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| Title: Water Splashing Festival |
| Short words: Dai Ethnic Minority
Men and women indulge themselves in the spree of the Water Splashing Festival
The three- to-four-day Water Splashing Festival is a traditional festival for the Dai people in Xishuangbanna and other places to send off the old and ring in the new. and to wish each other well. Water splashing is featured at this festival as entertainment. |
| Posted Date : 2006-4-29 7:54:50
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| Title: Lusheng Dance |
| Short words: Lusheng is an antique reed instrument. The longest measures more than 1 zhang (1 zhang = 3.3 meters). while the shortest is less than 1 chi (1 chi = 1/3 meter). Some have a maximum of 10 reeds in one Lusheng. while others only have a single reed or two reeds. |
| Posted Date : 2006-4-29 7:52:26
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| Title: Aobao Meeting |
| Short words: Aobao. which means pile or hill. is the traditional worship festival of the Evenki ethnic minority and takes place from April to June of each lunar year. The festival prevails in the Evenki inhabited area of Heilongjiang Province and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. |
| Posted Date : 2006-4-29 7:50:43
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| Title: Mo or Momo,Mantou |
| Short words: Mo or Momo . Mantou . literally steamed bread. is one of the staple foods of North China residents. According to historical records. residents of southern Shanxi Province. where is teeming with wheat. pay great attention to steaming techniques and make different shapes of Mo. Hundreds of years later. the exquisite Mo culture has become a unique local scene. |
| Posted Date : 2006-4-29 7:49:04
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| Title: Yi Torch Festival |
| Short words: The Torch Festival falls on the 24th day of the sixth lunar month. On that day. Yi people from Shilin County gather at the Stone Forest and participate in various activities. such as shopping in the open market fair. bull fighting. dancing and a fireworks display. It is also a good opportunity for young men and women to meet their prospective spouses. |
| Posted Date : 2006-4-29 7:47:14
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| Title: Sitting Pretty: The Custom of Kowtow |
| Short words: In historical operas and films. one can often see Chinese people performing kowtow - a traditional custom for worship on bended knees. It is said that the history of kowtow can be traced back as early as the legendary Emperor Xuan Yuan. |
| Posted Date : 2006-4-29 7:45:19
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