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Beijing folk art show opened

Posted by onesilk on Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:12:18 AM
More than 300 works from over 100 renowned Chinese fork artists and craftsmen are on display at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing.

   An event of the on-going Fourth Beijing 2008 Olympic Cultural festival, the show features more than 30 art and craft varieties, including paper-cutting, kite-making, dough modeling, opera facial make-up, silk doll making, painting inside a bottle, embroidery, eggshell painting, stone painting, as well as horsemane doll making.

   The reputed artists and craftsmen blended their love for traditional Chinese folk art with their passion for the Olympic Games. The theme of their works is related to the Olympiad or their best wishes.

   Organized by Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles and Beijing Society of Folk Artists, the exhibition was opened on Friday and will stay until July 16.

   Tu Mingde, assistant to the president of the Beijing Organizing committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) attended the opening ceremony and cut the ribbon for the event.

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Chinese festivals and food

Posted by onesilk on Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:09:57 AM

?? ——Chinese Lunar New Year

The Spring Festival is the most important and exciting festival in China .It marks the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year.. People usually eat Jiaozi on that special day.
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??? Lantern Festival


The Lantern Festival (also called Yuanxiao Festival) is on the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month. Yuan literally means first, while Xiao refers to night. Yuanxiao is the first time when we see the full moon in the new year. It is traditionally a time for family reunion. The displaying of lanterns is a big event on that day, and another important part of the Festival is eating small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour. We call these balls Yuanxiao(also called Tangtuan).
??? Duanwu

The Duanwu Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. For thousands of years, Duanwu has been marked by eating Zongzi and racing dragon boats. Zongzi is a kind of  pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves . Duanwu is also known as the Dragon Boat Festival, because dragon boat races are the most popular activity during the festival, especially in Southern China .
 
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