Chinese Culture and History

Chinas mythological history begins with three demigods who, firstly, created the Chinese people and who then passed the mantle on to the first mythological human ruler, the Yellow Emperor, but first after having, together with the latter, taught the Chinese people the basic skills they would need to know in order to survive, skills such as hunting, fishing, agriculture, how to sew clothes out ...» View details on Chinese History

• Emperor of China
• Famous Ancient Figures
• Remarkable Emperors in Chinese History
• Chinese Dynasties
• More on Chinese History
• Ancient Systems
• Origin of the Name of China(Zhongguo)

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• Chinese New Year Food
• Easy DIY Recipes
• Staples and Main Food Types
• Chinese Vegetarian Food
• Chinese Cooking Art
• Eight Distinct Regional Cuisine
• Chinese Medicine Food
• Chinese Table Manners

China is a country steeped in ancient customs and traditions of which the native people are proud. To many people in the west, the word China can typically conjure up thoughts of dragons, panda bears, the colour red,...» View details on Traditions and Custom

• Chinese Solar Terms
• The Origin of Chinese Surnames
• Family Tree
• Chinese Zodiac Signs
• Chinese Lucky Numbers
• Traditional Etiquette and Taboos
• Chinese Dragon
• Chinese Calendar

Kung Fu (an Anglicization of gongfu [功夫]), meaning hard-won achievement) Wushu [武术], more commonly referred to simply as Kung Fu, is an ancient Chinese hand-to-hand martial art that was developed to serve primarily as a defense against a one-on-one, hand-to-hand attack from an opponent, originally in the context of military combat, where the opponent may or may not be armed. Secondarily, o...» View details on Chinese Kung Fu

• Wing Chun
• Chinese Qigong
• History of Chinese Kung Fu
• Shaolin Kung Fu
• Chinese Taiji Quan
• Top 13 Kung Fu Hometowns in China
• Chinese Kung Fu Stars
• Kung Fu movies

A list of all Chinese festivals:...» View details on Chinese Festivals

• Tourist Festival in China
• Christmas in China
• Traditional Chinese Festival
• Ethnic Minority Festival

China is a large country with many ethnic groups. By now there are 56 nationalities identified, comprising of Han ethnic group as the major nationality and 55 ethnic minorities. They are called by a joint name Chinese Nation. The population of Han Nationality is over 1.1billion, accounting for 91.7% of the total Chinese population. It is the major ethnic group of China and also the largest nat...» View details on Chinese Ethnic Groups

• Jinuo Ethnic Minority
• Kirgiz Ethnic Minority
• The Mosuo of the Forgotten Kingdom
• Ozbek Ethnic Minority
• Yugur Ethnic Minority
• Tu Ethnic Minority
• Tatar Ethnic Minority
• Tajik Ethnic Minority

Chinese handicrafts arevery beautifuland popular with distinctive national features . From furnishings to household items, many have distinct ethnic characteristics. Artists and craftsmen from different periods and dynasties have created many valuable items with theirclever hands and consummate skills. From the painted pottery and jade in the Neolithic age to the bronzes of the Yin and Zhou dynast...» View details on Chinese Arts

• Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of China
• Cheongsam
• The Watertight Bulkhead Technology of Chinese Junks
• Maxrap
• Chinese Calligraphy
• Traditional Textile Techniques of Li Minority
• Traditional handicrafts of making Xuan paper
• China Engraved Block Printing Technique

Chinese Tea Tea culture is an important part of Chinese traditional culture. With the social development and progress, tea not only has played a good role in driving the development in economy, but also has become a necessity in peoples lives. Moreover, it has gradually developed into resplendent tea culture and become a bright pearl of the spirtual civilizaion of the society. The ...» View details on Chinese Tea

• Teahouse Culture in China
• Custome of Drinking Tea
• Chinese Tea Art
• Chinese Tea History
• Chinese Tea Culture
• Chinese Tea Categories
• Famous Chinese Tea

Chinese wine has a history of more than five thousand years and has developed a unique style. Wine as a special form of culture has a special position in traditional Chinese culture. It has penetrated almost all fields of social life during several thousand years of civilization. It is closely related to social and economic activities. Since the implementation of a wine monopoly by the state ...» View details on Chinese Wine

• Drinking Rites on Major Festivals
• Alcohol Classification
• Famous Wine
• Top Ten Alcohol Brands
• Chinese Drinking Vessel

Chinese traditional medicine has a great variety with complicated names, which is related with the change of era and the difference in places. On the whole, the naming of Chinese traditional medicine is mostly according to the place of origin, performance, growth character, shape, smell, the part used as medicine and the name of the discoverer, etc. In the processing of medication the exertion of...» View details on Traditional Chinese Medicine

• History of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Basic Theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Main works on traditional Chinese medicine
• Acupuncture and moxibustion
• Massage Therapy
• Cupping
• Guasha
• Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis

Everything was indented [a British term meaning that the goods were officially requisitioned against a promise to pay on delivery], contracted or bought outright that could be conveniently carried by yak or mule. Sewing machines, textiles, cases of the best cigarettes, both British and American, whiskies and gins of famous brands, dyes and chemicals, kerosene oil in tins, toilet and canned good...» View details on Tea and Horse Caravan Road

The term Silk Road (Seidenstrassen, in German) was first coined by the German geographer, Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen (1833-1905), uncle of the famous Great War (WWI) German fighter pilot, Manfred von Richthofen, aka the Red Baron, in Ferdinand von Richthofens book, China: Ergebnisse eigener Reisen und darauf gegrundeter Studien (China: The results of My Travels and the Studies ...» View details on The Silk Road

The architecture of China from the Neolithic (New Stone Age) culture to the 20th century, represents the most significant achievements of the world's longest continuous civilization. From large and extravagant temples to pleasant palaces, there are a lot to learn and see. Ancient Chinese architecture is a miniature of the long-standing history and culture of China. It is obviously characterize...» View details on Chinese Architecture

• Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber framed structures
• Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges
• Chinese Garden
• History of Chinese Architecture
• Famous Ancient Buildings
• Features of Ancient Chinese Architecture
• Modern Chinese Architecture

It was once generally held that the Chinese people, as with so many other firsts within the all-embracing field of human endeavor, invented the phenomenon of piracy. This would not be so surprising, and in fact paradoxically attests to the advanced state of Chinese culture at a time when most of the rest of us were still swinging from lianas while eating bananas, for the existence of Chinese pi...» View details on Maritime History of China

China is a nation where numerous religions are practiced. These beliefs include Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Christianity. Chinese citizenscan freely choose and express their own beliefs, and make clear their religious affiliations. According to incomplete statistics, China now has more than one hundred million religious believers of all sorts and more than eighty five sites for religi...» View details on Religions and Beliefs

• Mazu Belief
• Confucianism
• Religious Policies of China
• Chinese Buddhism
• Chinese Taoism
• Chinese Christianity
• Chinese Islam

No matter when you walk on a city street or come to a country yard in China, you will probably see a few people (usually 3-5 people) gathering to a crowd, playing with some small plastic squares with Chinese characters and simple images on one side. Yes, they are playing Chinese Mahjong. Chinese Mahjong (Chinese: 麻將; pinyin: m jing) as a kind of leisure game in China has ...» View details on Chinese Mahjong