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• Gong
  ...g the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420-589) is the ancestor of today's Chinese gongs. The copper gong unearthed in [[Luobo Bay]] of [[Guangxi Zhuang Auton ...to withdraw troops. Gongs were also used in folk activities such as grand festivals, weddings and funerals, to add a magnificent air to the scene.
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• Lantern Festival
  The '''Lantern Festival''' ('''元宵节''') is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, usually ...fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and delicious. What's more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with "tuanyuan”, meaning reunion. So people e
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• Dumplings
  ...grate." Rather, they say that the dumpling's filling has "burst," which in Chinese is a homonym for the auspicious phrase "to get rich." ...ryone exchanges New Year's greetings and eats boiled dumplings. It is also traditional to set off fireworks and firecrackers on New Year's Eve. As it gets closer
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• Dragon Dance
  ...ragon Dance enjoys a vast diversity of models and forms. As a totem of the Chinese nation, among farming communities, it is still heralded as a token of the c [[Category:folk arts]][[category:folk customs]][[category:traditional festivals]]
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• Winter Solstice Festival
  ...fter the Winter Solstice, days will become longer and longer. As [[ancient Chinese]] thought, the yang, or muscular, positive things will become stronger and ...on different layers of a pot. These animals all signify auspiciousness in Chinese tradition. People of the same surname or family clan gather at their ancest
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• Ansai Waist Drum Dance
  The drum dance is a traditional Lunar New Year and [[Lantern Festival]] activity in [[Shaanxi Province]]. Y .... It is believed that waist drums were originally used in ancient times by Chinese soldiers stationed at the border to sound alarms, train troops or accompany
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• Qingming Festival
  [[Category:Traditional Chinese festivals]]
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• Baiyun Guan in Beijing
  ...onducts traditional Daoist ceremonies on holy days. The temple fair during Chinese New Year is particularly noteworthy. ...s of Daoist divinities, each representing one year of the 60-year-cycle in Chinese lunar calendar. One can find his personal Daoist divinity according to the
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• Religion in China
  ...amic Association of China]], [[Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association]], [[Chinese Catholic Bishops' College]], [[Three-Self Patriotic Movement Committee of t ...rving Mass, baptising, monkhood initiation, fasting, celebrating religious festivals, observing extreme unction, and holding memorial ceremonies, are protected
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• Huangmei Opera
  [[File:Huangmei Opera.jpg|thumb|300px|A scene of traditional Huangmei Operea]] ...i diao'' and ''Caicha xi'', '''Huangmei Opera''' is one of the most famous traditional operas in [[China]].
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• Chinese Music
  Traditional '''Chinese music''' can be traced back 7,000–8,000 years based on the discovery of a ...eligious melodies were absorbed into Chinese music and were enjoyed by the Chinese people at fairs organized by temples.
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• Dragon Boat Festival
  ...hrimp from attacking his body. An old doctor poured a jug of reaglar wine (Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar) into the water, hoping to turn all aquatic be ...boat racing has developed into an aquatic sports item which features both Chinese tradition and modern sporting spirit. In 1980, it was listed into the state
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• Chinese Film
  ...n until 1913 when [[Zheng Zhengqiu]] and [[Zhang Shichuan]] shot the first Chinese movie ''[[Marriage without Love]]''. During the 1920s film technicians from the United States trained Chinese in [[Shanghai]], an early filmmaking center, and American influence continu
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• Duanwu Festival
  ...hrimp from attacking his body. An old doctor poured a jug of reaglar wine (Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar) into the water, hoping to turn all aquatic be ...boat racing has developed into an aquatic sports item which features both Chinese tradition and modern sporting spirit. In 1980, it was listed into the state
  4 KB (667 words) - 03:53, 19 June 2012
• Daur ethnic group
  ...ing Dynasty as their written language. Since the 1911 Revolution, mandarin Chinese has replaced Manchu. ...o serve in the armies of the Qing emperors and in garrisons all over the [[Chinese empire]]. The Daurs helped to repel Cossack invaders from Tsarist Russia in
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• Zhouzhuang
  An [[Ancient Chinese poem]] describes Zhouzhuang as a little town of "small bridges, murmuring s ...right angle, and their complementary shapes create the image of an ancient Chinese key, which is why Shide and Yongan are also known to the locals as Key Brid
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• Lunar New Year's Eve
  ...('''除夕'''), the last day of the old year, is one of China's most important traditional holidays. Homes are spotless inside and out, doors and windows are decorate ...lets were thought to protect the household from evil. According to ancient Chinese folk beliefs, ghosts and demons fear peach wood. Protective charms made of
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• Spring Festival
  [[Image:Springfestival.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Spring Festival, the Chinese New Year]] ...ralding the beginning of spring, thus it is known as Spring Festival. This traditional festival is also a festival of reunion, just like Christmas in the West. No
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• Mid-autumn Festival
  ...mid or late September according to Gregorian calendar. It is a traditonal Chinese festival during which the most popular food is [[moon cake]]s. [[Category:Traditional Chinese festivals]]
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• Religious
  ...amic Association of China]], [[Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association]], [[Chinese Catholic Bishops' College]], [[Three-Self Patriotic Movement Committee of t ...]], baptising, [[monkhood]] initiation, [[fasting]], celebrating religious festivals, observing extreme unction, and holding memorial ceremonies, are protected
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