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On March 24, 2009 -- Shadow play(皮影戏píyǐngxì), a traditional Chinese folk art with a history of more than 2,00

武当山古建筑中的宫阙庙宇集中体现了中国元、明、清三代世俗和宗教建筑的建筑学和艺术成就。古建筑群坐落在沟壑纵横、风景如画的湖北省武当山麓，在明代期间逐渐形成规模，其中的道教建筑可以追溯到公元七世纪，这些建筑代表了近千年的中

The word for "eight" (八bā) sounds similar to the word which means "prosper" or"wealth" (發fā)– often paired wit

Dance on stick(舞棍wǔgùn), which has a long history and well-known in the China. In ancient years, a lot of fore

承德避暑山庄，又称“热河行宫”，座落于中国北部河北省承德市中心以北的狭长谷地上，占地面积584公顷。避暑山庄始建于清康熙四十二年（公元1703年），雍正（公元1723～1736年在位）时代一度暂停营建，清乾隆六年（公元1

The number 7 (七qī) symbolizes "togetherness" in Chinese. It is a lucky number for relationships. It is also re

The Suzhou pingtan(苏州评弹Sūzhōu píngtán) is a general term denoting Suzhou pinghua and tanci. as well as in Shan

沈阳故宫始建于公元1625年，是清朝入关前清太祖努尔哈赤、清太宗皇太极创建的皇宫，又称盛京皇宫，清朝入主中原后改为陪都宫殿和皇帝东巡行宫。沈阳故宫经过多次大规模的修缮，现已辟为沈阳故宫博物院。北京、沈阳两座故宫构成了中国

The number 5 (五wŭ) is associated with the five elements (Water, Fire, Earth, Wood, and metal) in Chinese philo

Whether you ever heard of Pili puppet show(霹雳布袋戏Pīlì bùdài xì)? Strange name, isn't it? It's named "Pili" beca

江西庐山是中华文明的发祥地之一。这里的佛教和道教庙观，代表理学观念的白鹿洞书院，以其独特的方式融汇在具有突出价值的自然美之中，形成了具有极高美学价值的，与中华民族精神和文化生活紧密联系的文化景观。 Mount Lu, o

The number 4 is omitted in some Chinese buildings. Number 4 (四/肆; sì) is considered an unlucky number in Chine