Category: Traditional Chinese Festivals

In this article, we will discuss the famous "Official Umbrella Dancing", Official Umbrella originated in the area around Jinzhou. Long

The famous Yichang stringed and woodwind instrumental music(宜昌丝竹乐器Yíchāng sīzhú yuèqì) is unique among all the folk instrumental music in Hubei

The Hero-praising dance(英雄赞美舞yīngxióng zànměi wǔ) also can be called "Eagle Song", or "Parrot" or "Yangge". It’s a kind of folk

Inhabitant of the Chinese  Miao Ethnic Group(苗族Miáozú), dwelling in southeast Guizhou Province, enjoy many ancient and distinctive traditions. A couple of favorite customs are playing lusheng (reed-pipe wind) and the  stool dance(凳子舞dèngzǐwǔ), both of which continue to be highlights of major events and Miao festivals.

300-year period in Chinese history from the Wei and Jin Dynasty (220-420) to the Southern and Northern Dynasty(386-581), witnessed great social turmoil(state of confusion, disorder, uncertainty, or great anxiety) and an intensive cultural amalgamation(verschmelzen;fusionner) amongst various ethnic groups. The Sui Dynasty (581-618) unified China in 589, and Chinese acrobatics reached maturity, becoming a popular performing art with both the rulers and common people during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Acrobats often performed with court singers and dancers in the royal palace.

The Traditional Shanghai music diversifies(when an organization or person diversifies into other things, or diversifies their range of something, they increase the variety of things that they do or make) in variety: based on an abundance of folk ballads(a long song or poem which tells a story in simple language) and operas, the music has blended in folk wisdoms, displaying a flourishing scene of "all flowers blossoming"(百花齐放băihuā-qífàng).