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  • ...inese people during festivals, most especially the [[Spring Festival]], or Chinese New Year. ('''[[Temple fair|More ...]]''')
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  • ...come one of the world's four major ice and snow festivals. The other three festivals are Japan's Sapporo Snow Festival, Canada's Quebec City Winter Carnival, an [[category: Chinese festivals]]
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  • ...o the excitement of the holiday season. New Year pictures are an ancient [[Chinese]] folk art, reflecting the customs and beliefs of the common people and sym ...festival]][[category:traditional Chinese festivals]][[category:traditional festivals]]
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  • ...as '''hongbao''' ('''红包''') in Chinese, is a gift given to kids during the Chinese New Year with [[Yasuiqian]] (压岁钱) in it. Giving ''Hongbao'' during the [[Spring festival|Chinese New Year]] is a tradition. A red packet is simply a red envelope with gift
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  • ...inese people during festivals, most especially the [[Spring Festival]], or Chinese New Year. ...nt activities, and a traditional cultural event that features all kinds of Chinese folk art. So far, there have been more than 10 major temple fairs held each
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  • ...'''庙会''') is an important and joyful destination for Chinese people during festivals, most especially the [[Spring Festival]]. [[Temple fair|(More...)]]
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  • ...r gift which is usually put in a red envelope or paper bag (''hongbao'' in Chinese). Giving ''Hongbao'' during the [[Spring festival|Chinese New Year]] is a tradition. A red packet is simply a red envelope with gift
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  • ...ft which is usually put in a red envelope or paper bag (''[[hongbao]]'' in Chinese). Giving ''Hongbao'' during the [[Spring festival|Chinese New Year]] is a tradition. A red packet is simply a red envelope with gift
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  • [[File:hongbao.jpg|thumb|250px|right|''Hongbao'', a Chinese New Year gift to kids.]] ...r gift which is usually put in a red envelope or paper bag (''hongbao'' in Chinese).
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  • '''Hongbao''' ('''red envelope''') is a gift given to kids during the Chinese New Year with [[Yasuiqian]] in it. Giving ''Hongbao'' during the [[Spring festival|Chinese New Year]] is a tradition. A red packet is simply a red envelope with gift
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  • ...lings of life's renewal and the return of spring. On the [[Spring festival|Chinese New Year]], families in China decorate their front doors with poetic couple ...the drawings of blessing since the Chinese for "inverted" is a homonym in Chinese for "arrive," thus signifying that spring, wealth, or blessing has arrived.
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  • Transportation during the [[Spring Festival]], called '''Chunyun''' in Chinese, is an annual test on [[China]]'s transportation systems. ...ry according to Gregorian calendar, is the most important festival for the Chinese as it is an occasion for reunions with family and friends. Particularly, pe
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  • Chinese New Year, or '''[[Spring Festival]]''' is the largest and most important fe === '''''Related festivals''''' ===
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  • *[[John Woo]] (Chinese American) * [[Chinese films of the 2000s]]
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  • ...cine Museum''' (中医药博物馆) affiliated to [[Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine]]. [[File:Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum.jpg|thumb|300px|Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum]]
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  • '''Qu Yuan''' ('''屈原''' c. 340-277 BC) was a Chinese poet who lived during the Warring States Period in ancient times. He is fam Since that time, Chinese memorialize the patriotic poet by enjoying [[Zongzi]] on the anniversary of
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  • ...na during the [[Spring Festival]], which usually begins 15 days before the Chinese Lunar New Year's Day and lasts for around 40 days. The extremely high traff ...ry according to Gregorian calendar, is the most important festival for the Chinese as it is an occasion for reunions with family and friends. Particularly, pe
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  • [[Category:Traditional Chinese festivals]][[Category:Chinese culture]]
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  • '''Han''' ('''汉族''') is a Chinese ethnic group with the largest population in [[China]] as well as in the wor Language: Chinese
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  • ...tors considered it an auspicious day worth celebration. That's why ancient Chinese began to celebrate this festival long time ago. On this day, people will eat Double Ninth Gao (or Cake). In Chinese, gao (cake) has the same pronunciation with gao (height). People do so just
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  • '''June 1 International Children's Day''' (Chinese: '''六一国际儿童节''') is a festival for the children of the whole w [[Category: Festivals]]
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  • '''June 1 International Children's Day''' (Chinese: '''六一国际儿童节''') is a festival for the children of the whole w [[Category: Festivals]]
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  • ...fferent versions of the Tripitaka. During Buddhist festivals and the Lunar Chinese New Year, tens of thousands of pilgrims arrive to burn incense sticks and d
