Feng Shui from Ancient China is So Magical
Feng Shui (pronounced “phung schwee” and meaning literally “wind water”) is part of an ancient Chinese philosophy of nature. Feng Shui is often identified as a form of geomancy, divination by geographic features, but it is mainly concerned with understanding the relationships between nature and ourselves so that we might live in harmony within our [...]
Which Animal Zodiac Do You Belong to?
Chinese Zodiac is better well known in Chinese as Sheng Xiao (Chinese: 生肖) which is a scheme that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes, according to a 12-year cycle and these animals are the “rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig” in order. The Zodiac [...]
New and Necessary Information on Chinese Paper Cutting
Chinese paper cutting is one of the most popular folk art in China. According to archaeological record, its history could date back to the sixth century AD, but people believed that the actually start time of it may be earlier hundreds years than the record. China has already paid more attention on protecting those non-material [...]
Shadow Puppets Is the Great Handicrafts & Arts in China
According to the historical record and the actual circulating situation of the contemporary folk art-shadow puppet, we can infer and confirm that Chinese shadow puppet art originates from the Western Han Dynasty, 2000 years ago, Shanxi province of China, and mature in the Tang and Song Dynasty of Shanxi(陕西), Shanxi(山西), and Henan(河南) Province, prevalent in [...]
Enjoyable Legend Story about Chinese Zodiac
Maybe you have known that Chinese Zodiac in order contains “rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig”, but do you know why the animals order like this? There are many legends about the origins of the animals’ order and the most popular and interesting reads as follows: It is [...]
Chinese Embroidery: A Chinese Traditional Handicraft Art
The so-called embroidery art is a traditional outstanding handicraft in China. And now, the Yangzhou embroidery has been already approved to the provincial non-material cultural heritage protection list in 2006 by the local government. Embroidery is actually a decorative fabric which should thread the silk or other fiber with a needle to the embroidery material [...]
Introduction about the Art of Traditional Chinese Dress
A clatter and crash of drums and gongs sound at a theater of Chinese Opera in Taipei as a young warrior appears on stage in traditional Chinese costume. From his head ascend two tall plumes, tracing in the airTraditional Chinese Dress each movement and gesture he makes. Some might think these plumes are simply ornamental, [...]
So Romantic on Chinese Valentine’s Day
Chinese Valentine’s Day is on the Seventh Day of the Seventh Month on the Chinese calendar, which falls on July 31st this year. Legend has it that the seventh daughter of the Emperor of Heaven, a weaving maid, fell in love and married a cowherd. They were overindulgent in their love and neglected their farming [...]
The Wedding Ceremony in Ancient China
A formal Chinese wedding requires the bridegroom to pick up the bride at the bride’s home after respectfully greeted the parents-in-law to be. The couple-to-be will then go to the bridegroom’s home, where the bride will greet her parents-in-law to be, or to the banquet location. If they choose to go to the bridegroom’s home, [...]
A simple introduction about Xiangsheng in China Culture
If you like Chinese traditional art you can know Xiangsheng. Xiangsheng (comic dialogue) performers traditionally have trained skills including shuō (说)、xué (学)、dòu (逗)、chànɡ (唱) (telling, imitation, amusing and singing). Since Xiangsheng is an art of language, and the techniques of handling language and voice are quite important. Therefore, the four basic skills seem essential to [...]
