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Features and traditions about Awakening of Insects In China, the lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. The solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural production and function even now. The 3rd solar term of the year is Awakening of Insects (Chinese: Jing Zhe), which begins on begins on Mar 6 and ends ... Read more>>
Features and traditions about Lantern Festival Lantern Festival (called Yuanxiao Festival) is on 15th of the first lunar month. Lantern Festival may be regarded as the last day of Spring Festival, in other words, the Spring Festival does not end until the Lantern Festival has passed. The biggest attraction of the Lantern Festival is the ... Read more>>
Features and traditions about Winter Solstice In China, the lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. The solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural production and function even now. The 22nd solar term of the year is Winter Solstice (Chinese: Dong Zhi), which begins on begins on Dec 22, 2014 and en... Read more>>
Features and traditions about Major Snow In China, the lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. The solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural production and function even now. The 21st solar term of the year is Major Snow (Chinese: Da xue), which begins on Dec 7 and ends on Dec 22 in 2014. ... Read more>>
Bamboo, a noble plant in Chinese culture In Chinese culture, bamboo is a symbol of oriental beauty. It represents the character of moral integrity, modesty and loyalty. It also stands as an example of elegance. The Chinese love bamboo, and bamboo culture has been rooted in their minds for a long time. Well known as the ‘kingd... Read more>>
Features and traditions about Autumn Equinox Autumn Equinox is the 16th solar term of the year. It begins on Sept 23 and ends on Oct 8. Autumn Equinox lies at the midpoint of autumn, dividing autumn into two equal parts. After that day, the location of direct sunlight moves to the south, making days shorter and nights longer in the northern ... Read more>>
Sanfu, China’s dog days of summer In the Chinese Lunar Calendar, Sanfu refers to the three 10-day periods that are predicted to be the hottest days of the year, which are called Toufu, Zhongfu and Mofu. China now has entered Zhongfu, the second phase of Sanfu. Sanfu is between mid-July to mid-August. Chinese people some trad... Read more>>
Chinese mythology: How the Heaven and the Earth were created Travelling in China, a travel guide book may provide you all the information you need about Chinese culture, beliefs, history and myths. But fully understanding its inhabitants needs going further on the culture. Getting to know some Chinese mythology is just an important part. Western peopl... Read more>>
Guan Yu, a defied Chinese Ares Guan Yu (AD 160-219), the much-admired general in the Three Kingdom Period (AD 220-280) also reverently known to Chinese as Guan Gong (Lord Guan). He was not the smartest military man of his time, but Guan Yu has a legacy of loyalty, integrity, mercy and bravery - as depicted in China's classic no... Read more>>
Explore Ancient Chinese Money In ancient China, coins were used as currency instead of paper money. Ancient coins were mainly made of copper, iron, gold and silver with different shapes, weight and marks. Ancient coins played an important role in archaeology, as well as exploring the history of commercial and economy in ancien... Read more>>

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