Chinese Culture & History

    Medical Effects of Tea

    Besides, black tea also works in indigestion, eliminating edema, strengthening myocardium, preventing tooth decay and food poisoning, reducing blood glucose and hypertension, as well as increasing secretion of urine.It has been being widely accepted in China that tea is a Continue Reading

    Ghost Festival / Zhongyuan Festival

    River lanterns are also popular during Ghost festival in some regions. People make river lanterns with fruits peels and papers in different shapes with a candle; some are also equipped with a paper person standing on. At night, these Continue Reading

    Chinese Culture: Chinese Music (中国音乐)

    Talk about Chinese music, the unique folk music and the “essence” of China culture, the Chinese operas, can not be missed, while talk about folk songs, we have to mentionThe Jasmine Flowers(茉莉花mòlìhuā), which is a world-renowned song and identified Continue Reading

    Chinese Culture: A Brief History of Chinese Music

    Chinese music interwove with dances in its early time, and developed into an independent art category inXia Dynasty(夏朝 xiàcháo) which is also the beginning of the times of bells and drums lasting for 1300 years. The enjoyment of music Continue Reading

    Chinese Culture: Face Changing (变脸)

    This is the Chinese face changing,do you like it?     Face Changing(变脸 biànliǎn) is a tour de force in many Chinese operas and enjoys a high reputation home and abroad, of which that ofSichuan Opera(川剧 chuānjù)is Continue Reading

    Chinese Culture: Puppet Show (木偶戏)

    This is the puppet show. The generalized puppet shows includes theshadow plays(皮影戏 píyǐngxì), while the regularly mentionedpuppet show(木偶戏 mùǒuxì ) mainly refers to marionettes or rod puppets, in which puppets are carved from wood and covered with colorful Continue Reading

    Bargaining of China

    Now what I did I don’t think is something that should be normally implemented in any situation, but that was a pretty special situation. When you’re bargaining remember to have some fun with it and not to be insulted Continue Reading

    Abacus

    With the application of the abacus, people summed up many calculation tips to help expedite the calculation. This kind of calculation method using abacus is called abacus calculation. By the Ming Dynasty, the abacus calculation is not only applied Continue Reading

    Sedan Chairs

    A sedan chair is a human or animal-powered transport vehicle for carrying a person, once popular across China. It has different names like “shoulder carriage”, “sleeping sedan” and “warm sedan” etc due to the time, location and structural differences. Continue Reading

    Umbrella

    As early as 3500 years ago, umbrella had emerged in China. Regarding the invention of umbrella, there are many folk legends, among which the most widely spread one is the story about Luban inventing umbrella. According to the records Continue Reading