Yutian(玉田：Yùtián) enjoys the reputation of "China's Folk Art Town" . Yutian clay figurines, with a history of over 200 years, have more than 130 kinds of animals , gods of longevity , Goddess of the Moon flying to the moon and others in various shapes . Some clay toys can be blown as a whistle ; some can run and jump controlled by rubber bands ; some are rocked to make a sound with rabbit skin as drums ; some are ornaments on the desk .
Category: Chinese customs
Hongshan Culture
As an important part of the Neolithic Age in Northern China, the Hongshan Culture was discovered in 1935 and covers an area from the Wuerjimulun River valley of Chifeng, Inner Mongolia in the north to Chaoyang, Lingyuan and the northern part of Hebei Province in the south, and extends eastward to cover Tongliao and Jinzhou.
Pingyao Lacquer Ware Wins Popularity from Foreign Visitors 平遥漆器
The varnishing lacquer ware of Pingyao County is listed in the first national non-material cultural heritage list. Many visitors from Hong Kong, Taiwan and other countries are likely to buy Pingyao lacquer wares（平遥漆器：pínɡyáo qīqì） when they visit the old city of Pingyao, northwest China's Shanxi Province.
24 Solar Terms：Winter Solstice冬至
Introduction
“Winter Solstice” falls between the periods of December 21 to December 23. One thisday, the day is the shortest and night is the longest in the year. After this day, manyplaces in China go through the coldest period, which is called in Chinese, “Shu Jiu”,meaning counting nine. In total, there are nine periods with nine days for each. In thefirst and second nine days, people keep their hands in pockets; in the third and fourthnine days, people can walk on ice; in the fifth and sixth nice days, people can seewillows along the river bank; in the seventh and eighth nine days, the swallow comesback and in the ninth nine days, the yak starts working. “Winter Solstice” is not only asolar term but an important festival. People eat Jiaozi in north China and eat TangYuan, rice dumpling in south China.
What do people do in the Winter Solstice
Recommended Dumplings
Every Winter Solstice, dumpling restaurants are crowed with people like a pot crowded with dumplings. As the saying goes, “laying down is the most comfortable, and the dumpling is the most delicious.” The dumpling is very popular on the Winter Solstice, when the custom in Beijing is to “have dumplings on the Winter Solstice and noodles on the Summer Solstice.” In addition, it is said that with the dynamic integration of meat and vegetables, dumplings are suitable for the elderly, and very nutritious.
Winter Solstice Food
According to Chinese custom, the time between the beginning of the winter to the winter solstice is the best period of time for nourishing the human body. People call it “winter nourishment”. The correct tonic methods can strengthen body and keep people slim.
Winter Solstice Customs
The Origin of Having Dumplings on Winter Solstice During Winter Solstice of the traditional Chinese calendar, dumplings become the essential festival food. Every one in China will eat dumplings in Winter Solstice, so supermarkets and store are quick to sell out of the festival favorite. But why do people eat dumplings in midwinter? It is said this custom is to commemorate the great medical sage Zhang Zhongjing.
What is the weather in Winter Solstice?
Winter Solstice is the 22nd solar term, and the most important one. It was set according to astronomy, called “short day (ri duan)” or “the shortest day” in ancient times. On that day, the sun reaches 270 degrees of longitude, and shines directly on the Tropic of Capricorn. The day time turns shortest on that day. The ancient people recorded their knowledge of the day in some books. In the Collection of the Seventy-two Hou, it says, “on the 15th day of the Eleventh month, the hidden qi reaches its peak.” “The Winter Solstice comes on the fifteenth day after the Major Snow. It is in the middle of the eleventh month. The yin goes comes to an end and the yang begins. The sun goes to the south. From then on, the days become longer.” (Tong Wei of Qing Dynasty)
What is the Winter Solstice?
On the Winter Solstice, the Northern hemisphere experiences its shortest day and its longest night. From then on, the days become longer and the nights become shorter. According to ancient Chinese thought, the “yang,” referring to masculine or positive things, will become stronger and stronger after this day. The weather in China will also enter its coldest phase.
Zhaobaogou Culture
The Zhaobaogou Culture succeeded the Xinglongwa Culture and originated in the middle and later period of the Xinglongwa Culture. The ancient cultural relics of the Zhaobaogou Culture are located in Aohan Banner, Chifeng City of Inner Mongolia.
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