In Minor Snow, the northern areas become bitterly cold. But in the south, it is the late autumn, the best time for enjoying red leaves. It’s a good time to go to one of the most beautiful villages in China, Shicheng, to appreciate the amazing autumnal scene.
Category: Chinese customs
HK Festival: Monkey God Festival
The Monkey God Festival(Hóuwáng Dàn猴王诞) falls on the 16th day of the eighth lunar month.
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: The Learned Emperor of Han 二十四孝：汉文帝刘恒
As one of the cores of Chinese culture, "filiality" is not only the moral code for maintaining family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, but also the traditional virtue of Chinese Nation. A Yuan-dynasty(元朝Yuáncháo) writer Guo Jujing(郭居敬Guō Jūjìng) compiled the stories of 24 filial exemplars in ancient times and finished the Stories of Filiality. Let me introduce the second story to you.
24 Solar Terms: Light Snow 小雪
Light Snow Introduction
When the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 240 degrees on November 22 to November 23 each year, it’s the time for “Light Snow”. Some areas along the Yellow River start to snow. It’s usually light snow, freezing in the night and melting in the morning. The soil is not cold enough, and snow can’t accumulate a lot on the ground. During this period, the rainbow is gone since it doesn’t rain anymore. The Yang Qi goes up and Yin Qi flows down and all things lost vitality.
Wood Block New Year Pictures
In China's cities and the countryside, New Year pictures are closely linked with the Spring Festival (the Chinese New Year). Pasting up New Year pictures is a part of the festive celebrations.
Chinese Fans
Fans were used in China many thousands of years of years ago and made out of many different materials such as silk, paper, feathers and palm leaves. No one knows exactly how fans in China were invented. The invention or rather the discovery of the fanning function could have been as accidental as follows: a primitive man irritated with lots of flies and mosquitoes, picks up a big leaf off a plant next to him to drive the pests away. To his delight, his effort resulted in cooling air movements.
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Zeng Shen 二十四孝：曾参
As one of the cores of Chinese culture, "filiality" is not only the moral code for maintaining family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, but also the traditional virtue of Chinese Nation. A Yuan-dynasty(元朝Yuáncháo) writer Guo Jujing(郭居敬Guō Jūjìng) compiled the stories of 24 filial exemplars in ancient times and finished the Stories of Filiality. Let me introduce the third story to you.
Art in China — Jingdezhen
Jingdezhen, formerly spelt Ching Teh Chen and known as the "Ceramics Metropolis" of China, is a synonym for Chinese porcelain.
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Min Ziqian 二十四孝：闵子骞
As one of the cores of Chinese culture, "filiality" is not only the moral code for maintaining family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, but also the traditional virtue of Chinese Nation. A Yuan-dynasty(元朝Yuáncháo) writer Guo Jujing(郭居敬Guō Jūjìng) compiled the stories of 24 filial exemplars in ancient times and finished the Stories of Filiality. Let me introduce the fourth story to you.
Ceramics & Celadon
A Brief History of Ceramics 陶瓷史简介 Ceramics began in China 6,000 years ago during the New Stone Age, whose advent was marked, among other things, by the invention of pottery. The earliest earthenware was moulded by hand; the potter's wheel came much later. At the beginning the clay was fired at a temperature of some 500-600 c. Painted pottery began to be known during the period of Yangshao and Longshan cultures(仰韶和龙山文化Yǎngsháo hé Lóngshān wénhuà).
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