Category: Chinese Custumes
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The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Cai Shun 二十四孝:蔡顺
As one of the cores of Chinese culture, “filiality” is not only the moral code for maintaining family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, but also the traditional virtue of Chinese Read More
Chinese Festival: Birthday of Che Kung
Che Kung’s Birthday(车公诞chē gōng dàn) falls on the second day of the first lunar month. No self-respecting gambler would ever leave luck to chance and, in Hong Kong, Che Kung(车公chē gōng) is the deity Read More
The Qingming Festival 清明节
Introduction The Qingming Festival(清明节 Qīngmíng jié) which known as Tomb-sweeping Day. It falls on either April 4th or 5th of the gregorian calendar, is one of the Chinese Twenty-four Solar Terms. From that date temperatures begin Read More
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Young Master Tan 二十四孝:郯子
As one of the cores of Chinese culture, “filiality” is not only the moral code for maintaining family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, but also the traditional virtue of Chinese Read More
New Year Pictures
The expression explains itself. The Chinese people have the custom of sticking up pictures to celebrate the traditional New Year–now called the Spring Festival. This was recorded in historical works of the Song Read More
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Dong Yong 二十四孝:董永
As one of the cores of Chinese culture, “filiality” is not only the moral code for maintaining family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, but also the traditional virtue of Chinese Read More
Dragon & Phoenix
The dragon and the phoenix are the principal motifs for decorative designs on the buildings, clothing and articles of daily use in the imperial palace. The throne hall is supported by columns entwined Read More
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Zi Lu 二十四孝:子路
The rice bag on his back holds a rare treat for his parents; Without a murmur of fatigue he ran those many miles. Glory, wealth, and honor, once his parents had passed on, Read More
Ceramics & Celadon
A Brief History of Ceramics 陶瓷史简介 Ceramics began in China 6,000 years ago during the New Stone Age, whose advent was marked, among other things, by the invention of pottery. Read More