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  • Manners and customs
  • 1
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Reading : Paths International Ltd
    ISBN: 1844644375 , 9781844644377
    Language: English , Chinese
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (175 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: China Festival Culture Series
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Song, Li Chinese Festival Culture Series - The Tomb-Sweeping Day
    DDC: 394.26951
    Keywords: Holidays ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Holidays (non-religious) ; Manners and customs ; Holidays ; China Social life and customs ; China
    Abstract: Cover; Preface; Contents; Chapter One: Origin; 1: The Shangsi Festival; 2: The Hanshi Festival; 3: Ancestor Worship; 4: Solar Nodes or Terms; 5: The Qingming Festival; Chapter Two: Dissemination; 1: Mainland China; 2: Hong Kong and Taiwan; 3: Overseas Chinese Communities; Chapter Three: Customs; 1: Tomb Sweeping and Ancestor Worshipping; 2: Go for an Outing in Early Spring; 3: Food; Chapter Four: Distinctive Festive Places; 1: Shaanxi Province: Qingming Public Memorial; 2: National Minorities Celebrate Qingming; 3: Waterland in Northern Jiangsu Province: Regatta; Postscript.
    Abstract: In China, 'The Tomb-Sweeping Day' is a festival commemorating the ancestors and making sacrifices to gods and saints. This book - written as an English-Chinese bilingual text - introduces the origin, inheritance, traditions, and varied forms of this festival. As a festival that represents respect, its cultural distinction deserves to be highlighted. 'The Tomb-Sweeping Day' is seen as a significant component of Confucianism, showing the filialness and loyalty of Chinese people. Many folk tales and legends of sagacious heroes are the prototype of the sacred ceremonies during the festival, and th
    Note: In English and Chinese
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  • 2
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Reading : Paths International Ltd
    ISBN: 1844644332 , 9781844644339
    Language: English , Chinese
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (6, 4, 4, 186 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: China Festival Culture Series
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Song, Li Chinese Festival Culture Series - The Spring Festival
    DDC: 394.2620951
    Keywords: Chinese New Year ; Festivals ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Holidays (non-religious) ; Chinese New Year ; Festivals ; Manners and customs ; History ; China Social life and customs ; China
    Abstract: 'The Spring Festival' is the most important day for Chinese people. 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, ' and it offers readers a panoramic view of this unique Chinese festival. The book - written as an English-Chinese bilingual text - tells the stories behind the festival's name and covers nearly every aspect of the festival. The influence of the festival on ethnic minorities of China and overseas Chinese diasporas is also included. (Series
    Abstract: 11: On the 15th DayChapter Four: The Customs of the Spring Festival; 1: Food; 2: Entertainment; 3: Temple Fair; 4: Lantern Fair; 5: The Gala; Chapter Five: Exotic Customs of the Minorities; 1: Manchu; 2: Mongol; 3: Korean; 4: Yi Minority; 5: Zhuang Minority; Chapter Six: The Spring Festival in Modem China; 1: A Journey Home; 2: Golden Week for Tourism; 3: Media and Internet; Chapter Seven: The Spring Festival Abroad; 1: In the Southeast of Asia; 2: In the East of Asia; 3: In the Other Part of the World; The Postscript of Chinese Festival Culture Series; Copyright.
    Abstract: Cover; Preface; Contents; Foreword; Chapter One: The Origin of the Spring Festival; 1: Harvest; 2: Hunting and Sacrifice; Chapter Two: Legends of the Spring Festival; 1: Perpetual Calendar; 2: Sending the Kitchen God off; 3: The Evil Spirit; 4: New Year's Eve and Staying up; 5: Spring Festival Couplets; 6: Door God; Chapter Three: Through the Spring Festival; 1: Small Year in the Twelfth Lunar Month; 2: New Year's Eve; 3: New Year's Day; 4: On the 2nd Day; 5: On the 3rd Day; 6: On the 4th Day; 7: On the 5th and 6th Day; 8: On the 7th Day; 9: On the 8th Day; 10: On the 9th to 14th Day.
    Note: In English and Chinese
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  • 3
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    [Reading, England] : Paths International Ltd
    ISBN: 1844644219 , 9781844644216
    Language: English , Chinese
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (191 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: Chinese Festival Culture Series
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Li, Song Festival of March the third
    DDC: 394.26951
    Keywords: Festivals ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Holidays (non-religious) ; Festivals ; Manners and customs ; China Social life and customs ; China
    Abstract: 'The Festival of March the Third' is the day of sacrifice to ancestors, gods, and saints in China. This book introduces the origin, development, dissemination, activities, and distinctive local features of this Chinese festival. Different from 'The Tomb-Sweeping Day, ' 'The Festival of March the Third' has religious implications for worshipping Buddhism and Taoism, warding off evil spirits, and purifying the mind. The book - written in an English-Chinese bilingual text - not only introduces the history and development of the festival, but also presents many touching folk tales and heroic legend
    Abstract: 4: Dong People's Seed Sowing Festival5: March 3rd of Lizhiwan; 6: Winding River Shangsi Festival; 7: Pilgrimage; The Postscript of Chinese Festival Culture Series; Copyright.
    Abstract: Cover; Preface; Contents; Chapter one: Inheritance; 1: The Early Origin; 2: The Wei and Jin Dynasties; 3: The Sui and Tang Dynasties; 4: The Song and Yuan Dynasties; 5: Ethnic Minorities; Chapter Two: Circulation; 1: Heluo Central Plain; 2: Frontier Land; 3: Colorful Minorities; Chapter Three: Customs; 1: Floating Goblets, Eggs and Dates; 2: Wearing Willow and Spring Outing; 3: Diet Customs; 4: Singing and Dancing; Chapter Four: Places of Characteristic Celebration; 1: March 3rd Temple Fair in Jiangdu; 2: Li People's Intangible Culture Heritage: March 3rd; 3: March 3rd of Wujiang Town.
    Note: Cover title , Text in English and Chinese
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  • 4
    AV-Medium
    AV-Medium
    [Xinbei Shi] | [新北市] : 新北市政府
    Title: 天燈的故鄉
    Language: Chinese
    Pages: 1 videodisc (approximately 53 min.) , sound, color , 4 3/4 in
    Series Statement: Xinbei Shi kou shu li shi ying xiang ji lu - min su lei
    Keywords: Paper lanterns ; Rites and ceremonies ; Manners and customs ; Paper lanterns ; Rites and ceremonies ; 臺灣 ; 平溪區 (新北市) ; 臺灣 ; 平溪區 (新北市) ; Pingxi Qu (Xinbei Shi, Taiwan) Social life and customs ; 平溪區 (新北市, 臺灣) ; Social life and customs
    Abstract: This documentary traces the history of Tian Deng (sky lantern) and introduces the production process and development of Tian Deng in Pingxi area, along with the Lantern Festival
    Abstract: 520-00
    Note: Originally released as a documentary film , DVD, NTSC. , In Chinese (Mandarin) with traditional Chinese subtitles
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