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Book Synopsis Chinese Festival Culture Series-The Spring Festival by : Li Song
Download or read book Chinese Festival Culture Series-The Spring Festival written by Li Song and published by Paths International Ltd. This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Spring Festival is the most important day for Chinese people and it truly creates a carnival for unification of family members and for celebration at the end of a year. This book introduces the origin, development, and traditions of the Spring Festival in detail and offers readers a panoramic view of this festival. Many people know the Spring Festival but don't have the first hand resources regarding to its history and features. This book tells the stories behind its name and lets readers get insight into it The author covers nearly every aspect of the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival in ethnic minorities of China and overseas Chinese diasporas is also included, which is often absent in other books on this subject.CONTENTSThe Origin of the Spring FestivalLegends of the Spring FestivalThrough the Spring FestivalThe Customs of the Spring FestivalExotic Customs of the MinoritiesThe Spring Festival in Modern ChinaThe Spring Festival AbroadThe book includes illustrations, tables and graphics.
Book Synopsis Chinese Festival Culture Series (10 Volumes) by : Song Li
Download or read book Chinese Festival Culture Series (10 Volumes) written by Song Li and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 1944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China is an ancient culture, but it is also a diverse culture and this series of 10 books celebrate the diversity of Chinese festival culture. Each book explores and reveals insights into Chinese festivals and their origins. The books discuss the origins of each festival and the lives they celebrate. In particular, they highlight the unique tapestry of modern Chinese life while exploring the rich and ancient culture of the Chinese people. Each book is beautifully illustrated and provides a detailed examination of each festival. The series is unique in exploring the festivals of ethnic groups in China with their unique celebrations which are less well known outside China. Each book brings to life the long standing heritage of the Chinese people they examine and the joy of their festivals. This series is an essential resource for anyone keen to explore the rich diversity of China's festival culture and includes the following: The Festival of February the Second * The Festival of March the Third * The Lantern Festival * The Maguai Festival of the Zhuang People * The Peony Festival * The Saizhuang Festival of Yi Ethnic Group * The Sister Rice Festival * The Spring Festival * The Tibetan Calendar New Year * The Tomb-Sweeping Day. (Series: Chinese Festival Culture) [Subject: Subject: Anthropology, Chinese Studies, Asian Studies, Cultural Studies]
Download or read book 春节 written by 李松 and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Li Song, the director of the Folk Literature and Art Development Center of the Ministry of Culture as the chief editor [of the series]"--Page 183.
Book Synopsis Long-Long's New Year by : Catherine Gower
Download or read book Long-Long's New Year written by Catherine Gower and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-15 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long-Long helps his grandfather sell his cabbages to buy what they need for Spring Festival.
Download or read book Chinese Festivals written by Liming Wei and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-25 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese Festivals provides an illustrated introduction to China's traditional festivals, firmly established as part of China's rich, diverse culture.
Book Synopsis Chinese Festival Culture Series-The Lantern Festival by : Li Song
Download or read book Chinese Festival Culture Series-The Lantern Festival written by Li Song and published by Paths International Ltd. This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lantern Festival is the first full-moon of the first lunar month in China. The book introduces the origin, development, dissemination, and traditions of the Lantern Festival and techniques of producing lanterns. This book shows the ultimate beauty of ancient Chinese decorative arts. Lanterns symbolize the raising of hope like sunrise and colorful lanterns with a background of full-moon at night represent peace, tranquility and harmony. Thus, the Lantern Festival is an irreplaceable part of Chinese festivals.This book not only describes the origin, design, production for each kind of lantern, but also explains lantern riddles and interesting stories hidden behind lanterns, which are appealing to readers. CONTENTSThe Origin and the Legends of the Lantern Festival The Development of the Lantern FestivalThe Customs of the Lantern FestivalUnique Customs in Different RegionsThe Lantern Festival of Minority Ethnic GroupsThe Lantern Festival in Other CountriesThe book includes illustrations, tables and graphics.
