Tag: Traditional Chinese

Heluo dagu 河洛大鼓

时间:2006年 Time: 2006 类别:曲艺 Category: Recitative, story-telling 地区:河南 Region: Henan Province 编号:Ⅴ—12 Ref. No.: V-12 申报地区或单位:河南省洛阳市 Nominating unit[s]: Luoyang City,

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Pixiu, Coming with Fortune 貔貅

Pixiu (also called Tianlu or Bixie) is one of the five auspicious animals of traditional Chinese culture (the other four are the dragon, phoenix, turtle and kylin). The Chinese people call it “fortune beast.” This lion-looking beast has the head of dragon, the body of a horse and the legs of a kylin and is able to fly. The Pixiu is both ferocious and powerful so it works as a security guard of Heaven, resisting demons and ghosts. Just like the dragon and the kylin, the Pixiu brings happiness good luck for people and has an exorcising function. What is different from the kylin is that the Pixiu is a ferocious animal and has strong will in protecting its master. That is the very reason why many Chinese people wear jade Pixius.

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Taiji Quan (Shadow Boxing)

Taiji Quan (Shadow Boxing), which can be used to self-defense and improve the corporeity and prevent and cure the illness, is a kind of traditional Chinese boxing with gentle and slow actions. It has a long history with various schools and wide popularity.

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Types of Chinese tea 中国茶的种类

由于我国产茶历史悠久,茶区辽阔,自然条件各异,茶树品种繁多,更因采制加工方法不同,从而形成了千姿百态、丰富多彩的茶品。人们通过长期的实践,创造并采用了不同的加工制作工艺,发展了从不发酵、半发酵到全发酵一系列不同茶类,逐步形成了中国传统意义上的六大茶类:绿茶、红茶、乌龙茶、白茶、黄茶、黑茶。此外,花茶和砖茶也是有名的茶品。 Since China has a long history of tea planting, extensive tea areas, various natural conditions, numerous varieties of tea

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Popular Word – “放假方案”调查结束 Vacation Plans

全国假日办11月27日委托人民网、新华网、搜狐网、腾讯网、新浪网、凤凰网六家网站发布《关于法定节假日调休安排的调查问卷》,调查于12月1日24:00停止投票。调查结果显示,“保留春节、国庆两个长假”的第三套方案支持率最高,达56.32%。 On Wednesday, the national holiday office announced three vacation plans and sought public comment. The online survey ended on

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