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| Lantern Festival |
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| The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. As early as the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it had become a festival with great significance. This day’s im |
| Moon Festival |
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| The festival has a long history. In ancient China, emperors followed the rite of offering sacrifices to the sun in spring and to the moon in autumn. Historical books of the Zhou Dynasty had had the word ’’Mid-Autumn’’. Later aristocrat |
| Dragon Boat Festival |
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| The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Gregorian calendar. There are many legends about the evolution of the festival, the most popular of which |
| Genealogy |
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| Genealogy In the history of the Chinese people. there are three important elements: China`s history. the local gazette and a clan`s genealogy. amongst which. genealogy has the longest history and is the most influential. Jia Pu (genealogy) |
| State organs of china(2) |
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| The Central Military Commission Chairman: Hu Jintao Vice-Chairmen: Guo Boxiong Cao Gangchuan Xu Caihou Other CMC Members: Liang Guanglie Li Jinai Liao Xilong Chen Bingde Qiao Qingchen Zhang Dingfa Jing Zhiyuan The Central Military Commissi |
| Figures of Buddha |
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| The art of Buddhist figures in China took shape with the introduction of Indian Buddhism. The legend had it that on a certain night of the year 60. Ming Emperor Liu Zhuang in Eastern Han dreamed a golden man without knowing where he came f |
| ``Duan Wu``-- A Day in Memory of A Patriotic Poet |
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| ``Duan Wu``-- A Day in Memory of A Patriotic Poet The 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar year is an important day for the Chinese people. The day called `` Duan Wu `` (meaning Day of Right Mid-Day) is observed everywhere in China. This |
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| based on material offered by Mr.Du Feibao When the Chinese began to use chopsticks as an eating instrument is anybody`s guess. They were first mentioned in writing in Liji (The Book of rites). a work compiled some 2.000 years ago. but cert |
| Celebration for the 50th Anniversary of RPC |
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| Item: Anniversary of the Founding of New China Edition: DVD Introduction: On October 1st. 1999. the Chinese people celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People`s Republic of China. On that day. a parading ceremony of a sol |
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