Sweeping the Dust
Posted by ancient chinese culture in Festival on January 18, 2012
Sweeping the dust has been a traditional custom in China for a long time. Around the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, every household will sweep the dust in their house.
Literally, weeping the dust means have a thorough cleaning of a house. In Chinese, dust shares the same pronunciation with the word of past and it also has the meaning of the old and past.
Therefore, sweeping the dust before the Spring Festival also means to sweep away the bad luck in the past year. Read more »
Yueqin
Posted by ancient chinese culture in Music Instrument on January 12, 2012
Yueqin, also called moon guitar, moon zither or laqin, is a kind of traditional Chinese string instrument. It got the name of moon guitar due to its moon-shaped soundbox. It has a short neck and four strings which are grouped in two courses.
Originally, the strings are made of silk. Nowadays, nylon and nylon coiled wire are commonly used to make the strings. Read more »
Forecast for 2012 of the Rat
Posted by ancient chinese culture in Zodiac Signs on January 5, 2012
Compared with 2011, the events related with rats in 2012 will be smoother. 2012 will be a year in which goals are achieved as long as rats continue to work hard for them.
Career – Rats may get lots of career opportunities in the year of 2012. You will receive benefits from the team work as people around are always ready to support you. However, try not to expand your business in hurry but doing it gradually with taking into consideration of your cash-flow.
Health – Rats will not have big troubles with health in 2012. Read more »
Chinese Medicinal Liquor
Posted by ancient chinese culture in Chinese Medicine on December 11, 2011
Medicinal liquor is regarded as the No.1 of all drugs by ancient Chinese as it has many advantages, such as smoothing joints and bones, humidifying the skin, improving the body, eliminating dampness inside the body, etc.
Actually, in ancient times, alcohol itself was not a kind of beverage but a kind of medicine. With the development of science and the research of Chinese medicine, people found out that alcohol can easily dissolve all active ingredients Read more »
Swinging
Posted by ancient chinese culture in Entertainment on November 29, 2011
Swinging is a kind of folk traditional sports which the performer swings back and forth with a tread plate hung on a frame by long ropes.
Swinging has a long history in China which can date back to about 100,000 years ago. As time went on, it became a display and was welcomed by many people. During the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD), became a folk activity performed on several festivals, Read more »
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