Chinese culture

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Chinese lanterns at Tivoli.

Tea has a history of its own. In China, drinking tea is mostly a cultural thing with the majority of people drink tea throughout the day. In Chinese Culture, Tea was considered as an Elixir. Few basic knowledge of Tea Brewing, a decent quality Tea & a little bit of patience is all you need for a good Chinese Tea. Here is a post with few handy tips & steps to brew perfect Chinese Tea.

Various traditional activities are hold on Chinese #LanternFestival.

Among the many traditional musical instruments of China, the most popular nowadays include the stringed instruments called the erhu, pipa, and guzheng, and the dizi flutes. These stringed instruments originated in foreign regions and were modified. When tourists think of their experiences in China, the poignant sounds of these Chinese instruments often colour their memories. Erhu 二胡

Dragon dance in Beijing • orig. source not found

Presenting you 31 most common Chinese taboos to help you avoid misunderstands and embarrassments when you’re getting along with Chinese.

The following information came from Evolution of Chinese Clothing and Chinese Dresses. See how the styles in women’s clothing change overtime. Chinese clothing has approximately 5,000 years of hist…

Written by Gioia Zhang Unlike the three-dimensional structure of Western lingerie, Chinese ancient lingerie is made up of layers and it implicitly shapes the rich curve of the female body. From the…