八号是腊八节。
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The Forging Techniques of Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors
The age-old forging techniques of Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors have been included in the list of the country’s intangible heritage.
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Chinese Culture: Winter Solstice Festival (冬至)
The Chinese Winter Solstice Festival has come this year. It is a festival even equivalent to the New Year inthe past, telling people that the winter days have come formally.
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The Sword Forging Techniques of Longquan
The Longquan Sword is not only a martial arts apparatus or a prop on the screen or stage, but also a delicate handicraft, enjoying a good reputation at home and abroad.
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The Pyrotechnics of Liuyang
Fireworks and firecrackers made in Liuyang are the most representative products in the fireworks industry of China. The technology of making fireworks and firecrackers has been listed as an intan
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Alchemy
Alchemy was a special superstitious art practiced in ancient China, also known as "the golden touch". The basic idea of alchemy was to make divine pills that could make human beings "live forever
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The Earliest Seismoscope
The Chinese philosopher Zhang Heng invented the earliest known seismoscope in 132 A.D.
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Chinese Culture: Double Ninth Festival (重阳节)
Double Ninth Festival, also called Chongyang Festival, occurs on the 9th day of 9th lunar month. 重阳节,农历的九月初九。
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Sundials
A sundial is an instrument that measures time by the position of the sun.