This is a man with so many legend; this is an idol who is still been worshipped by Chinese people; this is the warrior Guan Yu (Pinyin: Guān Yǔ) that will never let people down!
My personal experience is that the majority of our generation, the so-called post-80s, were introduced the St. Valentine's day first. While along with the revival of traditional Chinese culture, we are more interested in our own lover's day: Qixi Festival, which also comes from a romantic but a little bittersweet love story.
According to ancient records, the dragon appeared as a composite of many animals, such as the snake, alligator and lizard -- long or short, small or huge, hidden yet active. It could also inhabit any place -- from the greatest heights to the lowest depths. Traveling between the skies and the earth, dragons were considered the heads of heavenly deities and governors of rainfall in Chinese culture. During times of drought, dragons could create precious water and in times of flood they stopped the rain and cleared the skies. As kings of the waters, dragons lived in dragon palaces under the ocean.
In ancient China the kite was known as 'Zhiyuan' (paper glede). Originally regarded as a technology, the kite also featured prominently in many art collections, and was considered to have unique artistic value.It first appeared in the wars of the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC-476 BC). According to historical records, the prominent ideologist Mo Zi spent three years constructing a wooden kite which failed after one day's flight. One book noted that the master carpenter Lu Ban also made kites which were flown high to spy on the situation of the enemy.
We have introduced what shadow puppetry is here several months ago. Today we want to show you THE representative branch: Tang Shan Shadow Puppetry. Tangshan is a city located in Hebei Province. And during the long period of evolving from the Song Dynasty, Tangshan shadow puppetry distinguishes itself by choosing high-quality donkey skin, cowhide, sheepskin as raw materials as well as 100% hand-made guarantee.
"Chinese wax printing is a special Chinese handicraft typical of ethnic characteristics and local styles. As one of the most antique handworks, it is perceived as an important part of China's ancient civilization. Qin (221-206BC) and Han (206BC-AD220) dynasties and prevailing in the Sui (581-618) and Tang dynasties (618-907), wax printing, which been passed down from one generation to the next in China, is a uniquely inspired drawing and dyeing handwork of the Miao ethnic minority. Today, wax printing is mainly distributed among the ethnic minority areas of Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan and Guangxi provinces. In the course of its development, the art acquired its unique folk artistic features and is one of the most characteristic national arts in China.
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