24 Solar Terms: Chunfen (Spring Equinox)

24 Solar Terms: Chunfen (Spring Equinox)

  March 20, 2021 (the eighth of the second lunar month) marks the fourth solar term – Chunfen (Spring Equinox) when the length of day and night is equally divided. Temperature rises the fastest from Chunfen toRead More...
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24 Solar Terms: Jingzhe (Awakening of Insects)

24 Solar Terms: Jingzhe (Awakening of Insects)

    Starting from March 5, or the 22nd of the first Chinese lunar month, the third solar term of spring – Jingzhe (Awakening of Insects) heralds spring thunder along the Yangtze RiverRead More...
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Happy Yuanxiao (Lantern) Festival!

Happy Yuanxiao (Lantern) Festival!

    Yuanxiao Festival, also known as the Lantern Festival, falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of China. As “yuan” means “the first” and “xiao” means “night”, the first night...
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Chinese Opera and Dance Drama

Chinese Opera and Dance Drama

    Peking Opera Warrior Lanling     Peking Opera Warrior Lanling tells the tragic and magnificent legend of the kingdom in the Northern Qi dynasty. In a stage space with simple tone and powerfulRead More...
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Contemporary Design of Spring Festival

Contemporary Design of Spring Festival

  Art Exhibition on Spring Festival – Chinese New Year: Culture and Design     The virtual exhibition examines Chinese New Year traditions of clothing, food, housing and transportation from perspectives of chronologicalRead More...
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Back in Order: New Year’s Greetings from China Cultural Center in Stockholm

Back in Order: New Year’s Greetings from China Cultural Center in Stockholm

  The twelve Chinese zodiac visual symbols belong to the auspicious symbols in ancient Chinese tradition. They are an important part of traditional Chinese auspicious patterns. The ox, which ranks second inRead More...
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