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Have you ever seen the scene?
Li brocade, created by the Li ethnic group on Hainan Island, has
In recent years, Hainan has invested
To spread Li brocade skills as widely as possible, Hu has compiled teaching materials by
Hainan is vigorously pushing Li culture to go global as well, with the ancient craft expanding its presence on the international stage over the past five years. 2019 was the year
90 percent of the world’s fireworks are produced in China. The biggest importer is the US, which
The details of fireworks’ invention are lost to history, but
An explosive mixture of gun-powder and chemical compounds (化合物) is
The single biggest firework shell ever shot was part of a 2020 winter-carnival display in Colorado, US.
For centuries we had to light firework
The 37th International Kite Festival in Berck-sur-Mer opened on April 20 on a beach in France. As the largest and
Chinese-inflected cultural activities took place at the festival, including flying performance at the opening ceremony, workshops for kite-making
Yan Zhenquan, minister counselor of the Chinese Embassy in France, Jacques Billant, governor of Pas-de-Calais,
The Great Wall of China was built in sections over a period of around 2,000 years, the most famous parts of
A group of researchers from China Agricultural University examined
These findings could be important for people who manage ancient structures around the world. Although biocrust may not look
The fairytale-like scenery of Harbin,
“All 24 of my rooms
He said his family helps him run the homestay, and they want to make travelers from the south “feel at home”.
The increasing
Mafengwo, a travel service and social networking platform, said Harbin is its
The Trip.com Group travel portal said bookings for Harbin are up
The abacus (算盘), a manually operated counting aid that originated in China, was known as the
As early as the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC—24 AD), the Chinese used wooden or bone rods for calculations. However, the rods were
The early abacus used small round beads instead of long rods,
The existing abacuses have different shapes and are made of different
As it was simple to make, affordable, and easy
In today’s era of computers and other electronic devices, although few people use abacuses, it has become a symbol of counting in China. In recent years, it
Jiyou village in Jianhe county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, is known by many
The 24 solar terms
“Low rainfall during Xiaoman will bring problems for planting during Grain in Ear (芒种).” Such sayings
Xiaoman is actually an interval (间歇) between harvests, so people in the past had to eat wild vegetables in order to survive these tough days,
China recently shared exciting news about its space exploration efforts, and revealed the names of its manned lunar lander and a new crew spaceship. This development marks
The crew spaceship has been named Mengzhou, or Dream Vessel,
These names, Lanyue and Mengzhou, were selected