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  • '''June 1 International Children's Day''' (Chinese: '''六一国际儿童节''') is a festival for the children of the whole w [[Category: Festivals]]
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  • '''June 1 International Children's Day''' (Chinese: '''六一国际儿童节''') is a festival for the children of the whole w [[Category: Festivals]]
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  • ...ese holiday celebrated on the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar Chinese calendar. Laba porridge is the most popular meal in the festival. ...nts feasted together on the sacrificial meat in an early expression of the Chinese tradition of communal eating. The Laba Festival is popularly referred to as
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  • '''The Cold Food Festival''' ('''寒食节''') is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated for three consecutive days starting the day before [[Qi [[Category: Festivals]]
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  • ...in [[Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region]]. There are now about 20 million [[Chinese Muslims]]. There are more than 40 mosques in [[Beijing]] that are open to t ...ter settling in China and marrying Chinese women. Their descendants became Chinese Muslims.
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  • ...very long history and is an excellent and precious cultural legacy of the Chinese nation. There are a lot of acrobatics village in China, e.g. Liaocheng of [ ...rds that lamps lighted up the whole county of Wuqiao for three days during festivals, people set off firecrackers and performed acrobatics, and the local feudal
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  • [[file:Moon cake (月饼).JPEG|thumb|230px|Moon cakes, traditoanl Chinese food.]] '''Moon cake''' ('''月饼''') is a Chinese bakery product traditionally eaten during the [[Mid-autumn Festival]] which
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  • In the early 20th century, the island attracted overseas Chinese elites, who returned and built private residences on the island, often with ...Australian Chinese pianist and collector. The museums host important music festivals and contests regularly.
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  • ...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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  • [[file:World Population Day.JPEG|thumb|250px|Chinese people above 60 years old will surpass 200 million by the end of 2013.]] ...earch Center for the Elderly, in early June 2013, shows that the number of Chinese people above 60 years old will surpass 200 million by the end of 2013, whic
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  • [[Category:Traditional Chinese festivals]][[Category:festivals]]
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  • ...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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  • ...f the magnificent garden of an imperial family described in the well-known Chinese novel "[[A Dream of Red Mansions]]" by [[Cao Xueqin]] (17l5-l763). When the festivals or holidays come, many interesting activities are held there. The famous an
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  • .... 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 ...ing. The dancers wear costumes and headdresses similar to those of ancient Chinese soldiers.
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  • ...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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  • ...grate." Rather, they say that the dumpling's filling has "burst," which in Chinese is a homonym for the auspicious phrase "to get rich." ...nighttime, most of the games are played indoors. Popular games include Go, Chinese chess, card games, and mahjong. Before it gets dark, children ride bamboo h
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  • 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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  • ...grate." Rather, they say that the dumpling's filling has "burst," which in Chinese is a homonym for the auspicious phrase "to get rich." ...nighttime, most of the games are played indoors. Popular games include Go, Chinese chess, card games, and mahjong. Before it gets dark, children ride bamboo h
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  • ...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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  • [[Category:Traditional Chinese festivals]]
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  • == Festivals == ...For followers of Theravada Buddhism in Southeastern Asian countries, these festivals fall on the same day, the 15th day of the fourth lunar month (the day of th
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  • ...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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  • ...means walking on, and ''Gaoqiao'' means stilts. According to the archives, Chinese ancestors began using stilts to help them gather fruits from trees. This pr [[Category:folk customs]][[category:traditional festivals]]
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • The Dai language belongs to the [[Chinese-Tibetan language family]] and has three major dialects. It is written in an ...cial contact between young men and women was quite free, especially during festivals. It was common for the groom to move into the bride's home after the weddin
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  • ...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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  • ...d in [[Huangmei County]], [[Hubei Province]], during the 18th century when Chinese local operas were flourishing. ...cities. It began as a diversion acted by and for peasants and artisans at festivals and special solar periods (the 24 weather-oriented divisions of the year).
