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 17th story to you.
Category: Chinese customs
Chinese grammar: Events in quick succession with 一……就……yi… jiu
This pattern tells us that as soon as (一, yī) one thing happened, then (就, jiù) another thing happened immediately afterward in Chinese grammar.
Qipao旗袍
Qipao( 旗袍Q íp áo ), beautiful and elegant, is a kind of Chinese dress traditionally worn by upper class and wealthy Chinese women.
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Cai Shun 二十四孝：蔡顺
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 18th story to you.
Chinese Festival: Birthday of Che Kung
Che Kung's Birthday（车公诞chē gōng dàn） falls on the second day of the first lunar month.
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Huang Xiang 二十四孝：黄香
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 19th story to you.
Chinese Festival: Winter Solstice Festival
The Winter Solstice Festival（冬至节dōng zhì ji é） falls during the 11th lunar month.
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Jiang Shi and His Wife 二十四孝：姜诗和妻子
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 20th story to you.
The tradition of Start of Winter
The Customs of the Start of Winter in Benxi City Benxi of Liaoning Province is a multi-ethnic city. There are more than 20 nationalities living here, including Han, Manchu, Hui, North Koreans, and Mongolians. Among them, the population of Manchu achieves 410,000 humans. The Start of Winter, when the autumn crops have been stored in the storage, is the festival for the Manchu Eight Banners and Han Eight Banners to burn incense and offer sacrifices to their ancestors. The “huan yuan xiang” (the incense to redeem a vow to the god) and “tai ping xiang” (the incense to pray for peace) of the Manchu Eight Banners, in particular, are held on Start of Winter Day. The main activity of Han Eight Banner is to “play the god of tiger.”
How to Calculate Start of Winter?
According to ancient records, there are three signs to look for that the Start of Winter period has begun. The first sign is that water begins to freeze. The second sign is that the ground has also begun to freeze. The third sign is that animals such as pheasants can no longer be seen, while clams with similar colors to pheasants begin to appear on beach.
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