The 12 Animals of the Chinese Zodiac’s Origin
生肖不同,人的个性也不一样。生肖会尽可能告诉一个人的一生、爱情和婚姻的细节。 The Shēngxiào, also known in English as the Chinese Zodiac, is a scheme, and a systematic plan of future action, that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes, according to a 12-year cycle. The…
Chinese art:Ansai Waist Drum Dance 安塞腰鼓
A special art——called Ansai Waist Drum Dance(安塞腰鼓ān sāi yāo gǔ ), is a unique, large-scale folk dance with a history of more than 2,000 years. Like a hurricane sweeping across the…
Chinese Tea-Longjing龙井
Grown in the ancient area of Hangzhou, in the Zhejiang Province, for more than a thousand years, Longjing is China’s most famous tea and it is often offered to heads…
Chinese art: Nanyin Music——a traditional opera中国南音
The main pitched instruments used in Nanyin music are dongxiao (a vertical flute), nanpa (a bent-neckpipa), erxian (a two-stringed vertical instrument), sanxian (a three-stringed plucked instrument and paiban (clappers).…
Why Chinese like red中国人为什么喜欢红色
From among a world of colors, red stands out the most in China. Chinese like red so much. The color red is fresh and pure, and in China we…
