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In the remote Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, lies a fairyland with picturesque sceneries. From generation to generation, four nationalities (Yao, Zhuang, Miao and Han) lived and worked here happily. There locate large-scale and gorgeous Longji Terraces; there are also pure and rich ethnic customs between the mountains and rivers. For thousands of years, people have been working hard and thriving here, continuously explaining the true meaning of life. Old and mysterious legends, beautiful love stories, splendid history... Get closed to Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guilin, listen to the folk singing and dance with the ethnic groups. In the Fantastic Guilin EthnicShow in Guilin Lijiang Theater, the fiery passion and poetic romance of the local people,has being depicted....
The sceneries of Guilin is the best under heaven, so is the silk products of Hangzhou.Hangzhou is praised as the House of Silk for long and its long history of silk was showed by the excavated 4700-year-old silk fabrics from Liangzhu Town, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Bai Juyi, a famous poet of Tang Dynasty, once wrote poems to describe the high standard of Hangzhou silk. Hangzhou now produces 14 categories, more than 200 varieties and more than 2000 designs of silks every year. Hangzhou silk is always made with novel designs, well-arranged flowers and vivid figures. Therefore, the silk of Hangzhou is awarded frequently and has been sold to more than 100 countries and districts....
On 14th April, I got the chance to take a boat cruise along the Li River and Four Lakes, it is a new boat cruise for the travelers to 360explore Guilin city. The government tries to handle the boat cruise as water bus, then travelers can board the boat at any moment with their convenience. So, there is one more way to discover Guilin....
Tomb Sweeping Day/Qingming Festival of China
2010-04-02 | Cultures
According to Chinese culture, Qingming Festival (known as Tomb Sweeping Day) is both a Chinese solar term and a festival which falls on the 105th day after the Winter solstice. It is said that Chinese traditional Qingming Festival originated...
According to Sichuan Institute of Historic Relic Archaeology, a large-scale prehistoric settlement site-Maiping Relics Site has been confirmed on March 30. Maiping Relic Site is by Dadu River of Hanyuan County, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, which is on the only route of Chinese Ancient South Silk Road (a route of Chinese Ancient Silk Road)....
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The 20th Shanghai Peach Flower Festival will be on stage on March 26 with the theme on new Pudong, peach flowers and Expo. By that time, five attractions will be launched: Datuan Peach Garden, Nanhui Peach Village, Xinchang Peach Garden, Binhai Peach Blooms Land and heqing Organic Garden. ...
Delicate Iron Sword Excavated From Daming Palace
2010-03-17 | News
As part of Tang cultural heritage, Daming Palace possesses lots of relics of past dynasties. At present, 10 tombs of Han Dynasty have been discovered. The tombs are found preserved well during the first excavation. And among a delicate iron sword is most impressing....
