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24 Solar Terms: 6 things about Major Snow
2024-12-06
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Snow (Chinese: 大雪), the 21st solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 6 and ends on Dec 20.
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UNESCO inscribes Spring Festival on intangible cultural heritage list
2024-12-05
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday inscribed Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional new year, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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24 Solar Terms: 8 things you may not know about Start of Winter
2024-11-07
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Winter, (Chinese: 立冬), the 19th solar term of the year, begins this year on Nov 7 and ends on Nov 21.
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Artisan revives, carries forward ancient Kaihua paper in E China's Zhejiang
2024-11-01
Nearly extinct, Kaihua paper has been successfully revived by dedicated artisans and professionals, and is now utilized in various applications.
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Discovery sheds light on early rice cultivation
2024-09-29
Around 10,000 years ago, as people in present-day West Asia began to domesticate wheat and barley, a similar development took place in China where people began to cultivate rice.
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Zhejiang discovers one of world's earliest rice fields
2024-09-18
The Huangchaodun site in Quzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, was revealed to have shed new light on the origins of global rice farming at a National Cultural Heritage Administration conference in Beijing on Sept 13.
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Traditional vibes bring new life to festival in Quzhou
2024-08-14
The event kicked off with actors performing key scenes from the musical Southern Confucianism, setting the tone for the evening.
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24 Solar Terms: 9 things about Start of Autumn
2024-08-07
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Autumn, (Chinese: 立秋), the 13th solar term of the year, begins this year on Aug 7 and ends on Aug 21.
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