Minor Cold is the 23rd solar term (节气) of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms. For most areas of China, it marks the start of the
During Minor Cold, people always start stocking New Year goods,
Mutton hot pot, chestnuts and baked sweet potato are three
Another important traditional food for Minor Cold is Laba porridge. It is made from more
Shu embroidery (蜀绣) enjoys a long history in China. As early as the Han Dynasty, Shu embroidery was already famous, enjoying a high reputation as “
Shu embroidery
The Grand Canal is the oldest and longest man-made waterway in the world with a history of more than 2,500 years,
The canal functioned
In 2014, it was listed as
Have you ever had this kind of childhood memory: a family sits together casually during a holiday, drinking and tasting tea after lunch or dinner? This has been a
After being spread to different parts of the world, tea has received top-level global recognition
This explanation can be fully manifested by weilu zhucha, which
Weilu zhucha might be a replacement in the cold seasons for the camping craze.
World Computer Literacy Day is observed annually on December 2nd. It was
Nowruz, also known as the Iranian New Year or the Persian New Year, is a holiday
Being
Nowruz plays a significant role in
The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er, Yunnan Province, gained World Heritage Site status on the 45th Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on September 17, 2023.
As UNESCO World Heritage Committee noted, “This land-use system,
Li Qun, head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, said in Riyadh that China will strengthen efforts
Chen Yaohua, director of World Heritage Research Center of Peking University who
According to his research, about 10% of tea trees on the mountain are at least 100 years old, and the
Xiaoxue (Noel) is an exchange student, now studying international relations at Beijing Foreign Studies University. Since Xiaoxue showed great interest in Chinese martial arts (武术), she decided to try Chinese wrestling (摔跤) after
She had never learned Chinese martial arts before she came to China,
According to her, she feels very happy and very
When she was not familiar
Anyone who has an interest in Dunhuang will have heard of Fan Jinshi. The Chinese archaeologist
Fan has been studying the historical site since the early 1960s, first as an archaeology undergraduate from Peking University, then as a conservationist when she
“It is over a thousand years old. It is an old person, an
Today, thanks
Jingxi Taiping Drum is a traditional form of dancing. With its display of profound cultural elements, it
The
In ancient times, the drums were played
During a given performance, drummers perform various dance moves while
In the past decades, efforts have been made by Mentougou District to preserve this signature folk dance culture. Today, the time-honored folk art of the Jingxi Taiping Drum is being taken up by the young people