http://news.alibaba.com/chinese-culture/feed/ The latest chinese culture news, articles and galleries from around the world. en-us Alibaba http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100106233-1-chinese-culture---dragon-boat.html 8 May 2009 17:41:56 GMT 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 at the end of May or in June in the Gregorian calendar. http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/chinese-culture/100024401-1-laoshe-teahouse-named-national-culture.html 21 Nov 2008 06:34:52 GMT Laoshe teahouse, also a live tea museum that is named after modern Chinese novel writer, Laoshe, has always been a hot place for Beijing tourists who love to enjoy Chinese tea culture. But at present, the teahouse will also welcome guests as a showcase of the essence of Chinese traditions. http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100058877-1-bamboo-heritage.html 12 Apr 2009 03:24:54 GMT Bamboo-strip books gave people a chance to read and write, and in the process spread Chinese culture through centuries http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/china%2523style-and-culture/100034739-1-vicissitudes-shanghai-style-costume.html 29 Dec 2008 09:49:59 GMT Costumes are an important symbol of social civilization. Besides satisfying the living needs of people, costumes also represent the culture of particular periods and areas. In the modern times, due to various factors, the Shanghai fashion has formed its own unique style, occupying an important position in the development history of Chinese costumes. http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/china%2523style-and-culture/100034623-1-china%2527s-top-10-cultural-events.html 29 Dec 2008 07:00:52 GMT The second phase of the construction project of the National Library of China (NLC), a new library, was opened to the public on September 9. Covering an area of 80,538 square meters, the new library can sit 2,900 readers and accept 8,000 visitors a day. The new addition makes the total construction area of the NLC 250,000 square meters, ranking third in the world. Designed by a German architectural firm, the modern library is the largest collection base for Chinese documents in the world. http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/chinese-culture/100021311-1-tianjin-culture.html 10 Nov 2008 09:58:26 GMT People from urban Tianjin speak Tianjin dialect, which comes under the Mandarin subdivision of spoken Chinese. Despite its proximity to Beijing, Tianjin dialect sounds quite different from Beijing dialect, which provides the basis for Putonghua, official spoken language of the People's Republic of China. http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/entrepreneur/100020753-1-beijing%2527s-hutongs%253A-preserving-history-through.html 7 Nov 2008 06:59:34 GMT These Chinese entrepreneurs sacrifice profits to maintain a piece of their culture. http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100197406-1-imperial-city-impressions.html 9 Nov 2009 14:02:01 GMT A print from the exhibition showing people busy pulling sleds on Peking city moat. By Liu Junhuan A rarely seen perspective on the Imperial City will be unveiled in a forthcoming exhibition of images of old Peking from Western eyes at the time. As part of the 4th China Beijing International Cult... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100196704-1-paper-offering%253A-fast-facts.html 8 Nov 2009 15:02:01 GMT Traditional paper handicraft for a libation ceremony displayed in Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan, a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong Province. Photo: CFP The practice of burning paper offerings reportedly first appeared around 386 AD at the start of the Wei Dynasty when Chinese people st... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100194252-1-famous-peking-duck-restaurant-serves.html 3 Nov 2009 17:02:02 GMT Traditional Chinese cuisine seems a far cry from the high-tech equipment used in so-called molecular cuisine. But Dong Zhenxiang, owner of the Da Dong restaurant in Beijing which is a leader of the trendy culinary movement here, says fresh techniques can only improve traditional Chinese cooking. ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100194251-1-expo-artifacts-up-auction.html 3 Nov 2009 15:02:01 GMT A desk screen from the 1904 fair depicting Mary and Jesus dressed in Qing clothes. By Liu Junhuan With the 2010 Shanghai World Expo fast approaching, related events are gathering steam. The auctioning of world exposition artifacts, which includes around 100 precious world expo-related antiques... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100192814-1-call-preserve-china%2527s-historic-relics.html 1 Nov 2009 21:02:01 GMT Editor's Note: Many of China's primitive villages and historic streets are at the risk of disappearing and it is very necessary to build smallsized museums to protect them, said Feng Jicai, the Chairman of Chinese Folk Literature and Art Society, during his recent visit to the former residence of... