About the Group Sites at Nihewan of the Paleolithic Age
The archaeological sites were located on the present-day hilltop at the southern ridges of the basin, a beach in ancient times. Although the topographic features present many gullies on the Quaternary loess formation, it can be imagined that the area Continue Reading
Acrobatics in Tang Dynasty
Tang acrobats were highly skilled at pole tricks, including pole climbing and balancing poles on the head, as well as feats on poles erected on a chariot or held in the hand. The officials and noble lords of the Continue Reading
The Dingcun Site in Shanxi Province
The Archaeological site of the Mid Paleolithic Age Geographical Location:Xiangfen County, Shanxi Province Period:120,000-100,000 BP Excavated in 1954 Significance:It has offered significant material objects for the study of cultural remains of the Mid Paleolithic Age in China. Introduction “Dingcun Continue Reading
Liangzhu Culture
It is a kind of Neolithic culture located in the northern Zhejiang province and the southern coastal areas of Jiangsu province. It is discovered first in the Liangzhu Township, Hangzhou, Zhejiang in 1931, therefore the similar discoveries afterwards near Continue Reading
Moonlight dance of A’xi
Yi ethnic group(彝族Yízú) has many branches. Some still live in extremely cold areas and their dances vary. The Moonlight Dance of Axi, popular in Lunan and Mile of Yunnan Province, is a kind of mass dance of Axi and Continue Reading
About the Fenghao Site
The Site of the capital of Western Zhou Dynasty and the graveyard in that period Geographical location:In Xi’an, Shaanxi Province Period:1100-771 BC Significance:It has offered important material objects for the thorough study of the Western Zhou culture. Excavated from 1955 Continue Reading
Hair Swinging Dance
The Gaoshan people are good at singing and dancing ever from the ancient times. Almost all the dinners, get-togethers or big activities cannot do without the lyrical and leidenschaftlich songs and dance. Gaoshan dance has distinct primitive color, simulating, Continue Reading
Karuo Site in Tibet
The Archaeological site of the Neolithic Age Geographical Location:Changdu County, the Tibet Autonomous Region Period:3,000-2,000 BC Excavated from 1978 to 1979 Significance:The Karuo Culture is named after the site. It is the first excavation of the settlement site Continue Reading
Uygur music in Xinjiang
Most celebrated music inXinjiang(新疆Xīnjiāng) today isUygur folk music(维吾尔族民间音乐Wéiwúěr zú mínjiān yīnyuè), which has inherited the fine traditions of the ancient music of Qiuci, Gaochang (Karahoja),Yizhou, Yutian and Shule. Due to the particular geography of Xinjiang and the constant influence Continue Reading
Xiajiadian Site in China
The total area of Upper Xiajiadian Site of 7.57 square kilometers, including large clusters often found in the valleys between mountains. Introduction of Xiajiadian TheXiajiadian(夏家店Xiàjiādiàn) Site is the ruins of the early era of the Bronze Age in Continue Reading
