China is a major country of festivals, but it is very hard to say how many festivals are celebrated in...
Culture
The traditional Chinese character for festival contains the character component forbamboo and is classified into the category of the character...
As the Chinese culture is open to the outside world, many foreign religions and thoughts have come to China to...
Trade has also been an important way to conduct the intercultural relations between China and the world，especially at the nongovernmental...
Foreign Policies in History The openness of the Chinese culture was also applied to its foreign policies in history.One way...
Mutual Learning Among Chinese Nationalities Chinese culture is not an isolated，closed culture.One reason for its long history lies in its...
Chinese Culture in Change We have now almost finished the book, and we can find that most of the book...
Kungfu Tea，developed from the method recorded in The Classic of Tea written by Lu Yu of the Tang Dynasty，is popular...
During the Qing Dynasty there were all kinds of palace banquets. Grand banquets were held for a number of reasons:...
There are 56 ethnic minorities in China and each has its own special clothing.It is impossible to cover the clothing...
In ancient times，ape men lived naked in caves.Later they invented bone needles and began to sew simple winter clothing using...
The use of alcohol can be traced back to the dawn of the nation's history.It has been used as a...
Chinese tea was first chronicled in the Zhou Dynasty，when tea was used as tribute and enjoyed by the nobles.Since then，there...
Like the cuisines，Chinese medicated diet also possesses a rich history.The story “Shennong Tastes a Hundred Herbs” reveals that the Chinese...
Some think Chinese culinary culture originated with Yi Yin（c.1630-1550BC），the prime minister of the Shang Dynasty.Others consider it date back to...
The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the traditional Chongyang Festival，or Double-ninth Festival.It usually falls in October in...
The twelve zodiac animal signs are，in order:the rat，ox，tiger，rabbit，dragon，snake，horse，sheep（or goat），monkey，rooster，dog，and pig.There are many legends to explain the beginning of the zodiac.One...
The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month，usually in late September or October in the...
The Dragon Boat Festival，the fifth day of the fifth lunar month，has had a history of more than 2，000 years.It is...
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...