Jichimu furniture
Jichimu, literally translated as ‘chicken-wing wood’, describes a wood whose deep brown and gray patterns when cut tangentially resemble the patterns of bird feathers. The radial cut appears less dramatically with parallel lines of concentric layered tissue. It is…
Chinese religion: The Christianity
Christianity in China is amongst the three big planet religions to come to China from the west. From the three religions, it was the second to arrive after Buddhism…
What is the Hungry Ghost Festival?
The 14th and 15th of the seventh lunar month is Hungry Ghost Festival in China. Eastern cultures celebrate a Fall festival where they believe the gates of hell are…
The traditions of Ghost Festival in China
14 days after the festival, to make sure all the hungry ghosts find their way back to hell, people flow water lanterns and set them outside their houses (a…
Ullambana, Yulan Jie in China
Shangyuan Festival falls on the same day as Lantern Festival, when people hang out various beautiful lanterns to celebrate the first full moon of the Lunar Year. Zhongyuan Festival…
