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Ethnic cultural carnival enlivens SW China’s Guiyang
GUIYANG, May 20 ( tasteallchina ) -- Moved by the cheerful rhythm of a song and dressed in her own ethnic costume, Chen Chuanqian, along with many others from different ethnic groups, sang and danced in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province. At 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, thousands of ethnic minority people from all over Guizhou gathered and paraded in Guiyang. Although soft rain fell from time to time, people's enthusiasm to participate was not at all dampened. Both sides of the main parade road running from Zhonghua North Road towards the fountain were swarming with people, who were cheering and shouting in excitement. Ethnic minority people dressed in different ethnic costumes assembled on a parade square, blowing a traditional musical instrument known as a Lusheng, banging gongs and drums, singing and dancing, and creating a unique "ethnic carnival" for tens of thousands of spectators along the route followed by the parade. Chen, aged 23, from the city of Bijie in Guizhou Province, performed in the "Flower Sea Bijie" section of the carnival. Most performers in this section came from Nayong County, Hezhang County, and Weining County, and were Yi and Miao people. They demonstrated the Yi bell dance,… -
The 24 Solar Terms
The 24 Solar Terms is the product of ancient Chinese farming civilization. Agricultural production was closely related to the rhythm of nature. The Solar Terms system was created by ancient Chinese ancestors who followed the agricultural season by observing the movement of celestial bodies and recognizing the changing rules of seasons, climate, phenology and other aspects in one year.On November 30, 2016, "The Twenty-Four Solar Terms" of China was inscribed by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.The origin of 24 Solar Terms in ChinaAfter the long-term observation of movement of the Sun, Moon and Big Dipper, the ancient Chinese adopted a lunisolar calendar, which has been unique in the whole world. 24 segments were divided according to the sun’s annual circular motion. Each segment is spaced 15° apart along the ecliptic and has a specific ‘Solar Term’. The calendar system has played a fundamental role in an agricultural society like China in the past thousands of years.Twenty-Four Solar Terms originated in the Yellow River reaches of North China, which were created based on the changes of seasons, astronomy and phenology in this region and has been progressively applied nationwide. The Solar Terms begin with… -
Centuries-old science classic comes alive on stage
Actors perform during the dance drama "The Exploitation of Nature's Works" ("Tian Gong Kai Wu") in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, June 1, 2024. (Jiangxi Cultural Performance Group/Handout via tasteallchina ) NANCHANG, July 14 ( tasteallchina ) -- Sounds of labor, such as farming, sericulture, smelting and pulling bellows, blended with the rhythm as dancers joyously depicted the contentment and comfort that ancient people derived from these activities. The dance drama adaptation of the Chinese science classic "The Exploitation of Nature's Works" ("Tian Gong Kai Wu"), commenced its nationwide tour Friday in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, bringing to life a nearly 400-year-old masterpiece. The book, compiled by Song Yingxing, a scientist in the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), was first published in 1637 during the reign of Emperor Chongzhen. It offers a summary of ancient China's manufacturing and farming techniques, earning recognition as an encyclopedia of science and technology from that time. Known as the world's first comprehensive treatise on agriculture and handicraft production, the pioneering work has since been translated into multiple languages including English, Japanese, French, German and Russian. The eponymous drama, co-produced by Jiangxi Cultural Performance Group and Beijing Dance Academy, is helmed by Chinese filmmaker Lu…
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