Traditional Chinese Cultures, Art and Customs
Today, the 9th of February 2009 is The Lantern Festival! The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival, which is falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, marking the end of the celebrations of the Chinese New Year. Lantern Festival also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China, because the first lunar month…
Happy Niu Year! Niu in Mandarin means Ox or Buffalo. According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2009 is the Year of the Ox. The Chinese Zodiac is a cycle of 12 years, each year represented by a different animal. So if you are born in 1997, 1985 or one of the cycle years…
Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, northernmost of China, is known for its extremely cold winters. It is also famous for this annual Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, attracting hundreds of participants and thousands of visitors worldwide in its ice sculpturing activities. The ice sculptures are built to impress, often accompanied with colourful lights…
Its Christmas Eve today! Other than massive Christmas promotions all over China’s departmental stores, there is also a merry and festive atmosphere around people for celebrating the Christmas. Just twenty years ago, when western cultures are still not as immersed in China, most people do not know of or celebrate this day. However, with the…
