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Two years after a 7-magnitude earthquake hit Lushan County in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, root carving

Face Changing (变脸 biànliǎn) is a tour de force in many Chinese operas and enjoys a high reputation home and ab

Traditional Chinese decoration knots, also known as Chinese Knots 中国结 (zhōng guó jié) , are typical local arts

Abacus Many centuries ago, the abacus (suàn pán 算盘) evolved independently in many countries throughout Europe,

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

The history of Liangzhu jade (liáng zhǔ yù 良渚玉) can be traced back to 4300 to 5000 years ago. Most Liangzhu ja

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

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

Qixi Festival (七夕节), the seventh day of the 7th month on the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on August 2 this ye

Qingmingjie(清明节 qīng míng jié), known as 'Tomb Sweeping Day', falls on April 5th this year. Qingming Festival

The generalized puppet shows includes the shadow plays (皮影戏 píyǐngxì), while the regularly mentioned puppet sh

This year's World Mahjong Masters in the city of Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province, attracted more th