根雕 Root Carving
Two years after a 7-magnitude earthquake hit Lushan County in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, root carving
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Face Changing (变脸 biànliǎn) is a tour de force in many Chinese operas and enjoys a high reputation home and ab
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Traditional Chinese decoration knots, also known as Chinese Knots 中国结 (zhōng guó jié) , are typical local arts
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Abacus Many centuries ago, the abacus (suàn pán 算盘) evolved independently in many countries throughout Europe,
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17.Throw out a brick to attract a jade It was said that a poet named Chang Jian of the Tang Dynasty one day he
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The history of Liangzhu jade (liáng zhǔ yù 良渚玉) can be traced back to 4300 to 5000 years ago. Most Liangzhu ja
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Dao The primary religious figures in Taoism (dào jiào 道教) are Lao-Tzu (lǎo zǐ 老子) and Chuang-Tzu (zhuāng zǐ 庄子
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正月十五元宵节，民间有观赏花灯的习俗。灯会始于汉，兴于唐，盛于宋。据周密的《武林旧事》中载，南宋都城临安，最初只是一些大街旁的茶馆，在元宵节时悬挂花灯售卖，如此数年，渐成气候，遂形成了灯市。灯市一般在元宵节前数天开始。为
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七夕节 Chinese Valentine's Day
Qixi Festival (七夕节), the seventh day of the 7th month on the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on August 2 this ye
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Qingmingjie(清明节 qīng míng jié), known as 'Tomb Sweeping Day', falls on April 5th this year. Qingming Festival
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The generalized puppet shows includes the shadow plays (皮影戏 píyǐngxì), while the regularly mentioned puppet sh
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麻将 Mahjong
This year's World Mahjong Masters in the city of Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province, attracted more th
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