You may have heard of the health benefits contained in red wine(红酒hóngjiǔ), but what about liquor steeped with the herbs(a herb is a plant whose leaves are used in cooking to add flavour to food, or as a medicine), animal bones and insects? In China, these are just some of the ingredients contained in various ancient medicinal remedies.
Category: Traditional Chinese Festivals
About Nanxin Village Puppet Play 南辛庄木偶戏
The Nanxin Village Puppet Play(南辛庄木偶戏Nánxīnzhuāng mùŏuxì) in Hejian City of Cangzhou, also called“Pushing Play”and “Elbow Play”, is a rare opera
The famous Guyi Exorcising Opera 固义傩戏
The famous Guyi Exorcising Opera固义傩戏(Gùyì nuóxì) in Wu’an County, Handan City, is developed from the ancient exorcising(its original intention is
Pili puppet show 霹雳布袋戏
Whether you ever heard of Pili puppet show(霹雳布袋戏Pīlì bùdài xì)? Strange name, isn’t it? It’s named "Pili" because every episode
Suzhou Pingtan 苏州评弹
The Suzhou pingtan(苏州评弹Sūzhōu píngtán) is a general term denoting Suzhou pinghua and tanci. as well as in Shanghai, it also
Dance on stick 舞棍
Dance on stick(舞棍wǔgùn), which has a long history and well-known in the China. In ancient years, a lot of foreigner
Chinese Shadow Play 皮影戏
On March 24, 2009 — Shadow play(皮影戏píyǐngxì), a traditional Chinese folk art with a history of more than 2,000 years,
Nanpi Laozi in China 南皮落子
“Laozi”, which is very well received by the Nanpi natives since it was created by themselves. According to the legend,
Changli Chuige in China 昌黎吹歌
Leading instrument of Changli Chuige(昌黎吹歌Chānglí chuīgē) is the suona horn that is accompanied by a barrel-shaped drum and a set
Dragon Lantern with Iron Balls of Zanhuang 赞皇铁球龙灯
Zanhuang Dragon Lantern with Iron Balls赞皇铁球龙灯(Zànhuáng tiě qiú lóng dēng) was learn from the military camp in Baoding by Wang