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Banpo Site in China
The Banpo(半坡Bànpō) Site is a comparatively integrated commune village site rather typical of the Matriarchy clan society, a Neolithic site of the Yangshao Culture at Banpo Village on the east
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Maogusi Dance in Tujia Ethnic Group
"Maogusi"(毛古斯), which is an old form of dance popular among the Tujia people living the west of Hunan of China. It is performed to remember their ancestors' achievements in cultivation, huntin
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The Stilt
Also known as "Crutch", Stilt(高跷珩gāoqiāoháng) is a form of folk performing art in China. It is performed by a dancer walking on wooden stilts and is a folk art which perfectly combines labo
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About the Xinglongwa Site
Xinglongwa(兴隆洼Xīnglóngwā) Cultures -- the earliest Neolithic culture in the Inner Mongolia region -- was identified during the 1980s. Xinglongwa Site covers 20,000 square meters. The excava
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About Gong-drum Drama
The Gong-drum Drama(锣鼓戏剧luógǔ xìjù) is an age-old local recitative drama prevalent in Linyi, Wanrong and Hejin Counties in Shanxi.
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Ancient Songs of the Miao Minority in China
The Ancient Songs of the Miao Minority(苗族古代民歌Miáozú gǔdài mín’gē) is the myth of poetic style that takes creation as its main contents. It is popular in the residence area of Miao, a
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Peiligang Site in Henan
The Peiligang(裴李岗Péilĭgāng) Site covers an area of 20,000 square meters. The eastern part of it is ruins of ancient villages; the western part, tombs for clan members.
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Talk about Horse-head Fiddle of the Mongolians
The Horse-head fiddle(马头琴mǎtóuqín) is a bow shaped musical instrument usually used by the Mongolian people(蒙古族Ménggǔzú), one of the ethnic minorities of Chine.
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Famous Lute Ballads of the Dong Ethnics in China
The Pipa Ge or lute ballad(琵琶歌pípágē), one of the kind of folk songs of Dong minority(侗族Dòngzú) in Chine that has been passed down from generation to generation, was listed in the direc
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About the Sites of Xianrendong and Diaotonghuan
Xianrendong(仙人洞Xiānréndòng) site on Xiaohe Mountain, Wannian County, is in a narrow long basin surrounded by high mountains. It is 3 meters above the river, its mouth facing south. In 1962
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The Buluotuo Scriptures of the Zhuang ethnic group
The Buluotuo Scriptures(布洛陀经诗Bùluòtuó Jīngshī) is the primitive religious scriptures of the Zhuang ethnic group of China. It is also the creative epic(a long book, poem, or film, whose
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Shadow Puppet Play in China
Shadow puppet play(皮影戏píyǐngxì), which also called "shadow play", is a drama form in which the player holds the human figures that are engraved(carve, cut, or etch into a material or surfac
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The Niuheliang Site
In the excavation at the No 16 site in the southwest of the Niulheliang(牛河梁Niύhéliáng) ruins of the Hongshan Culture last year, an area of 1, 575 square meters were uncovered, containing si
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Dongba Art in China
The Dongba Art(东巴艺术Dōngbā yìshù) is the primitive religious art special of the Naxi ethnics who live in the frontier area of southwest China and believe in Dongba place. Dongba religion g
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Twelve Muqam in China
"Muqam"(穆卡姆Mùkǎmǔ), which is a kind of Islamic music(伊斯兰音乐Yīsīlán yīnyuè) that is distributed in 19 nations and regions of Middle Asia, South Asia, North Africa and West Asia.
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About the Exorcizing Dance
Called "the ghost opera" or "the ghost dance", the exorcizing dance(驱魔舞qūmówǔ) is a kind of dance originated from the ancient exorcizing culture of China.
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About Site of North Sima Gate
The Chinese archeologists carried out two excavations in 2002 and 2003 at the North Sima Gate(北西马门Bĕixīmămén) of the Zhaoling Mausoleum of the Tang Dynasty , which is located on top of Mo
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The well-known Women's Writing
The Jiangyong Nv Shu(江永女书Jiāngyǒng nǚshū) is the only existing female characters in the world. It is a writing system exclusively used by women in the Jiangxu area of Jiangyong County of
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The famous Dragon Dance
The famous Dragon Dance(舞龙wǔlóng), which originated from ancient China, are traditional folk dance forms and Chinese folk activitie.
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Bronze Workshops
Nearly ten years ago, the ruins of bronze workshops(青铜作坊Qīngtóng zuōfang) from the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century-711BC) were unearthed in the Zhouyuan area of Baoji City, Northwest Ch