Shaoxing Opera, also called Yue Ju (越剧 yuèjù), is one of the Five Operas in China, just second to Peking
Category: Traditional Chinese Festivals
China Opera (中国戏曲)
Chinese culture is a great and extensive civilization with featured Chinese traditional opera, especially the Peking Opera, which is regarded
Textile 古代纺织
China is one of the earliest countries in the world to begin the production of textiles. According to legends, the
Huangmei Opera (黄梅戏)
Originated from tea picking songs in Huangmei County, Hubei Province, finally formed and popular in Anhui Province, Huangmei Opera (黄梅戏
Sedan Chairs 老鼠娶亲
A sedan chair is a human or animal-powered transport vehicle for carrying a person, once popular across China. It has
Abacus 中国算盘
As a traditional Chinese calculation tool and an important ancient Chinese invention, the abacus is widely used before the invention
Bargaining of China 中国讨价还价
When I was in America I never got the chance to bargain, wher I went I just paid whatever the
Puppet Show (木偶戏)
The generalized puppet shows includes the shadow plays (皮影戏 píyǐngxì), while the regularly mentioned puppet show (木偶戏 mùǒuxì ) mainly
Face Changing (变脸)
Face Changing (变脸 biànliǎn) is a tour de force in many Chinese operas and enjoys a high reputation home and abroad, of which that of Sichuan Opera (川剧 chuānjù) is the most famous. It is said that a master of this unique performance can change a maximum masks over 30 at a time in 5 minutes.
A Brief History of Chinese Music 中国音乐简史
Chinese music interwove with dances in its early time, and developed into an independent art category in Xia Dynasty (夏朝