24 Chinese Solar Terms in Season

Traditionally, theĀ pace of Chinese people’s life was rhythemed by the 24 Solar Terms,Ā whichĀ divide each lunar month into 2 segments based on the sun’s movement.Ā Chinese farmers schedule their farming work according to these seasonal turning points. It is a great invention that has ensured people in ChinaĀ are adequately fed and Chinese civilisation isĀ able to continue and upgrade for thousands of years. […]

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Nirvana in Fire (3): A Chinese New Year Festival

Chinese New Year was approaching andĀ cargo business was booming. The wharfies complained to the headman that the two boatloads of mandarin packages were unreasonably heavy. The traditional Chinese royal family was a strictly hierarchical community, with the emperor at the top as the absolute ruler and empress as his deputy sheriffĀ  Each morning, the Emperor’s lesser wives were required to […]

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Money God in Chinese New Year’s Painting

Chinese New Year’s Paintings are typically used to decorate the internal walls at the beginning of each new lunarĀ year. The themes of New Year’s Painting are often closely associated with Chinese people’s common aspirations and unique language. For instance, a bat (蝠) represents fortune (ē¦), a fan (ꉇ) indicates kindness (善), a spear (戟) is a symbol for luck (吉) […]

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Chinese New Year Traditions

Chinese New Year traditions and customs vary in different parts of China. Here just introduce some common practicesĀ adopted by majority groups of Chinese people. Lunar December 8: Traditionally this is the day when Chinese New Year festival begins to warm up. People cookĀ nuts-rich rice congeeĀ (labazhou č…Šå…«ē²„, laĀ č…Š forĀ lunar December, baĀ å…« is number 8, zhou 粄 means congee) and serve when it’sĀ hotĀ on […]

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