Chinese Culture

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God of Kitchen

The God of Kitchen supervises virtues, vices, contributions and debts of each family, and report to the Heaven Government. The early God of Kitchen came from people's natural worship of fire.
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Guan Yin

With dignified and kind facial appearance, Kwan-yin, who holds a clean bottle with a twig of willow in his hand, is regarded to have infinite wisdom and theurgy.
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Myth of Jingwei Filling the Sea

On her way to the sun-rising place, Nvwa’s boat was capsized by waves .After she died, Nvwa turned into a bird, holding stones to fill up the sea year after year without stop.
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Local Operas

China is a country with vast land and various nationalities. People in different regions speak different dialects. As a result, many local opera forms have appeared alongside Beijing Opera.
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Quyi (Folk Art)

Quyi is a general term for all kinds of talking and singing arts. It refers primarily to storytelling accentuated by body movements to tell stories, express feelings and reflect social conditions.
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Chinese Kite

Kite is also called zhiyuan or yaozi (paper kite in the shape of an eagle, swallow, etc). It is said that Lu Ban, a well-known ingenious carpenter, firstly made a bamboo magpie that could fly.
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Jade Carving

Jade is loosely understood in China as the collective name for most precious stones and jade carving in this sense constitutes an important part of Chinese arts and crafts.
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Cheong-Sam and Traditional Chinese Costumes

Cheong-sam gives more prominence to a lady’s slender figure and help to heighten the center of gravity of human body with high-steel shoes. so that civility, elegance and dignity are fully displayed.
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The Spring Festival

The first day of the first lunar month is the national-celebrated Chinese New Year. It is also called the Spring Festival for it occurs at the end of winter and the beginning of spring.
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Chinese Wine

In China, the history of wine is longer than that of tea. In 1986, a pot of wine excavated in Henan Province was found to have been made more than 3,000 years ago.
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Hold up an Oil-Paper Umbrella in a Rainy Alley

Few inventions of man can match the perfect marriage than that of paper umbrella from China. The dainty surface with kinds of paintings belies the strength that can shield man from hazards of nature.
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Chinese Lanterns

Lanterns are a special handicraft of Chinese tradition. Fancy lanterns are widely used as decorations in the country during festivals and holidays, on weddings and other celebrations.