Celebrating Chinese New Year overseas is a completely different experience. Chinese New Year was
This year, I helped my mother hang up an attractive
This morning, a
2 . During the Lantern Festival, long lines of customers are waiting outside Daoxiangcun stores in the capital city Beijing. "I feel I'm missing something
The Beijing Daoxiangcun Food Company,
The art of paper-cutting in China may date back to the second century, since paper
With
Chinese papercuts are rich in content. The auspicious(吉祥的)designs symbolize good luck and the avoidance of evil. The child, lotus and bat designs suggest a family with
During Chinese New Year, money is put inside red envelopes which are then handed out to
The receiver of a red envelope at Chinese New Year or on his or her birthday should not open it in front of the
The money inside a red envelope should always be new and crisp. Folding the money or giving dirty or wrinkled bills is in bad taste. Coins and checks
June 8 is Best Friends Day, a day to celebrate your best friends and let them know how important they are to you.
Best friends are the most understanding and thoughtful,
Whether you grew up with them
With more than 2,000 colored sculptures and 45, 000 square meters of murals, Mogao Grottoes continue
The cartoons adapted from the murals stories consist
These
Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has adopted digital technology
Workers have copied more than 2,000 immovable rock carvings and paintings at Helan Mountain to digitalize the overall views as well as
Rock carvings had appeared before writing systems were invented. Now, more than 20,000 cliff paintings and carvings
The protection of rock paintings and carvings is a worldwide issue. At present, there is no
The Lantern Festival or Yuan Xiao Festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the first month (Yuan) of the lunar calendar, marks the first full moon of the new lunar year. During the festival, houses are decorated with colourful lanterns, often with riddles
The Lantern Festival may originate as far back as the Han dynasty,
The ox has a significant place in Chinese culture. Centuries ago, most people earned their living through farming and the ox was used
The ox is considered a symbol of diligence and
Oxen seldom bully the weak or fear
In many Asian, African and Latin American cultures,
Before you travel, you can either look up relevant information in your local public library