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How to Bargin in Beijing
2007-10-25 14:22:00 Bargaining is the rule here in Beijing . At least, at the many markets and back-street clothes stalls. Bargaining is an art and if you are unfamiliar with it we’d like to offer you some advice. The tips here are Beijing specific but may help you at any place in the world where bargaining is practiced. ...
Tourist Trail in Beijing??Great Wall
2007-10-25 13:57:00 The Great Wall , as you probably know, is one of the few man made structures visible from space. From Beijing you can get to a few different pieces of the Great Wall within 2 or 3 hours by bus or car. The Badaling part of the Great Wall is a fully restored section which is ... More About: Tourist
Tourist Trail in Beijing??Great Wall
2007-10-25 13:57:00 The Great Wall, as you probably know, is one of the few man made structures visible from space. From Beijing you can get to a few different pieces of the Great Wall within 2 or 3 hours by bus or car. The Badaling part of the Great Wall is a fully restored section which is ... More About: Culture , Arts
Emperor Qinshihuang-China?s first Emperor
2007-10-25 09:28:00 Emperor Qin Shi Huang, also named Ying Zheng, was the first emperor of China . At the age of thirteen, he succeeded his father’s regality and become the King of the state of Qin. He assumed full power at 22 by ridding himself of his premier, Lu Buwei, who acted as regent while he was a ... More About: Emperor
Emperor Qinshihuang ?China?s first Emperor
2007-10-25 09:28:00 Emperor Qin Shi Huang, also named Ying Zheng, was the first emperor of China . At the age of thirteen, he succeeded his father’s regality and become the King of the state of Qin. He assumed full power at 22 by ridding himself of his premier, Lu Buwei, who acted as regent while he was a ... More About: Emperor
Chess Pieces Made of Pu?er Tea
2007-10-25 09:06:00 Some Chinese chess pieces made of pressed Pu’er tea leaves are shown at a tea shop in Suzhou, eastern China’s Jiangsu province, on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2FBlog.EbayAnchor.com%2F2007% 2F10%2F25%2Fchess-pieces-made-of-puer-tea .html'; addthis_title = 'Chess +Pieces +Made +of+Pu%26%238217%3Ber+T ea'; addthis_pub = 'ebayanchor';
Chess Pieces Made of Pu?er Tea
2007-10-25 09:06:00 Some Chinese chess pieces made of pressed Pu’er tea leaves are shown at a tea shop in Suzhou, eastern China’s Jiangsu province, on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2FEbayAnchor.net%2F2007%2F10% 2F25%2Fchess-pieces-made-of-puer-tea.html '; addthis_title = 'Chess +Pieces +Made +of+Pu%26%238217%3Ber+T ea'; addthis_pub = 'ebayanchor'; More About: Culture
Green Tea Health Benefits
2007-10-14 13:06:00 Tea has been one of the daily necessities in China since time immemorial. Countless numbers of people like to have their aftermeal cup of tea. In summer or warm climate, tea seems to dispel the heat and bring on instant cool together with a feeling of relaxation. For this reason, tea-houses abound in towns and ... More About: Health , Green , Green Tea , Benefits , Heal
Green Tea Health Benefits
2007-10-14 13:06:00 Tea has been one of the daily necessities in China since time immemorial. Countless numbers of people like to have their aftermeal cup of tea. In summer or warm climate, tea seems to dispel the heat and bring on instant cool together with a feeling of relaxation. For this reason, tea-houses abound in towns and ... More About: Health , Culture , Green , Green Tea , Benefits
Tiger Shoes
2007-10-11 13:33:00 Residents of China’s rural villages often lacked basic medical care, and consequently often relied on superstitious beliefs to ensure that their children would lead long, healthy lives. These beliefs often influenced what the children wore, for their clothing often had various auspicious designs embroidered or appliqued on it–these designs were thought to ... More About: Children , Culture , Shoes , Arts , Tiger
Tiger Shoes
2007-10-11 13:33:00 Residents of China’s rural villages often lacked basic medical care, and consequently often relied on superstitious beliefs to ensure that their children would lead long, healthy lives. These beliefs often influenced what the children wore, for their clothing often had various auspicious designs embroidered or appliqued on it–these designs were thought to ... More About: Children , Shoes , Tiger , Shoe , Folk Art
Chinese idiom 1:Birds Startled by the Mere Twang of a Bowstring
2007-10-10 14:22:00 In the Warring States Period, there was a man in the State of Wei called Geng Lei. One day he said to the king: ‘I can shoot down birds by simply plucking my bowstring.’ When the king expressed doubt, Geng Lei pointed his bow at a wild goose flying in the sky, twanged the bowstring, ... More About: Culture , Arts , Chinese , Birds , Idiom
Chinese idiom 1:Birds Startled by the Mere Twang of a Bowstring
2007-10-10 14:22:00 In the Warring States Period, there was a man in the State of Wei called Geng Lei. One day he said to the king: ‘I can shoot down birds by simply plucking my bowstring.’ When the king expressed doubt, Geng Lei pointed his bow at a wild goose flying in the sky, twanged the bowstring, ... More About: Chinese , Birds , Idiom , Wang , Tring
