What is Qixi Festival in China?
But the Goddess of Heaven found out that Zhinü, a fairy girl, had married a mere mortal. The Goddess was furious and ordered Zhinü to return to heaven. Alternatively, the Goddess forced the fairy back to her former duty…
Qixi Festival Traditions in China
Lovers go to a match-making temple to pray for a prosperous life ahead. In the evening, they spend their time looking at the stars. People believe that this is…
Differences between Qixi festival and Valentine’s Day
5.Young woman in southern China used to weave small handicrafts with colored paper, grass and thread. Afterwards, they competed to pass a thread through the eyes of seven needle…
Burl (Huamu) furniture
Burl-like figure also frequently develops in several varieties of birch (huamu (Betula)) that grow throughout China. The heartwood is generally light yellow and sometimes figured with rust-colored ‘bird’s-eye’ or…
Huangyang furniture
Boxwood is Huangyang Wood in China. Boxwood is a small tree and shrub. Due to the limited size of the material, it is rarely used for full-sized pieces of…
