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Ching Ming – Grave Cleaning Day – a tradition since ancient times. Ancestor worship may have been the first religion in China. |
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Mooncakes, a traditional food at the Moon Festival. |
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The making of silk – sericulture. |
http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/clothing/11sericu.htm
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Ancient Chinese clothing. |
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Ancient Chinese form of divination using tortoise shells. |
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What is a pagoda? |
http://www.answers.com/topic/pagoda |
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All about the Chinese dragon. |
http://www.mythicalrealm.com/creatures/chinese_dragon.html |
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Chinese writing, the oldest known on the planet. |
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/chinese.htm |
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What do we know about leprosy now and in ancient times? |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprosy_in_China
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The beginnings of Buddhism in ancient China and India. |
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The story of the Ying Yang symbol. |
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The first Buddhist monks. |
http://buddhism.about.com/od/thefirstbuddhists/a/firstmonks.htm |
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Shang Ti, name of deity. |
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Confucianism. |
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Asian art. |
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One of the most ancient Chinese musical instruments, the guzheng. You can listen to the music and watch it being played on video. |
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The ancient Chinese junk, a sailing ship. |
http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_madeinchina/2005-06/21/content_69875.htm |
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Wonderful artist depictions of Qing Ping Festival and ancient Chinese life. A national treasure of China. |
http://www.mysteriouschina.com/seeing-the-ancient-chinese-life-from-one-painting/ |
| Video of traditional beauties.You will love the song. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0xgl-ezDgs |