Category: Chinese Culture

Li Yuchun becomes ambassador of Korean Tourism Org

Li Yuchun Chinese singer Li Yuchun attends an appointment ceremony held by Korean Tourism Organization in Seoul, South Korea, June 20, 2012. Li Yuchun is appointed on Wednesday as the new ambassador of Korean Tourism Organization to boost South Korean tourism in the market of Chinese mainland.
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Qu Yuan’s hometown marks in Dragon Boat Festival

An actor playing Qu Yuan An actor playing Qu Yuan, a patriot poet during the Warring State Period (475-221 BC), performs during a poets gathering in Zigui County of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, June 20, 2012. The Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth month on the lunar calendar, is believed to be designed to commemorate the death of Qu Yuan. As the festival draws near, local scholars and students gathered in Qu Yuan's hometown, Zigui County, on Wednesday to celebrate the upcoming festival. 

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Tianjin — one of the five national central cities

天津 — Tiānjīn  Tianjin (Chinese: 天津; pinyin: Tiānjīn) is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government. Tianjin borders Hebei Province and Beijing city, north of China.

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Dragon Boat Festival in army camp

Wrap Zong Zi A female resident of Beian community teaches a soldier of Ningxia Armed Police to make Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, as the Dragon Boat Festival draws near in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 19, 2012. The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Duanwu Festival, is traditionally celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, which falls on June 23 this year. 

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