The 9th day of the 9th lunar month is the traditional Chongyang Festival, or Double Ninth Festival. It usually falls in October in the Gregorian calendar. In an ancient and mysterious book Yi Jing, or The Book of Changes, number “6″ was thought to be …
The restaurant was a small hut when it was set up in 1738 (the 3rd year of Emperor Qianlong’s reign in the Qing Dynasty) by a man named Li from Shanxi Province. In the 7th year of Emperor Qianlong’s reign or 1742, a small building …
The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Gregorian calendar. There are many legends about the evolution of the festival, the most popular of which …
Long, long ago, there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang (Cowhand). His parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law. So he lived by himself herding cattle and farming. One day, a …
With its fascinating and artistic accompanying music, singing and costumes, the Peking Opera is China’s national opera. Full of Chinese cultural facts, the opera presents the audience with an encyclopedia of Chinese culture, as well as unfolding stories, beautiful paintings, exquisite costumes, graceul gestures and …
In the Warring States Period, the State of Qin besieged the capital of the State of Zhao. Duke Pingyuan of Zhao planned to ask the ruler of the State of Chu personally for assistance. He wanted to select a capable man to go with him. …
Incident at Xuanwu Gate The Incident at Xuanwu Gate (玄武門之變) refers to an incident on July 2, 626[1], when Li Shimin the Prince of Qin, a son of Emperor Gaozu of Tang (the founding emperor of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty), in an intense rivalry …
Tradition Naoyang Wrestling is a kind of uses a live sheep as prize. During the Naoyang Wrestling, a player has a 5 peoples winning streak will be considered as a bawcock, and a hero has 6 peoples winning streak. In city and countryside of Xinzhou, …
This Cold Food Festival, so named because custom forbade the lighting of fires for three days, and therefore people had to ate cold food, was a solar celebration that fell on the 105th day follwed the Winter Solstice in ancient times, now, it falls on …
Drinking game has a long history dating back to the Western Zhou Dynasty. Originally it was introduced to regulate people’s drinking habits and so ensure that they should observe rules of etiquette while not drinking to excess. It is still popular in all parts of …