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Stringed and Woodwind Music in China
The Stringed and woodwind music(丝竹音乐sīzhú yīnyuè) of Jiangnan is the umbrella name of the stringed and woodwind music popular in the southern part of Jiangsu, the western part of Zhejiang
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Auspicious Motifs in China
The traditional and well-known Chinese auspicious motifs(吉祥图案jíxiáng tú’àn) first appeared maybe in the Zhou Dynasty, nearly 3,000 years ago.
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About Hidden weapons
The Hidden weapons(暗器ànqì) refer to those that are used to attack enemies unexpectedly. They are featured by the small size, agility(someone who is agile can move quickly and easily) and exce
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Medicinal baths 药用浴
Members of the Yao ethnic group in Jiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, usually bathe in medicinal water. 在中国西南部的贵州省江县瑶族人,经常洗药用浴.
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Chinese Tea 中国茶
中国的茶文化悠久,茶也是中国的代表和象征之一。中国茶茶祖是神农,同时他也是世界茶的茶祖。自春秋以来,茶文化在中国不断演进,慢慢形成了今日所见的茶文化。当今,茶叶已在世界均有生产。中国茶的特征也留
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Longjing Tea 龙井茶
龙井茶是中国著名绿茶。其龙井茶得名于龙井,产于浙江杭州西湖一带,已有一千二百余年历史。龙井茶色泽翠绿,香气浓郁,甘醇爽口,形如雀舌,即有“色绿、香郁、味甘、形美”四绝的特点。
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Oolong Tea 乌龙茶
乌龙茶,亦称青茶、半发酵茶,是中国几大茶类中,独具鲜明特色的茶叶品类。乌龙茶是经过杀青、萎凋、摇青、半发酵、烘焙等工序后制出的品质优异的茶类。乌龙茶由宋代贡茶龙团、凤饼演变而来,创制于清雍正年间
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Puer Tea 普洱茶
普洱茶一般指云南普洱区生产的茶。其外形色泽褐红,内质汤色红浓明亮,香气独特陈香,滋味醇厚回甘,叶底褐红。有生茶和熟茶之分,生茶自然发酵,熟茶人工催熟。“越陈越香”被认为是普洱茶区别其他茶类的最大
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Ethnic Minorities in China 中国的少数民族
中国自古以来就是一个统一的多民族国家。中国除了汉族(人口最多的民族)以外,还有如满洲、蒙古、回、藏、维吾尔、哈萨克、苗、彝、壮、布依、朝鲜等民族。新中国成立后,通过识别并经中央政府确认的民族共有5
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Chinese Language 中国的语言
中国是一个多民族、多语言、多文种的国家:共有56个民族,80种以上的语言和约30多种文字。其中,汉语是使用人数最多的语言;普通话作为官方语言,是官方商定的汉语标准版本。除汉族和已转用汉语的回族、满族外
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Chinese Culture: Chinese Couplet (对联)
Couplet is a cultural gem of Chinese nation that has been lieted into the non-material cultural heritages. 对联是中华民族文化的宝石,被列入非物质文化遗产。
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Wuxia
The Wuxia(武侠wǔxiá) is a broad genre of Chinese fiction that concerns itself with martial arts adventures set primarily in ancient China. Although a literary art form, it is now also found in
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About Wuxia (knight-errant) Culture
Wuxia (knight-errant) culture(武侠文化wǔxiá wénhuà), called chivalry culture, enjoys significant popularity and has been deep-rooted in Chine.
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Chinese Culture: Modern Chinese Literature (中国现代文学)
Modern Chinese literature refers to the works created from the First Opium War in 1840 to the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
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Chinese Culture: Contemporary Chinese Literature (中国当代文学)
Chinese literature is time-honored with a history about 3000 years, and today I will introduce the contempory Chinese literature. 中国文学历史悠久,今天我将为大家介绍中国的当代文学。
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Artistic Gold peacock
Regarded as the most famous traditional folk dance of the Dai Minority(傣族Dăizú) in China, the peacock dance(孔雀舞kŏngquèwǔ) is prevalent in the Dai and Jingpo minority autonomous prefectu
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Yangko Dance in China
Yangko dance(秧歌yānggē), also called "twisting Yangko dance", is a folk dance most representative in China and a unique dancing art and collective singing.
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Jiangzhai Site in Shaanxi
Jiangzhai(姜寨Jiāngzhài) village and Banpo village (excavated in the 1950s) are both of Yangshao Culture. Jiangzhai, excavated in the 1970s at Lintong County, Shaanxi Province, is perhaps the b
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Talk about Long Melody Ballad of the Mongolians
The Long melody is a sort of ballad which was created by nomadic tribes in North China in the course of stockbreeding(畜牧业xùmùyè) activities and is sung at the time of grazing and during tra
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Ballad of Liu Sanjie in Guangxi
Ballad of Liu Sanjie (Third Child in the Liu family) is a type of folk song prevalent in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Yizhou is the representative region where this type of ballad is prevail