In ancient feudal society, it is easy for people to be distinguished from his daily dress, especially for the ordinary people and upper-class. For the sake of working and low statue, ordinary people usually wear dress making of linen(亚麻布 yàmábù) in dark color while upper-class prefer the dress making of silk with many valuable decoration.
Category: Chinese Culture
China’s Mega Projects 《超级工程—上海中心大厦》
The documentary focuses on the major large-scale construction projects underway in China, including the Beijing subway network, the Shanghai Central Tower, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, a tanker ship for super liquefied natural gas and the pearl in the crown of the shipbuilding industry. The Shanghai Central Tower will be the world’s highest eco-friendly building under construction. This series has great visual impact through the use of special angle views, aerial photography and underwater photography, and gives viewers a thrilling look at a rapidly developing China.纪录片《超级工程》共五集，每集一个单独的主题，分别关注中国各领域正在建设的重大工程——《港珠澳大桥》、《上海中心大厦》、《北京地铁网络》、《海上巨型风机》和《超级LNG船》。上海中心大厦将成为世界上最高的绿色环保建筑。透过这些体量巨大的建设项目，观众将真切地感受一个高度发展的中国。
24 Solar Terms: Winter Begins
Introduction
“Winter Begins” arrives on November 7 or November 8 each year. In Chinese, it’s called“Li Dong”. “Li” means beginning and “Dong” means winter. In ancient times, theexplanation for “Dong” was that “all the crops are harvested and dried and it’s time toput them into the storage. All the animals are ready to hide and start winter sleep”.Therefore, “Dong” not only means winter, but also that the metabolism of the naturegets slower. At this time of the year, some rivers and landscape in China start to freeze.In north China, most of the areas already enter winter and for places besides YangtzeRiver, the real winter comes after “Light Snow”.
Home Movie 《家庭纪录片》
This documentary is about the breakdown of the director's family – one of many who did not survive the trials of immigration. The last thing that prevents the family’s collapse is a ground-level apartment in Jerusalem where they managed to strike some roots. When the father leaves as well, they are faced with a dilemma: should they rent it or hold on to it as a final anchor of stability? The decision is postponed until renovations are completed.作为诸多没有经受住移民考验的其中一户人家，导演的家庭濒临崩溃。防止家庭分崩离析的最后一根稻草，是在耶路撒冷的一间底楼的公寓，他们想凭借这间房子设法在异国落地生根。当父亲也要离开的时候，他们面临着一个两难的境地：应该把它对外出租还是留住它作为维持家庭稳定的工具？直到房子装修完成，他们才终于做出了最后的决定。
24 Solar Terms: Hoar-Frost Fall霜降
Introduction
“Hoar-Frost Falls” usually happens on October 23 each year when the sun reaches thecelestial longitude of 210 degrees. Most areas along the Yellow River have frost falling.As the last solar term in autumn, temperature in many places reach 0 degree Celsius.The vapor in the air freezes on the ground in the form of tiny ice needles or hexagonalflower shapes. The leaves fall and worms stop eating and prepare for hibernation.There are some chemical changes to the leaves of some tress such as maple,persimmon tree and Eurasian smoke tree after this day. The colors turn to red fromgreen and it’s the best time to see the red autumn leaves.
Talom 《祈雨之魂》
This documentary is about a ceremony which is hold in villages of Shahrod. When the rain cease to fall for a long time, children in Khankhodi and Hasan Abad villages make a doll with colorful clothes. They move the doll named, Talom, from house to house, chanting prayers for rain. The children get some flour from each house and make dough to cook bread loaves. A marble is put into one of the bread loaves. Bread loaves distribute among the children and the child that gets the marble has to pray for rain in his privacy.这部纪录片讲述的是一个在沙赫洛德村庄举办的祈雨仪式。当很长一段时间没有下雨的时候，罕哈迪和哈桑•阿巴德村庄的孩子们会用彩布做一个娃娃，他们会挨家挨户地举着这个叫做Talom的娃娃诵经祈雨并讨要面粉。他们会把讨到的面粉做成面包。在这些面包里，人们会选一个塞入一颗玻璃珠并将这些面包分给孩子们，最终拿到那个藏着玻璃珠的面包的孩子要独自为全村人去祈雨。
What is the Cold Dews? 寒露
Introduction
“Cold Dews” is the 17 solar term of the 24 solar terms and falls on October 8 orOctober 9 each year. It means that it’s colder than “White Dews” and the dews arebecoming frost. During this period, most of the areas around Nanling enter autumn andnorth-east and north-west of China will soon enter winter. When the sun reaches thecelestial longitude of 195 degrees, the swan gooses fly to south in a “single line” or a“herringbone shaped line”, most of the sparrows are gone and chrysanthemum startsto bloom.
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The 24 Solar Terms: Autumn Equinox
Introduction
On the Chinese lunar calendar, “Autumn Equinox” is the beginning of autumn and thisday is just at the middle point between “Autumn Begins” to “Hoar-Frost Falls”. After“Autumn Equinox”, the temperature decreases obviously, just like the old proverbsamong the farmers, “Each autumn rain makes it’s colder”, “The night of White Dewsand Autumn Equinox, one night is colder than the one before”. It arrives on September22 to September 23 each year when the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 180degrees. As said in the ancient Chinese books, “the Autumn Equinox” shows the Yin Qiand Yang Qi are half and half on this day”. This means the day and night are balancedand the heat and the cold are even. There is no polar day or polar night happening onthis day on every corner of the world. In some part of the north-east China, it’s notstrange to see frost at this time. The differences between the temperature in themorning and in the night are increasing, to more than 10 degree Celsius. The amountof rainfall decreases and it’s getting drier and drier in the air.
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