The Origin of Dragon lmage It had been widely acknowledged that the dragon image originated during the Han Dynasty over...
Chinese Customs
The History of Stilts-Walking Stilts refer to a pair of long，slender poles each equipped with a raised footrest to enable...
The Shape of Lanterns Lanterns come in different shapes，such as bird，animal，flower and fish.Some lanterns are shaped like fruit，such as oranges，litchis，pineapples...
The Origin of Lantern Show Lantern show is the major folk activity of Lantern Festival or Yuanxiao Jie，which falls on...
The Atmosphere Made by Firecrackers When the Chinese New Year arrives，the sky is illuminated with fireworks and strings of lights...
The Origin of Setting Off Firecrackers Setting off firecrackers is one of the most popular customs in the Spring Festival...
What is Shehuo Shehuo is now one of the traditional show for rural people of northernwest of China to celebrate...
Chinese cemeteries are generally located on hillsides as this is thought to improve the feng shui.The further up the hill...
The keynote for funeral and memorial service is spiritual eternity and continuation of life after death.Death at old age is...
The wedding ceremony itself was simple.Bride and groom were led to the family altar，to pay homage to Heaven and Earth，the...
At wedding ceremony，paper-cut“Fish playing around lotus，"“Fish biting lotus，"“Lotus bearing seeds"and“Happy dolls"（baby with coiled hair holding a pair of fish）are pasted...
Ever since ancient times，there has been a saying that the three most delightful moments in one's life come with success...
It is said that the original purpose of giving each person a name was for convenience.Ancient people found that whenever...
In China，most people's names have two parts，the family names and the given names.One person may have different names.For example，when they...
After a xiangqin date，both the two families became involved in the preparation for the marriage engagement.A traditional engagement required a...
Xiangqin refers to a blind date where the couple involved has not met each other before.In ancient times，the xiangqin date...
A matchmaker is also called"the old man under the moonlight.” This saying originates from an ancient legend.As it says，there was...
In Chinese history the prescribed age of marriage varied.During the Zhou Dynasty，a man should be married by the age of...
Chinese marriage is usually referred to as a“Great Event in Life-time .” In ancient times，the marriage procedure usually consisted of...
Chinese get used to being pushed and buffeted when they use public transportation or go shopping in public stores.They accept...