China is a country that attaches great importance to agriculture，so the days of solar terms become very important festivals.Customs of...
Chinese Festivals
The Spring Festival，Qingming，Duanwu and Zhongqiu are four most important traditional festivals in China.Not only Han people，but also some minority groups...
The Han nationality has a long history and a profound base of cul-ture tradition. And the festival system is a...
Ming and Qing dynasties were at the end of the feudal history in China. The feudal system was very mature...
Most festivals in Song dynasty followed those of the previous period.Yet festival customs were more inclusive with customary art performance.In...
Sui and Tang dynasties enjoyed the highest prosperity in ancient China with its thriving economy, opening politics, frequent international exchange...
In Wei, Jin and Southern & Northern dynasties, southern China and northern China were in a divisive situation for a...
Before Zhou dynasty，there were already sacrifice and celebration activities.In Western Zhou period，these activities found a fixed time in spring，summer，autumn and...
Chinese traditional festivals have experi-enced a historical process of appearing, develop-ing, continuing and transforming. In pre-Qin peri-od some festivals had...
The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month，usually in October in Gregorian calendar. The festival...
The Dragon Boat Festival，the 5th day of the 5th lunar month，has had a history of more than 2 000 years.It...
The Qingming（Pure Brightness）Festival is one of the 24 seasonal division points in China，falling on April 4-6 each year.After the festival，the...
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month，usually in February or March in the Gregorian...
The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together，just...
Bamboo grows in the south of China and is characteristic for its green in summer and in winter.Although it is...
Etiquette China has often been referred to as the Nation of Etiquette.According to many westermers，however，Chinese people often act in what...
Spring Festival(or Chinese New Year) is the most important traditional festival in China. People celebrate it with lanterns and streamers,...
The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the Double Ninth Festival.It occurs in the middle of autumn and...
The Double Ninth Festival began to be observed in the Warring States Period.In the Han Dynasty，it was called Zhuyu Festival，or...
Celebrations are held at night with moon cakes playing a predominant role.These are small round tarts baked with different fruit...