HK Festival: Birthday of Kwan Tai
His birthday is marked by elaborate ceremonies across town, including those at the Man Mo Temple on Hong Kong island, where an ever-burning lamp（长明灯chángmíng dēng） flickers before Kwan Tai’s statue. Kwan Tai’s Birthday（关帝诞Guāndì Dàn） falls on the 24th day of…
Single’s Day 光棍节
Single’s day（单身节 Dānshēn jié）is a special festival which generally known as One’s day（光棍节 Guānggùn jié）. It is now widespread among the young people, it is the day to celebrate their bachelordom.…
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Lady Tang 二十四孝：唐夫人
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…
Zoomorphic Ornaments 兽形装饰
坤宁宫 Kūnnínggōng: the Palace of Female Tranquility. Today I’d like to make an introduction of Zoomorphic Ornaments– a traditional Chinese decoration. Chinese palaces, temples and mansions have on their roofs a special…
National Day 国庆节
There are many festivals throughout a year, and if you ask me what is the most important day of a nation, I would tell you it is the Independence Day or National…