Peking Opera Artists Give More Attractive Touch for Modern Audience
2007-10-10 12:53:00 Talking about Peking Opera , everyone recognises it as a profound traditional Chinese art form that boasts a long history. However, in a modern society of big beats, there is a larger question about how to make this old and traditional art fit the aesthetic habits of modern viewers, and how best to display its essence ... More About: Artists , Modern , Give , Touch
QiPao Dress is not far away from us
2007-10-09 14:31:00 addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2FBlog.EbayAnchor.com%2F2007% 2F10%2F09%2Fqipao-dress-is-not-far-away-f rom-us.html'; addthis_title = 'QiPao+Dress +is+not+far+away+from+us'; addthis_pub = 'ebayanchor';
Yangshuo West Street
2007-10-09 12:18:00 “Guilin has the best scenery in the world, and the landscape in Yangshuo only tops Guilin,” goes an old local saying. Located in northeastern part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Yangshuo lies 63 kilometers south of the region’s capital city Guilin and is one of the earliest tourist attractions appraised as a “Scenic Spot on the ... More About: Street , West
China National Museum of Fine Arts
2007-10-09 12:15:00 The China National Museum of Fine Arts , situated at the Wusi Avenue of Beijing’s Dongcheng District, is a national level key museum of fine arts. It focuses on the exhibition, collection and research of works of modern and contemporary artists. The museum, completed in 1962, is one of the 10 major architectures built in the ... More About: National Museum , Fine Arts
42% of Chinese have happy sex life
2007-10-08 15:32:00 ONLY 42 percent of Chinese who took part in an international survey said they were satisfied with their sex life, according to annual research released by condom maker Durex on Tuesday. The 10th such survey about sexual attitudes and behavior covered more than 26,000 people from 26 countries, the Information Times reported yesterday. There was no ... More About: Life , Happy
Taoist Philosophy For The 21st Century
2007-10-08 15:19:00 An Alternative Way to View Life, Society, And The World When people meet unexpectedly far from their hometown, they say, “It is a small world.” People also say, our world has shrunk to a village, a globe village. Modern technology of communication has brought people unprecedentedly closer especially after the cold war was over. We are ... More About: Philosophy , Religion , Taoist , Century
Shadow Plays (Part 3)
2007-10-07 06:27:00 Shadow plays in north China’s Shanxi province are similar to those in Shaanxi in terms of its artistic feature and crafting skill. People draw lines to decorate the tiny parts since they are difficult for knives to pierce. The colors used are mostly bright red, green and apricot that are produced by artisans themselves. These ... More About: Shadow , Part , Plays , Part 3
Shadow Plays (Part 2)
2007-10-07 03:53:00 The shadow plays in northwest China’s Shaanxi province keep the form of story telling. It is the predecessor of the many existing local operas. Simple figures and exquisite handicraft are its two features. People draw lines to depict the general figure. Most part of the figures is pierced, with the non-pierced part serving as complementary to ... More About: Shadow , Part , Plays
add ?digg this? button
2007-10-06 17:25:00 integrated “digg this” button into the index file. <script src=”http://digg.com/tools/diggthis .js” type=”text/javascript”>&# 60;/script> but all the articles have the same button. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2FBlog.EbayAnchor.com%2F2007% 2F10%2F06%2Fadd-digg-this-button.html'; addthis_title = 'add+%26%238220%3Bdigg+this%26%238221%3B+ button'; addthis_pub = 'ebayanchor'; More About: Digg , Button
Shadow Plays (Part 1)
2007-10-06 13:13:00 Shadow plays are a folk art originated in rural areas of northwest China’s Gansu, Shannxi and Ningxia provinces. Such art was popular between 14th and 19th Century, which is the Ming and Qing Dynasty in China. Figures used in the play look pretty and charming and carving technique requires high skill. The material used for shadow ... More About: Shadow , Part , Plays
Chinese Calligraphy
2007-10-02 11:03:00 In China calligraphy occupies a distinguished position in the field of traditional art. It is not only a means of communication, but also a means of expressing a person’s inner world in an aesthetic sense. Ancient people paid great attention to calligraphy. To practise calligraphy requires the basic tools of ‘four treasures of study’ (writing brush, ... More About: Chinese
Chinese painting
More articles from this author:2007-10-02 03:32:00 Chinese painting developed and was classified by theme into three genres: figures, landscapes, and birds-and-flowers. The birds-and-flowers genre has its roots in the decorative patterns engraved on pottery and bronze ware by early artists. Among the common subjects in this genre, which reached its peak during the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279), are flowers, bamboo, birds, ... More About: Painting , Chinese 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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