Tomb-Sweeping Day,
Like other solar terms, Qingming,
Nowadays, it is also a time for people to enjoy spring and get closer to nature as flowers bloom and trees turn ever
Generally speaking, it is people’s sincere love for nature and miss for the dead
Many foreigners first learn about Chinese culture through numerous Chinese restaurants
Zhang Fei, a heroic character from Three Kingdoms Period (220-280), has a
The world’s biggest kite, shaped like a dragon and
The highlight of this year’s edition was the “Chinese Giant Dragon”, four meters in
According to Zhang, the giant dragon kite, using traditional Chinese techniques, “
This year’s festival features a record 1,628 kites in
At the opening ceremony of the 17th Guizhou Tourism Industry Development Conference held on April 6, a fashion show
Pan, learned the embroidery art from her mother at the age of 5 as an ethnic tradition. But it was
Pan has been to five foreign countries, including the United States, France and the United Kingdom. “Foreigners
Xia Hua, chairman of Eve Group,
Over the past decade, Xia and her team
“Access to embroidery patterns and embroiderers
A new branch of the Palace Museum is expected to rise on Beijing outskirts over the next few years to better showcase the
After nearly a decade of preparation, construction of the new branch
At present, over 1. 86 million cultural relics
Du Haijiang, deputy director of the Palace Museum, briefed the public on the project in an interview with CCTV on January 26th,
On completion of the new branch, it will be possible
Keju was an essential part of the Chinese government administration from its founding in the Sui Dynasty until it was abolished in 1905. It was a method to elect the talented to the government
Examinations were held at four levels. At the first three levels, candidates
Keju served as a model
Qiang embroidery (羌绣) has a long and rich history. It dates back to the Han Dynasty,
As the local tourism industry began to develop, Chen Yunzhen,
To breathe new life
Book Restorers Touch History
—Keeping ancient manuscripts in tip-top condition requires expertise and passion—
Whenever Song Jing visits a museum, she makes a point of checking out the section on ancient books. In addition to appreciating the wisdom
Song works in the restoration division for ancient books at the National Library of China which is home to about 3 million ancient manuscripts, many of which require restoration before they can see
The process of repairing ancient books is complex. Day after day, Song and her colleagues are fully immersed
The valuable cultural heritage that restorers have preserved
Traditional tea processing techniques and their associated social practices in China were added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on November 29th. This unique culture,
According to UNESCO, in China traditional tea processing techniques are
In China, it is reported that over 40 vocational colleges and 80 universities have set up majors in tea science or tea culture, with over 3,000 graduates
The Year of the Rabbit fell, with Chinese New Year
After gathering countless audiences’ favorite
The overall image
In Chinese culture, rabbits are quiet, smart and agile (敏捷的). Many Chinese idioms speak of these features. For example, people often say dongruo tuotu
Rabbits can have a lot of babies in a short time. In this way, people in the past also saw the rabbit