The Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, is a traditional festival of the Chinese nation.

One of the Chinese 24 solar terms called Beginning of Summer usually falls each year on a day between May 5 and 7 according to the solar calendar. It signals the end of spring and the start of summer.

On the second day of China’s Qingming Festival, the entire community in Qintong Town, Jiangyan District, Taizhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province immerse themselves with a boating obsession.

Huagudeng, literally translated as a flower drum lantern, is a folk dance of the Han nationality in China. Mainly popular in Fengtai and other counties in east China’s Anhui Province, the art form integrates dancing, singing, and gong and drum beats into a storyline. Among various huagudeng styles, Fengtai Huagudeng is regarded as an important branch, known for the expression of intense emotions and delicate dance movements. It has enjoyed a history of more than 1,000 years.

The dragon is the totem of the Chinese nation, and dragon dancing is the most commonly seen entertainment during the festive season. The dance embodies the spirit of solidarity and industriousness of the Chinese nation, and symbolizes harmony between heaven and humanity.

Foot curling is a traditional Beijing winter sport featuring distinct cultural characteristics of the city. According to historical records, foot curling has more than 300 years of history.

“COLORED glassware is as crystal as ice, so pure that it never gets stained with dust.” The beauty of glassware products is revealed in this poem by Yuan Zhen (779-831) “Ode to Glassware.”

CHINESE people love food made of flour, whether it be noodles, dumplings, or flatbread. Flour is a necessity of people’s daily life. In the hands of skilled artisans, flour is molded and made into lovely figurines or animals to be enjoyed and played with in the hands, which brings unique pleasure.

GAOSHAN is a Chinese ethnic group mainly living in China’s Taiwan. They are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family and have 13 tribes including Atayal, Paiwan, and Yami. The Gaoshan people can trace their ethnic roots back to a group of ancient Yue people who lived along the southeastern coast of the Chinese mainland.

FOR Chinese women accustomed to wearing modern clothing, the more traditional cheongsam or qipao is seen as a costume usually appearing in movies or worn at special occasions.

TEA drinking is a national pastime in China, where the habit has prevailed for millennia and is firmly embedded in people’s daily life. But unknown to many foreigners, different regions in China enjoy different varieties of the leafy brew.

EMBROIDERY is one of China’s traditional handicrafts with a long history. Roughly since the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.- A.D. 220), girls began to learn the skill of embroidery from a young age.

COSTUMES of Peking Opera play a pivotal role in helping viewers understand and appreciate the opera as a whole. Known in Chinese as “xingtou” (costumes of actors) or “juzhuang” (Peking Opera costumes).

The word “Kuitou” in Peking Opera is the technical term for various kinds of hats and headpieces worn by various characters in traditional Chinese opera.