The troupe has toured over a dozen regions, including Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Germany, New Zealand, Japan, the Congo, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde and Iraq, as well as Hong Kong. The troupe artists are reputed for their exquisite skills, enthusiasm, discipline Continue Reading

1. Four Basic Styles of Ancient Chinese Architecture Chinese architectures can be divided into many types and styles but generally falls into four basic ones. Solemn Commemorative Architecture庄严的纪念性建筑 The solemn commemorative style mainly includes the etiquette sacrificial architecture, tombs and Continue Reading

In recent years, Kongming lock made a comeback and became a popular toy for all, thanks to its functions of mind-body relaxing, intelligence boosting and making fingers more flexible. The lock may look simple, but it contains lots of Continue Reading

The invention of liubo is a lot earlier than that of Chinese chess. It came into existence way back in the Spring and Autumn Period and caught on during theWarring States Period(战国时期Zhànguó Shíqī). The game was widely spread during Continue Reading

Following Genghis Khan’s western expedition, the board game was spread to grassland areas in the 1230s before it was introduced to Europe. It was brought to the Mongolian people via Persia, thanks to the extension of the“Silk Road”(丝绸之路Sīchóu Zhī Continue Reading

Chupu(樗蒲Chūpú) is an ancient chess game played in China. It is so named because the dice used in the original game were made of simaruba. It is also calledthe Play of Five Wooden Dice(五木之戏Wǔmù Zhī Xì) since a set Continue Reading

明清时期，双陆已呈衰势，然而在《金瓶梅》、《镜花缘》、《风筝误》等小说、戏剧中尚有提及。之后大概由于中国象棋的兴起，双陆这种在中国有着2000多年历史的博具，便逐渐退出了历史舞台，直到完全失传。这大致上就是双陆的文化。 Shuanglu(Backgammonset),anancientdicegamethathasbeenlost.Accordingtorecordsinliteraryworksandculturalrelicshandeddown,asagameliketheflyingchess,ShuanglushouldhavebeenaprevalentgameinancientChina.Nowadays,it’salsotreatedasanimportantpartofgamecultureinChina. 双陆（西洋双陆棋）是古代的一种博弈游戏，现已失传。从文学作品中的记载和传世文物来看，作为一种类似飞行棋的游戏，双陆应当曾在中国古代相当流行过。即使在今天，双陆棋仍是中国棋类文化中非常重要的一部分。 Shuanglumighthavebeenanexoticgameintegratedintoournationalculture,thusbecominganancientgameofChina.EversinceitsintroductiontoChina,itbecamepopularinWeiduringtheThreeKingdomsPeriod,andthrivedintheSouthernandNorthernDynasties,Sui,Tang,andSonguntiltheYuanDynasty. 双陆当是舶来之品，传入日久，才化入民族文化之中，成为中华古游戏。双陆传入中国后，流行于三国曹魏，盛于南北朝、隋、唐以迄宋、元时期。 RecordsaboutthegameincreasedintheTangDynasty,whileinSong,itbecamemoreprevalenteverywhere.Duringthetime,theShuanglusetwasprovidedinwineandteashopsinthenorth,sothatpeoplecouldplaythegamewhiledrinkingtea.IntheYuanDynasty,thegamewasmuchlovedbymenoflettersandgiftedscholars,forwhichwecouldfindevidencesintheexcellentliteraryworksonShuanglubythepoetLiuGuan,YuanversecomposerZhouDeqingandplaywrightGuanHanqing. 到了唐朝，有关双陆的记载才多起来，及至宋代，双陆在各地更为普及。当时，北方的酒楼茶馆里，往往设有双陆盘，供人们边品茶边玩双陆。在元代，双陆更加为文人及风流才子所喜爱，像诗人柳贯、作曲家周德清、戏剧家关汉卿等人均有咏颂双陆的佳作传世。 UpuntiltheMingandQingDynasties,thegamewasfounddeclininginpopularity;however,itwasstillmentionedinthenovelsandplayssuchasthePlumintheGoldenVase,MarriageoftheFlowersintheMirrorandAWrongKite.ProbablyitwasbecauseoftheprevalenceofChinesechessthatShuanglu,thedicegamewithaprovenhistoryofover2000yearsinChina,wasgraduallywashedoutoftime,untilitbecametotallylost.Thatsthegenerouscultureofshuanglu.

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In the history, the cloisonné is abounding in Yunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Beijing and Jiangsu; while today, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong and Shaanxi are the largest manufacturing areas of cloisonné, where the visitors can find fine polychrome cloisonné. Cloisonné, orJingtai Continue Reading

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