Qingmingjie(清明节 qīng míng jié), known as ‘Tomb Sweeping Day’, falls on April 5th this year.
Tag: Traditional Chinese
中医 Traditional Chinese Medicine
Related News: The Chinese government is moving to standardizing Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM.
The Dragon, Chinese Food and Culture 龙与中国饮食文化
在中国先民的心目中,龙既然是神物,当然也就在观念上将龙同祥瑞联系到一起了。人们用龙比喻美好的事与物,龙的形象深入到社会生活的方方面面。在各种艺术作品中,在语言文字中,在各类物品上,都不乏龙的形象。 Ancient Chinese people believed that, since the dragon is holy, it is naturally connected with auspiciousness and fortune. People
chinese culture 瓷器 Porcelain Ware
Traditional Chinese tableware (餐具 cān jù ) and clothes (服装 fú zhuāng) at the welcome banquet for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
The father of nutrition 食物养生的祖师
彭祖姓钱名铿,系颛顼帝三玄孙,轩辕黄帝的第八代传人。因“制羹献尧”而受封于大彭。并传说八百岁时而不知去向,故后人称“彭祖”。因首创“雉羹”治好尧帝厌食症而留传于世,被尊称为“厨行的祖师爷”。 Peng Zu’s surname is Qian and his given name is Keng. He is the third great-great-grandson of Emperor Zhuan
Top 10 Chinese Cultural Symbols 十大文明标志
When mentioning China, what comes to mind? As a country with a history of more than 5,000 years, China is
Delicious and Diverse Zongzi in Duanwu Festival 端午粽子飘香 由来已久花样繁多
粽子是端午节的节日食品,世界各地的华人,无论是本地、中国、台湾、香港,还是海外的唐人街,都会按传统,在农历五月初五前准备各式粽子应节。 Zongzi (traditional Chinese rice dumpling) is a kind of food eaten during the Duanwu Festival. Either in local areas,
琵琶 Chinese Pipa
The Pipa(琵琶pí pá), like the Chinese Guqin, is one of the most representative classical Chinese instruments of traditional Chinese culture. The Pipa first appeared in the Qin Dynasty in ancient China and has a history of over two thousand years.
二胡 Erhu, the Chinese Violin
It first originated in the northern frontier regions during the Tang Dynasty, and has more than a thousand years of history. At that time, the Erhu was known as a "Huqin", literally the "Hu violin". Tang Dynasty poet Cen Sen once wrote this:
中秋节 Mid-Autumn Festival
The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month is the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival(中秋节zhōng qiū jiē), which falls on Sept 8 this year. In the Chinese lunar calendar, August is in the middle of autumn and the 15th day is in the middle of the month. This explains why the 15th of August is called the Mid-Autumn Festival. The day is also known as the moon festival, for on that day, the moon is at its fullest and brightest. It is an important festival for family members to get together, so it is also called the Reunio Festival.