Book Synopsis Chinese Festival Culture Series-The Tomb-Sweeping Day by : Li Song
Download or read book Chinese Festival Culture Series-The Tomb-Sweeping Day written by Li Song and published by Paths International Ltd. This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tomb-Sweeping Day is the festival commemorating ancestors and making sacrifices to gods and saints. This book introduces the origin, inheritance, traditions and varied forms of the Tomb-Sweeping Day.The Tomb-Sweeping Day is to show respect to ancestors and gods and saints worshipped from generation to generation so it deserves to be highlighted and enjoy the same status of importance with the Spring Festival in China. The Tomb-Sweeping Day is seen as a significant component of Confucianism to show the filialness and loyalty of Chinese people. Many folk tales and legends of sagacious heroes are the prototype of sacred ceremonies during the Tomb-Sweeping Day and they are vividly narrated in this book. CONTENTSOriginDisseminationCustomsDistinctive Festive PlacesThe book includes illustrations, tables and graphics.
Download or read book Stories from China written by Meiru Liu and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces ten most important traditional Chinese festivals, including the Spring Festival, Yuanxiao Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, the Night of Sevens, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Winter Solstice, Laba Festival and Little New Year. Besides these, there are also cultural tips such as staying up all night on Spring Festival Eve, pasting the Spring Festival couplets, watching Spring Festival Gala, guessing the lantern riddles, 24 solar terms, Chinese people's sense of reunion, the special meanings of the number "9" and the ancestral worship ceremonies, etc.
Book Synopsis Food and Festivals of China by : Yan Liao
Download or read book Food and Festivals of China written by Yan Liao and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever seen the boisterous lion dances or heard the multitude of firecrackers in Chinatown during the Chinese New Year? Did you ever wonder what kind of festivals and holidays the Chinese people celebrate? This book takes a look at the fascinating world of Chinese food and festivals. It introduces the most popular traditional festivals celebrated by Chinese people all over the globe, including the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and two "festivals of the dead." It also examines intriguing ethnic festivals celebrated by some of China's 55 officially recognized minority peoples. Discover the customs, legends, and traditional food and treats of these festivals. Share the excitement of the celebration with one-fifth of the world's population, and enjoy the liveliest component of a 4,000-year-old civilization!
Book Synopsis Origins of Chinese Festivals (Rev) by : Goh Pei Ki
Download or read book Origins of Chinese Festivals (Rev) written by Goh Pei Ki and published by Asiapac Books Pte Ltd. This book was released on with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book on the origins of the festivals and popular stories associated with them will help the reader to appreciate how the celebration of these festivals acted as a social glue in identifying and helping the Chinese stick together as a race throughout their long history and wherever they are found.
Download or read book Festival written by Jiqieng Juan and published by ATF Press. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is one of Chinese Folklore Culture Series, which makes an intensive study of Chinese traditional festivals, the differences and characteristics of ancient and modern festival customs, in order to reveal the rich cultural connotations of Chinese traditional festival customs. It attempts to find a clue of the origin and change of Chinese traditional festival customs and showed them in an overall perspective.
