Category: Traditional Chinese Festivals

Qiqiao Festival (Chinese:乞巧节), or Double Seventh Festival (Chinese:七夕节), is known as Chinese Valentine’s Day nowadays, which is a most romantic

处暑，是二十四节气之中的第14个节气，在8月23日前后，太阳到达黄经150°。
《月令七十二候集解》：“七月中，处，止也，暑气至此而止矣。”此后中国长江以北地区气温逐渐下降。
此时太阳正运行到了狮子座的轩辕十四星近旁。夜晚观北斗七星，弯弯的斗柄还是指向“申”(西南方向)。处暑的“处”是指“终止”，处暑的意义是“夏天暑热正式终止”。所以有俗语说：争秋夺暑，是指立秋和处暑之间的时间，虽然秋季在意义上已经来临，但夏天的暑气仍然未减。尽管早晚已有些浓重的凉意，北京地区白昼的时间也减少到了13小时25分钟。

Location: in North-west Xiaotun Village, Anyang City, Henan Province The Yin Ruins(殷墟Yīnxū) is the first recorded and archaeologically-recognized relics as

Southern Great Wall(南方长城Nánfāng Chángchéng), which is about 10 kilometers away from the Fenghuang (Phoenix) Ancient city. In April, Year 2000,

In 206 BC the first Han Dynasty(汉朝Hàncháo) was formed under the Gao Di Emperor, Liu Bang. At first he attempted

The ruins of the Ancient Loulan(楼兰Lóulán) is located nearly 300 km northeast of Ruoqiang County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It’s