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Bamboo and the Turtle
2023-04-25
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A party of visitors had been seeing the sights at Hsi Ling. They had just passed down the Holy Way between the huge stone animals when Bamboo, a little boy of twelve, son of a keeper, rushed out from his father’s house to see the mandarins go by. Such a parade of great men he had never seen before,...
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Little Red Riding Hood
2023-04-18
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Once upon a time there lived on the borders of a great forest a woodman and his wife who had one little daughter, a sweet, kind child, whom every one loved. She was the joy of her mother’s heart, and to please her, the good woman made her a little scarlet cloak and hood, and the child looked so pre...
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A close look at traditional temple fair of China's Dong ethnic group
2023-03-14
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A temple fair was held at Helisanwang Palace in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Friday.At the temple fair, the Dong people worshiped ancestors and performed Dong operas with unique ethnic customs.Helisanwang Palace is a major historical and...
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Drawing on the myths in the past
2023-03-07
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Illustrator Chen Siyu paints to help a new generation rediscover the beauty of ancient Chinese culture.Should the mythical creatures recorded in the ancient Shan Hai Jing (Classics of Mountains and Seas) ever cross paths with their Western counterparts, such as those seen in Fantastic Beasts and Whe...
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What is Qixi Festival and why people celebrate it
2023-03-03
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Qixi Festival – also known as the Double Seventh Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day – falls annually on the seventh day of the seventh month on the lunar calendar, and for this year that day falls on August 4. While it’s not as commonly celebrated nowadays, the Qixi Festival has been observ...
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Chengdu photographer reproduces ancient Chinese mythical characters
2023-02-21
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"The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is a Chinese book which records a large number of myths, legends, animals and folklore.Chen Xin, a photographer born after 1995 in Chengdu, has recreated the ancient mythical animals in the book with her photography works.She started shooting this series...
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Son of the Island and the Turtle
2023-10-13
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UraschimaTaro, which means in Japanese “Son of the Island,” was the only and dearly beloved son of an old fisherman and his wife:He was a fine, strong youth, who could manage a boat more cleverly than any one else on the neighboring coast. He often ventured so far out to sea that neighbors w...
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Show re-creates legendary tale
2023-08-16
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The main characters ofAdventures in Wuzhi Mountaintalk about their admiration for the Monkey King.[Photo provided to China Daily]When Wuzhi Mountain, the highest mountain in South China's Hainan province, is mentioned, many people's first thought will be of the classic novel ...
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Comedy with errors has its heart in the right place
2023-08-09
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Marry My Dead Body, directed by Cheng Wei-hao; written by Wu Chin-jung, Cheng Wei-hao, Wu Yi-chien, Feng Chi-chun and Liao Min-kai. Starring Greg Hsu and Austin Lin. Taiwan, 129 minutes, IIB. Opened Apr 27. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)A sweet grandmother (Wang Man-chiao) wants only the best for h...
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