Ever since Emperor Shen Nung sat under a camellia tree 5,000 years ago, tea has been China's national beverage. Some of the camellia tree's leaves were blown into a cauldron of boiling water and the resulting fragrance tempted the emperor to sip the brew. From that accidental beginning, China's tea culture flourished through the succeeding dynasties.
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What is the Start of Winter/Winter Begins？
The Start of Winter (li dong), the 19th Solar Term, is on November 7 or 8 every year. In ancient times, the Chinese people took the Start of Winter to be the beginning of the winter. According to the book of 24 solar terms, “Li means the beginning,” and “Dong is the end, the collection of everything.” This means that the autumn crops have been harvested and animals have hidden to prepare for hibernation.
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Wang Pou 二十四孝：王裒
As one of the cores of Chinese culture, "filiality" is not only the moral code for maintaining family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, but also the traditional virtue of Chinese Nation. A Yuan-dynasty(元朝Yuáncháo) writer Guo Jujing(郭居敬Guō Jūjìng) compiled the stories of 24 filial exemplars in ancient times and finished the Stories of Filiality. Let me introduce the 21th story to you.
Chinese Festival: Qingming Festival
Introduction Qingming Festival (also known as Tomb-sweeping Day)（清明节 qīng míng ji é）, which falls on either April 4th or 5th of the gregorian calendar（阳历 yáng lì ）, is one of the Chinese Twenty-four Solar Terms（二十四节气 èr shí sì ji é qì ） . From that date temperatures begin to rise and rainfall increases, indicating that it's the important time for plowing and sowing in the spring. Therefore Qingming Festival has a connection with agriculture. However, it is not merely a seasonal symbol; it is also one day of paying respect to the dead, a spring outing, as well as other activities.
The Way of Chinese Cooking
Cooking is the sum of material and spiritual wealth created in the human activities in the practice of cooking and eating. It includes cooking techniques, cooking activities, cooking all kinds of food produce, dietary consumption and many other spiritual products. Chinese culinary culture has a unique national characteristics and rich Oriental charm. There are lots of cooking skills in Chinese cooking, in this passage, we will discuss some of them.
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Ding Lan 二十四孝：丁兰
As one of the cores of Chinese culture, "filiality" is not only the moral code for maintaining family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, but also the traditional virtue of Chinese Nation. A Yuan-dynasty(元朝Yuáncháo) writer Guo Jujing(郭居敬Guō Jūjìng) compiled the stories of 24 filial exemplars in ancient times and finished the Stories of Filiality. Let me introduce the 22th story to you.
Chinese Festival: Double Ninth Festival
The Chongyang Festival（重阳节 chóng yáng ji é） falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, so it is also known as the Double Ninth Festival（双九节 shuāng jiǔ ji é）. It is celebrated for over 2000 years but officially defined as a festival during the Tang Dynasty. As time goes on, the Double Ninth Festival gradually to be celebrated also as an Elder Day for young people to show their respects to the elderly as double nine symbolize the longevity in Chinese culture. The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is a day when the two Yang numbers meet. So it is called Chongyang. Chong in Chinese means "double." Also, as double ninth was pronounced the same as the word to signify "forever", both are "Jiu Jiu（九九 jiǔ jiǔ ）," the Chinese ancestors considered it an auspicious day worth celebration. That's why ancient Chinese began to celebrate this festival long time ago.
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Meng Zong 二十四孝：孟宗
As one of the cores of Chinese culture, "filiality" is not only the moral code for maintaining family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, but also the traditional virtue of Chinese Nation. A Yuan-dynasty(元朝Yuáncháo) writer Guo Jujing(郭居敬Guō Jūjìng) compiled the stories of 24 filial exemplars in ancient times and finished the Stories of Filiality. Let me introduce the 23th story to you.
24The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Huang Tingjian 二十四孝：黄庭坚
As one of the cores of Chinese culture, "filiality" is not only the moral code for maintaining family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, but also the traditional virtue of Chinese Nation. A Yuan-dynasty(元朝Yuán Cháo) writer Guo Jujing(郭居敬Guō Jūjìng) compiled the stories of 24 filial exemplars in ancient times and finished the Stories of Filiality. Let me introduce the 24th story to you.
Art in China–Suzhou Embroidery
In China, there are plenty of folk arts that record the history and culture. And this column will introduce a series of Chinese art. First, let's get to know Suzhou embroidery together!
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