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  • ...ich in natural resources. Major crops include paddy rice, maize, potatoes, Chinese sorghum, beans, rape, peanuts, tobacco, ramie, sugar cane, cotton, oil-tea ...eastern part of present-day Guizhou. They were referred to as the Miaos in Chinese documents of the [[Tang]] and [[Song]] period (AD618-1279).
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  • 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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  • ...al contacts. Nowadays, most young and middle-aged Salars know how to speak Chinese, which is also accepted as the written language of the Salar ethnic group. ...er (flower)," a kind of folksong sung sonorously and unrestrainedly in the Chinese language. However, in most cases it is presented with a sweet, trilling ton
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  • ...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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  • ...uage is of the Zhuang-Dai branch of the Zhuang-Dong group belonging to the Chinese-Tibetan family of languages. In the past, the Bouyeis had no written langua ...vals as the Hans. On June 6 and April 8, however, they celebrate their own festivals in commemoration of the leaders of ancient uprisings and their ancestors. O
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  • ...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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  • ...communicate with each other. For this reason, the language of the Hans, or Chinese, has become their common language, though many Gelaos have learned three or ...they eat wheat, rice, millet and sorghum. All the Gelaos – like many other Chinese – love to eat hot and sour dishes as well as glutinous rice cakes.
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  • ...age belongs to the Yi branch of the Tibetan-Myanmese language group of the Chinese-Tibetan language family. Having no script of their own before 1949, they ke ...nis who live in the Honghe area celebrate the Spring, Dragon Boat and Moon festivals.
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  • ...carce. In addition to paddy rice, agricultural crops include maize, wheat, Chinese sorghum, sweet potatoes, soybean, cotton and tobacco. Special local product ...belongs to the Dong-Shui branch of the Zhuang-Dong language group of the [[Chinese-Tibetan]] language family. Almost all the Maonans know both the Han and the
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  • ...slamic rules. If they wanted to invite mullahs for prayers on occasions of festivals, wedding, burial ceremonies or illnesses, they had to present given amounts ...estivals and ceremonies are related to religion. The Corban and Id El-fitr festivals are occasions for feasts of mutton and mutual greetings. The Nawuruz Festiv
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  • ...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 ...time of the Ming Dynasty, Spring Festival couplets were popular throughout Chinese society. Some examples of popular couplets for Spring Festival are: "Anothe
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  • ...oran, Islamic history and Islamic law, these schools taught arithmetic and Chinese language. The Yining Tatar School, set up in 1942, was one of the earliest Tatar cuisine, popular in Xinjiang, includes various kinds of pastries. At festivals, they serve pastries called "Gubaidiai" and "Yitebailixi," the former being
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  • The Chinese character “run” is a term of address used by the Dai people for the Lan The word “zuodi” is the Chinese transliteration of the Myanmese word that means sincerity. Legend has it th
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  • The Lisu language belongs to the Chinese-Tibetan language family. In 1957, a new alphabetic script was created for t ...e animals, the forests yield many medicinal herbs including the rhizome of Chinese gold thread and the bulb of fritillary. The Lisu area also has abundant min
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  • ...onverse with each other. For this reason, the language of the [[Han]]s, or Chinese, has become their common language, though many Gelos have learned three or ...they eat wheat, rice, millet and sorghum. All the Gelos – like many other Chinese – love to eat hot and sour dishes as well as glutinous rice cakes.
