Folk Religion in China
Although this aspect of tradition has changed significantly because the Cultural Revolution, when Chairman Mao set loyalty to the government above loyalty to family, and upset the formerly rigid structure of family members and home life, filial obligation nevertheless…
Yumu (Northern Elm) furniture
Chinese Elm (lang yu (U. parviflora)) is more concentrated in the southern tropical regions, but is also found throughout Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei. Its coffee-colored heartwood may also relate to…
Religion in China
Chinese religion is just not an organized, unified program of beliefs and practices. It has no headquarters, no leadership, no denominations and no founder. Rather, “Chinese religion” can be a…
Xinjiang Muqam 新疆木卡姆
Muqam Art of Xinjiang of China is a general reference to all the Muqams of various kinds popular in Uygur areas in Xinjiang. It is a large-scale comprehensive art…
Chinese religion: The Islam
Islam is one of the world’s three most important religions, was transmitted from Arabia to China in the mid-7th century A. D. Over many centuries, diplomats and traders built a…
