Tag: Ancient Chinese

Ancient Chinese Poetry 中国古诗词鉴赏 – Remembering Jiang Nan 忆江南

2019-11-17

Remembering Jiang Nan 忆江南 (yì jiāng nán) By: Bai Ju Yi – 白居易 (bái jū yì) Era: Tang Dynasty – 唐朝

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Shehuo Ladle Mask 社火马勺

2019-11-17

The ladle was a daily utensil used by ancient Chinese to feed the horses; usually the round shaped was for

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Chinese New Year – 2013, the Year of Snake

2019-11-17

Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China, it is known as ‘Spring Festival’,

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Ancient Chinese Poetry 中国古诗词鉴赏 – Traveler’s Song 游子吟

2019-11-17

Traveler’s Song 游子吟 (yóu zǐ yín) By: Meng Jiao – 孟郊 (mèng jiāo) Era: Tang Dynasty – 唐朝 (táng cháo)

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Lanzhou Taipinggu (taiping drum dance) 兰州太平鼓

2019-11-16

时间：2006年 Time: 2006 类别：民间舞蹈 Category: Folk Dance 地区：甘肃 Region: Gansu Province 编号：Ⅲ-15 Ref. No.: III-15 申报地区或单位：甘肃省兰州市 Nominating unit[s]: Lanzhou City,

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Chinese Elements in the Ceremony中国元素

2019-11-16

Chinese Elements in the Opening Ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games 北京奥运会开幕式的中国元素 – After the Opening Ceremony of XXIX Olympic Games

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Qingming, One of the 24 Solar Terms 二十四节气之清明

2019-11-16

清明是我国的二十四节气之一。由于二十四节气比较客观地反映了一年四季气温、降雨、物候等方面的变化，所以古代劳动人民用它安排农事活动。《淮南子·天文训》云：“春分后十五日，斗指乙，则清明风至。”按《岁时百问》的说法：“万物生长此时，皆清洁而明净。故谓之清明。”清明一到，气温升高，雨量增多，正是春耕春种的大好时节。故有“清明前后，点瓜种豆”、“植树造林，莫过清明”的农谚。可见这个节气与农业生产有着密切的关系。 Qingming is one of the 24 solar terms of China. Since the 24 solar terms objectively reflect the variations

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