The Dragon Boat Festival，the fifth day of the fifth lunar month，has had a history of more than 2，000 years.It is...
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The Qingming（Pure Brightness）Festival is one of the 24 seasonal division points in China，falling on April 4-6 each year.The Qingming Festival...
The Lantern Festival is held on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. It is...
Festivals Many festivals took their current shape through five thousand years'evolution and their origins probably date far back from the...
Eating in China is more than just filling the stomach.It serves two major social functions：physical and mental cultivation as well...
Since cremation is traditionally uncommon，the burial of the dead is a matter taken yery seriously in Chinese society.It is believed...
Traditional customs and festivals are part of China's unique heritage. As major carriers of traditional culture and national character, they...
Pai Fang，also called Pai Lou，is a traditional Chinese architectural form similar to an archway.Its origin can be dated back to...
The Great Wall of China is an ancient Chinese fortification built from the end of the 14th century until the...
Chinese architecture has long been a landmark of Chinese culture.There are certain features common to Chinese architecture，regardless of specific regions...
Residential houses in different areas vary in styles and structures，directly reflecting the national culture，the subculture of a specific region and...
Religious constructions can be found all over China.These religious constructions mainly consist of temples of Buddhism，Lamaism，Islam，and Taoism.They differ in layouts，groupings，systems...
The kite，a Chinese invention，has been praised as the forerunner of the modern aeroplane. In the pavilion of aircraft of the...
Architecture Styles As a large country，the architectural styles of different regions and nationalities in China may vary in characteristics and...
Ancient Chinese architecture enjoyed a long history and great achievements，and created many architectural miracles such as the Great Wall.In the...
The first fan probably came into being quite accidentally:a primitive man, irritated by flies and mosquitoes，might have picked a big...
The business of raising silkworms and unwinding cocoons is now known as silk culture or sericulture.It takes an average of...
Embroidery，a folk art with a long tradition，occupies an important position in the history of Chinese arts and crafts.It is，in its...
Decoration and Inscriptions Already the earliest types of bronze vessels show the typical Tao Tie pattern that is said to...
Technical Features In almost every culture，bronze was the first alloyed metal to be used for many kinds of life necessities...