Last week, I was very lucky to see the traditional miao ethnic minority activity in Danzhai county on the last day of Chinese new year---the Golden Pheasant Dance.The Golden Pheasant Dance originating from Paidiao town is known as the NO.1 Pheasant Dance of the world. It's an ancient custom kept to today of Miao minority. Only in some very important festivals, such as Spring Festival, worship, wedding, we ...

Yuanxiao Festival, also known as the Lantern Festival, an important traditional Chinese festival, which is on the 15th of the first lunar month. It marks the end of 15-day Chinese new year celebration. The date in the Western calendar changes annually; and in 2012, the festival falls on February 24.The first month of the Chinese lunar calendar is called yuan month, and in ancient times people called night xiao. On ...

Long time ago, the Jade Emperor came to Southern China as a patrol with his heaven-troops. At that time, Guilin symbol was not a hill at all, it's a vivid and real divine elephant. Unfortunately, our protagonist(I mean the elephant) got ill and could hardly move a step when passing through Guilin. The Jade Emperor was furious about its useless and abandoned the elephant at once. Thanks f ...

The Spring Festival, which begins on February 10 this year, marks the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. It serves as an important occasion for family reunions, just like Christmas in the West. According to tradition, Chinese New Year celebration formally starts on Lunar New Year's Eve and ends with the Lantern Festival that falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month.A family reunion dinner on New Year's Eve ...