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Miao Dragon Boat Festival (苗族龙舟节)
This festival falls between the 24th and the 27th of the fifth lunar month and is separate in origin from the Han people’s festival of...
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Year of Dragon (龙)
Strong, commanding, a leader; popular, athletic; bright, chivalrous and idealistic, though not always consistent; likely to be a believer...
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Gelao (仡佬族)
Language of Gelao (仡佬族) Only around twenty-five per cent of Gelao people now speak the Gelao language, which belongs to the...
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Heilongjiang Cuisine
Heilongjiang Cuisine features a wide variety of raw materials and flavourings, a great number of which can be salty or spicy, acidic or...
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Chong Yang Festival (重阳节)
On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the Double Ninth Festival is celebrated. Its name comes from the I-Ching, the Chinese Book of...