The Ching Ming Festival is considered one of the most important festivals in Chinese culture. Yes, it’s not as big as the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) or the Lantern Festival,…
Throughout Chinese folk music and opera, the percussion instruments can be used to highlight the music’s rhythm and also to assist tonal changes. They can also be grouped together…
The Chinese wind instruments refer to all musical instruments which are played by passing an airstream through a pipe, and throughout history, there are many different types of the…
Music has been a very important part of Chinese history and tradition. Even today, Chinese music still has that distinct characteristic that isn’t found anywhere else, mainly due…
The lantern festival is one of the most important festivals in Chinese culture. Also known as 元宵節; Yuánxiāo jié (translated into the Yuan Xiao Festival), this festival…
Peony is a traditional flower symbol in China. The Chinese word for it, 牡丹 (mǔdān), means “the most beautiful.” However, this flower has at least two different Chinese names….
China, as well as many other Eastern cultures, is deeply rooted in Eastern philosophy and metaphysics, with symbolism plays a very big role even in today’s Chinese culture in the…
Like the UK, India, and many other countries, tea is the national drink of China. However, Chinese tea has its own unique characteristics from unique flavors, colors, and health benefits….