Book Synopsis Traditional Chinese Festivals by : Marie-Luise Latsch
Download or read book Traditional Chinese Festivals written by Marie-Luise Latsch and published by Weatherhill. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the evolution and present-day celebration of Chinese festivals which culminate in the Spring Festival, including the Dragon Boat, Mid-Autumn, and Spring festivals,
Book Synopsis Chinese Festivals (Part 6) - Chinese New Year & Spring Festival, Chun Jie, Learn Chinese History, Language and Culture, Easy Mandarin Chinese Reading Practice Lessons for Beginners, Simplified Chinese Character Edition by : Yiyi Zuo
Download or read book Chinese Festivals (Part 6) - Chinese New Year & Spring Festival, Chun Jie, Learn Chinese History, Language and Culture, Easy Mandarin Chinese Reading Practice Lessons for Beginners, Simplified Chinese Character Edition written by Yiyi Zuo and published by . This book was released on 2024-05-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the journey of 5,000 years of Chinese history. Easy book in the Chinese History series provides you general details (学习中国历史的基础知识) of a dedicated topic, such as a ruling dynasty, from Chinese history. These books are designed for the beginner students of Mandarin Chinese. There are about 20 chapters in each of the books. All the chapter provides details of the selected topic in different but apparently in similar terms. Hence, these books are perfect for not just learning Chinese history, but also for improving Chinese reading skills. Don't rush while reading the lessons. Take your time and read slowly-slowly. The lessons are fairly easy and you'll understand them. Have patience.: )
Download or read book 苗族姐妹节 written by 吴一文 and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Sister Rice Festival' is a big day for the Miao people in China, when one ethnic group exchanges gifts and bids well-wishes. It is a rich and diverse ethnic minority festival, which is away from the mainstream of more popular Chinese festivals. This book - written as an English-Chinese bilingual text - introduces in detail the origin and traditions of this special festival. The book also presents many epic legends and touching stories behind 'The Sister Rice Festival.' (Series: Chinese Festival Culture) [Subject: Anthropology, Chinese Studies, Asian Studies, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studi.
Book Synopsis Chinese Festivals (Part 1) - Chinese New Year & Spring Festival, Chun Jie, Learn Chinese History, Language and Culture, Easy Mandarin Chinese Reading Practice Lessons for Beginners, Simplified Chinese Character Edition by : Yiyi Zuo
Download or read book Chinese Festivals (Part 1) - Chinese New Year & Spring Festival, Chun Jie, Learn Chinese History, Language and Culture, Easy Mandarin Chinese Reading Practice Lessons for Beginners, Simplified Chinese Character Edition written by Yiyi Zuo and published by . This book was released on 2024-05-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the journey of 5,000 years of Chinese history. Easy book in the Chinese History series provides you general details (学习中国历史的基础知识) of a dedicated topic, such as a ruling dynasty, from Chinese history. These books are designed for the beginner students of Mandarin Chinese. There are about 20 chapters in each of the books. All the chapter provides details of the selected topic in different but apparently in similar terms. Hence, these books are perfect for not just learning Chinese history, but also for improving Chinese reading skills. Don't rush while reading the lessons. Take your time and read slowly-slowly. The lessons are fairly easy and you'll understand them. Have patience.: )
Book Synopsis Chinese Festival Culture Series-The Maguai Festival of the Zhuang People by : Li Song
Download or read book Chinese Festival Culture Series-The Maguai Festival of the Zhuang People written by Li Song and published by Paths International Ltd. This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Maguai Festival of the Zhuang people literally means 'worshipping frog to pray for peace, harmony and a good harvest for the upcoming year' in the Zhuang language since the frog is deemed as an incarnation of gods. The book introduces the cultural background of the Zhuang people, the origin, development, dissemination of the Maguai Festival and its customs including attire, the singing of ballads, performing dances, special food and exquisite Zhuang handicrafts. The ethnic minority of Zhuang has a comparably large population in China and Zhuang culture is an important part of Chinese civilization. Zhuang people have a unique lifestyles including ethnic costumes, folk singing and dancing, special cuisine and indigenous religions. All these cultural elements can be observed in the Maguai Festival and hence this book. This book almost covers all aspects of the characteristic culture of Zhuang people, which is less known to the rest of the world but should not be neglected. The book aims to offer a panoramic view of Zhuang culture to a global audience. CONTENTSCulture and Nature History and DevelopmentCustoms for the Maguai Festival Places Famous for Celebrating the Maguai FestivalThe book includes illustrations, tables and graphics.
Book Synopsis China's Spring Festival by : Shiyu Liu
Download or read book China's Spring Festival written by Shiyu Liu and published by New Phoenix International Llc. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A good book introduces China's Spring Festival.
