Jieqi (or solar terms) are days marking one of the 24 time zones of the solar year in traditional Chinese calendar. Jieqi was used to indicate the alternation of seasons and climate changes in ancient China. It is a unique component and creative invention of Chinese traditional calendar.

Dongxiang Ethnic Minority Group - Marriage Custom

Influenced by the Islamism. marriages of Dongxian ethnic minority is basically decided by parents while the young pair have no chance to talk with each other face to face...

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Calligraphy and Preserving Health

Every man has his life, which falls into two aspects: physiology and psychology. The two sides are in constant interplay with each other, and neither is impossible withou...

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Taiji Quan (Tai Chi)

Taiji Quan (Tai Chi) Taiji Quan, also known as shadowboxing, is a major division of Chinese martial art. Taiji Quan means "supreme ultimate fist". Tai means "Supreme", Ji means "Ultimate", an...
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Zhang Heng--The Famous Astronomer in Han Dynasty

Zhang Heng--The Famous Astronomer in Han Dynasty

 

There were many pseudoscientific theories concerning the universe and Earth at that time. His theory was considered very absurd, because it was quite different from...

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Development of Fengshui

With a time-honored history, fengshui can be traced back to remote antiquity in China. In the primitive society, although there was no word for fengshui, people had to ch...
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