Hanfu, the Chinese Traditional Clothing
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Han Chinese costume, or called Hanfu refers to the clothing of ethnic Han, especially the assortment of clothing styles before the Qing Dynasty. Because the ruler of the Qing dynasty of China is not ethnic Han, the clothing of Qing’s people is a bit different than before. Therefore, in this passage, we would focus on the Chinese costume before the Qing dynasty. Gathering the styles ..read more
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The Bamboo Flute, Chinese Flute
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The bamboo flute is a traditional Chinese instrument that frequently appears in the TV show. It is said that Zhang Qian, during emperor Wudi of the Han dynasty, went to the western region and went back with the flute. Then people in Changan(Xian), the old capital of China, started playing the flute and spread out of the whole country. Back in time, it was called 橫吹or 橫笛that ..read more
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Masks and Facial makeups in Chinese Opera
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Facial makeup is the general and most important way to build up the character of the figure in Chinese opera. Chinese opera utilizes various colors, sketching standardized patterns of makeups so that to show the personality and characters of certain figures in the show. Facial makeup is an important approach to dressing up in traditional Chinese Opera, especially for the Chuan Opera. The Hualian and … Masks and Facial makeups in Chinese Opera ..read more
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The intro of ancient Chinese game: Weiqi
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Go game originated in China about 4000years ago was the first ‘chess’ in the world. It used to call ‘yi’ which is created by, Yao, a dominator of ancient China. Weiqi, the game of Go, the treasure of Chinese culture, represents the wisdom of ancestors and the spirit to pursue it. The four ancient Chinese artistic forms, Guqin, chess, penmanship and painting was the criteria to measure one’s gift. Chess … The intro of ancient Chinese game: Weiqi ..read more
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Chinese Painting in Various Dynasty
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The most ancient form of Chinese Painting was drawn on silk, which remains the case until the paper was invented, silk was therefore replaced by cheaper material. During the Eastern Jin dynasty, the ancient Chinese art: painting and calligraphy art gained more and more attention in the royal court, powerful and scholars start creating art pieces in Chinese painting. In the early age of the ..read more
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Traditional Instruments in Chinese Music
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In ancient times, folks already learned about how to make instruments. Originally, the main purpose of instruments in Chinese Music tides with everyday life and hunting, for example, the most ancient instrument Bone Whistle, is used for hunting to attract animals, it is made with animal bones and can make bird sounds, to capture birds. Nevertheless, in an environment that surviving is the most important ..read more
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Zan, the Hairpin in China
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Zan is a kind of headwear in China that is used for tightening and decorating hair. Coiling up one hair and rolling it with an exquisite hairpin will endue a woman with classic beauty and eastern temperament. So why does this shining jewelry only exist in eastern culture?  Zan, also called hairpin, originated in ancient China. Back in time, people believed the hair and body ..read more
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The Special Sichuan Cuisine
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Sichuan cuisine is one of the most ancient cuisine fractions in the world, similar to Cantonese cuisine, it was originated in the ancient country Ba and Shu. For Sichuan Cuisine Menu, According to the《华阳国志》, the ancient nation of Ba produces fish, salt, horny and corns, the nation of Shu brew grapes and fruits, with rich resources, spices like brine, rock salt, and Sichuan pepper were ..read more
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The Chinese style fan
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The fan originated in the Shang dynasty of China, had a handle, could not be folded, and was mainly in a rounded shape. Then, a wide variety of fans appeared such as bamboo fan, silk fan, feather fan, sandalwood fan, and so on. People usually used them to fan themselves. However, women would like to use it as a decoration when the products were excellent ..read more
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Guqin, a Seven-stringed Plucked Instrument
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In the traditional Chinese culture, the culture of music is a large part of it. In the historical state of the feudal era of China, Qin, Chess, Book, and Painting were seen as the most important abilities for the scholar with knowledge, they are ways to improve oneself, and to learn to behave like the grant masters. Qin, the seven-stringed plucked instrument was among the ..read more
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