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100192802-1-unveiling-colors-history.html 1 Nov 2009 15:02:01 GMT By Mo Lingjiao in Xi'an Techniques to revive, restore and preserve the colors of ancient times have been revealed during the first China International Trade Fair of Heritage Preservation held in Xi'an over the weekend. Advanced color conservation methods are being used to restore the famous Terr... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100184554-1-china-elements-showcase-culture.html 16 Oct 2009 01:47:29 GMT The China Pavilion at the Frankfurt Book Fair showcases the country's four cultural elements http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100184193-1-frankfurt-book-fair-sees-chinese.html 15 Oct 2009 10:02:01 GMT In the Comics Center of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the exhibition,"Beijing - Ten Faces of One City" presents a very unusual look of Chinese capital on Wednesday. The exhibition shows about 50 enlarged comic pictures from the book Peking, ten faces of one city, launched on German market recently. Te... http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/chinese-culture/100002663-1-folk-woodblock-picture---chinese.html 5 Nov 2008 02:43:29 GMT It is a kind of picture enjoying popularity among the people with a large variety. A few of them are singled out for appreciation, but most of them are used for different worldly life and protocols, such as the portrait of the Gate God, the portrait of gods, illustration, pictures for packaging and decorating, window flowers, lamp pictures... http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/best%2523selling-apparel/100000835-1-profound-chinese-culture.html 1 Sep 2008 02:55:53 GMT Profound Chinese Culture http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/business-in-china/100015544-1-798---chinese-cultural-creative.html 8 May 2009 09:23:56 GMT The renamed 798 Art District (also know as Dashanzi Art District) functions for gallery owners, artists and visitors on many levels. The walled compound of red brick factories, warehouses and offices set on a tree-lined grid of streets and lanes offers a miniature sanctuary. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/china%2523style-and-culture/100014110-1-red-blessings-year.html 5 Feb 2009 05:12:59 GMT Farmers display a giant Chinese character "Fu" (luck and blessings for the New Year) by stretching several large pieces of red cloth on a field in a village in Yangqu county of Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi province February 4, 2009. Around the Chinese New Year, people often put up posters with "Fu" on them upside down on doors as a regular decorative way to welcome the new year. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/china%2523style-and-culture/100012501-1-people-buy-goods-spring-festival.html 14 Jan 2009 06:02:07 GMT As the Spring Festival draws near, people start to buy goods for celebration and family reunion. The Spring Festival, or the Chinese lunar New Year, falls on Jan. 26 this year. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/china%2523style-and-culture/100009103-1-%2522ping-pong-diplomacy%2522-celebrated.html 8 Jan 2009 05:00:37 GMT BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- They are not common diplomatic tools: several paddles, a few ping pong balls and some table tennis players from China and the United States. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/china%2523style-and-culture/100008209-1-giant-bell-stele-garden-hanshan.html 31 Dec 2008 03:12:15 GMT Giant Bell and Stele Garden at Hanshan Temple opens http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/china%2523style-and-culture/100007904-1-vicissitudes-shanghai-style-costume.html 29 Dec 2008 10:00:04 GMT The Vicissitudes of Shanghai Style Costume http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/china%2523style-and-culture/100007805-1-feast-peking-opera.html 29 Dec 2008 08:27:04 GMT Every three years since 1995, fans of Peking Opera have celebrated a big festival of their own - the China Peking Opera Art Festival. As the fifth one, this year鈥檚 China Peking Opera Art Festival wrapped up on November 8 at Jinan. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/china%2523style-and-culture/100007800-1-china%2527s-top-10-cultural-events.html 29 Dec 2008 07:04:36 GMT China's Top 10 cultural events in 2008 http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/china%2523style-and-culture/100007730-1-50th-anniversary-tibetan-song-%2526.html 29 Dec 2008 06:44:13 GMT 50th anniversary of Tibetan Song & Dance Troupe http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/china%2523style-and-culture/100007605-1-shining-its-own-style.html 26 Dec 2008 06:46:39 GMT For centuries Asian rulers and the wider society has had a devoted attachment to the luxurious green stone that is jade. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/china%2523style-and-culture/100007603-1-an-imposing-culture-admired.html 26 Dec 2008 06:34:50 GMT An Imposing Culture to be Admired http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/china%2523style-and-culture/100007329-1-freezing-weather-grips-much-china.html 23 Dec 2008 09:01:41 GMT Freezing weather grips much of China http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/china%2523style-and-culture/100007323-1-7th-national-acrobatic-contest-shenzhen.html 23 Dec 2008 08:45:50 GMT 7th National Acrobatic Contest in Shenzhen