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  • ...le trees, as well as many varieties of herbs including fritillary bulbs, [[Chinese caterpillar fungus]] and musk. ...ts of China politically, economically and culturally, the oral and written Chinese has become an important means of communication in Naxi society.
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  • ...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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  • [[Image:Springfestival.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Spring Festival, the Chinese New Year]] ...Guo Nian''. Guo means "pass over" and Nian means "year." The origin of the Chinese New Year Festival can be traced back thousands of years through a continual
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  • Studies of popular Chinese religion indicate that the Kitchen God did not appear until after the inven Why do people clean house during the last month of the year? According to Chinese folk beliefs, during the last month of the year ghosts and deities must cho
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  • The Mulam language is a member of the Zhuang-Dong language group of the Chinese-Tibetan language family, but because of extensive contacts with the majorit ...Dragon Boat Festival was celebrated. Unlike the Han and Zhuang Dragon Boat festivals, the Mulams used to carry a paper boat into the fields and a shaman would c
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  • 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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  • Three essential characteristics of Chinese opera are beauty, stylization and exaggeration. The facial makeup or "the p Although anyone can enjoy the spectacular beauty of Chinese opera, in order to appreciate the finer elements you should understand that
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  • ...n script of their own before 1949, many Dongs learned to read and write in Chinese. Philologists sent by the central government helped work out a Dong written The Dongs have many festivals – [[Spring Festival]], [[Worshipping Ox Festival]], [[New Harvest Festiva
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  • [[File:One Country Two Systems.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and then British prime minister Margaret Thatcher met ...haracteristics. The policy is an important component of the socialism with Chinese characteristics.
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  • ...nt of drums and flutes in the fields or on construction sites. Traditional festivals are celebrated heartily, especially the Lunar New Year, and the Mid-Autumn ...sociation of Yanbian Culture and Art Workers and the Yanbian Branch of the Chinese Writers Association. The Yanbian song and dance, modern drama and theatrica
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  • ...n of the [[Altaic family]] of languages. It borrowed many words from the [[Chinese language]] after the 1950s, and a new alphabet was then devised, discarding ...the 10th century, the Kirgiz had very frequent communications with the Han Chinese. Their musical instruments – the drum, sheng (a reed pipe), bili (a bambo
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  • ...nguage is very close to the Hakka dialect of the Hans, and most Shes speak Chinese instead of their ethnic tongue; a few Guangdong Shes speak a language simil ...ial festival occasions, and every year Shes participate in several singing festivals. Shes like to sing duets, but they sing alone as well.
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  • ...room, Chinese cinnamon, pseudo-ginseng, Chinese gecko (used in traditional Chinese medicine to help regain vitality), fennal and fennal essence. The last four In 1851, the Taiping Revolution, the biggest of peasant uprisings in Chinese history, broke out in this area. Thousands of Zhuangs joined the Taiping Ar
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  • ...guage of this ethnic minority belongs to the Tibetan-Myanmese group of the Chinese-Tibetan language family. Its structure and vocabulary have much in common w ...y gatherings, the young dance to songs sung by elders. There are many Jino festivals. The biggest one takes place on New Year's Day in March and is celebrated a
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  • ...d territorial integrity, and safeguarding the fundamental interests of the Chinese nation. ...na's sovereignty and territorial integrity is the common obligation of all Chinese people, the Taiwan compatriots included.
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  • ...e contacts with the Hans and Zhuangs, many Yaos also have learned to speak Chinese or Zhuang language. ...s of the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644). Ancient stone tablets engraved with Chinese characters can be found in a lot of Yao communities.
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  • '''Language''': Manchu (in both script and spoken language) and Han (standard Chinese) ...n people moved to north of the pass, many local Manchus picked up Mandarin Chinese too.
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  • ...tretch across the Yi areas, where Yunnan pine, masson pine, dragon spruce, Chinese pine and other timber trees, lacquer, tea, camphor, kapok and other trees o ...x dialects. Many Yis in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi know the Han (standard Chinese or Mandarin) language. The Yis used to have a syllabic script called the ol
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