Chinese Fans: History, Meaning, and How They Are Used
From royalties to nobles to the poorest commoners, the Chinese fans have been a very important part of ancient China and its history. They are, however, still very popular today not…
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From royalties to nobles to the poorest commoners, the Chinese fans have been a very important part of ancient China and its history. They are, however, still very popular today not…
The Wu Lou (葫蘆) is also known as hulu, bottle gourd, calabash, or wu luo. It’s sometimes referred to as a calabash since the gourds grow from a calabash tree. It is a fruit in its…
The fortune-telling method using the fortune sticks as a medium has been around since the times of ancient China, and more specifically since the Jin Dynasty (266-420 CE), as recorded…
Festivals are an integral element of Chinese culture. In this article, we deal briefly the 9 major Chinese festivals that anyone needs to know