Shadow puppet play(皮影戏píyǐngxì), which also called “shadow play”, is a drama form in which the player holds the human figures that are engraved(carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface) by the animal hides with colored paintings, and Continue Reading
The Buluotuo Scriptures reflects the history of human beings to evolve from the age of barbarism when man was eating raw animals and drinking their blood to the agricultural times. It is also an encyclopedia that uncovers the original Continue Reading
Geographical Location: Wannian County, Jiangxi Province Period: 12,000- 9,000 BC Excavated in 1962 Significance: The finds have provided important material objects for the study of the early Paleolithic cultures, as well as the origins of pottery and cultivated rice. Introduction Xianrendong(仙人洞Xiānréndòng) site Continue Reading
The Pipa Ge or lute ballad(琵琶歌pípágē), one of the kind of folk songs of Dong minority(侗族Dòngzú) in Chine that has been passed down from generation to generation, was listed in the directory of China’s intangible cultural heritages in Year 2006. Pipa Ge is Continue Reading
The Horse-head fiddle(马头琴mǎtóuqín) is a bow shaped musical instrument usually used by the Mongolian people(蒙古族Ménggǔzú), one of the ethnic minorities of Chine. The musical instrument is named like this because its head is usually carved like the shape of a horse Continue Reading
Geographical Location: On the top of Mount Jiujun, about 23 km northeast of Liquan County, in Shaanxi Province Period: Tang Dynasty (618-907) Excavation period：2002, 2003 Shaanxi Provincial Archeological Research Institute, led by Zhang Jianlin Findings The Chinese archeologists carried out two Continue Reading
The Jiangyong Nv Shu(江永女书Jiāngyǒng nǚshū) is the only existing female characters in the world. It is a writing system exclusively used by women in the Jiangxu area of Jiangyong County of about 20,000 people in the south tip of Hunan. Continue Reading
Dragon Dance is very popular among the Chinese people. Presently, Dragon Dance has attracted the interest as a sport for exercising around the world. The Dragon Dance(舞龙wǔlóng), which originated from ancient China, are traditional folk dance forms and Chinese Continue Reading
Geographical Location: Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province Period: Western Zhou Dynasty (1100-771BC) Excavation period: April 2003 A joint team of researchers from Peking University , Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Shaanxi Archaeology Research Institute, led by Xu Tianjin Findings Nearly ten years Continue Reading
Han Tune Erhuang Opera(汉调二黄戏Hàndiào èrhuáng xì), also called Shaan Erhuang and Shan Erhuang, is the second important genre of opera in Shaanxi, and enjoys popularity in Ankang, Hanzhong, Shangluo and Xi’an of Shaanxi Province and some areas in Hubei Continue Reading
