Chinese Custumes

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Dragon Boat Festival Traditions

hockeykul Feb 19, 2017 1 min read

   Now, some of ethnic minorities in China also hold dragon boat races like Miao, and Dai. Japan, Vietnam, and Britain regard it as an important game as well. In the year of 1980, it was listed in the state…

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The story of Dragon Boat Festival

hockeykul Feb 19, 2017 2 min read

   The people of Chu who mourned the death of Qu threw rice into the river to feed his ghost every year on the fifth day of the fifth month.…

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Chinese culture: History of Chinese Calligraphy 中国文化之书法史

hockeykul Feb 19, 2017 3 min read

   Cursive script has more flexibility, for it only maintains the essence of each character and expresses more personal exertion. Therefore its value lies in appreciation more than practicality. While the…

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Guangdong Embroidery 粤绣

hockeykul Feb 19, 2017 4 min read

   Guangdong embroidery is a crystallization of intellect and wisdom of craftsmen generation after generation. It is imbued with local features in artistic style and creativity since its development experiences…

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24 Solar Terms: Summer Solstice(Xiazhi) 24节气之夏至

hockeykul Feb 19, 2017 2 min read

   Introduction “Summer Solstice” comes on June 21 to June 22 each year when the sun altitude arrivethe highest in north. This day has the longest day time of the…