Today marks the solar term of Rain Water.
Inthepastweek,awaveofjubilationhassweptacrosstheglobe,markingthecommencementof"HappySpringFestival"activitiesindifferentcitiesaroundtheworld.Withthevibranthueof"ChineseRed"illuminatingcelebrations,theworldhascometogethertoshareinthefestivejoyoftheChineseNewYear,showcasingtherichtapestryoftraditionalChineseculturethroughspecialsongsanddances.TheChineseNewYearhasnotonlybeenafestiveoccasionwithinChinabuthasalsobeenembracedgloballyasatimeofjoyandculturalcelebration.Thecolorred,symbolizinggoodfortuneandhappinessinChineseculture,hasadornedlandmarkbuildingsacrosstheglobeduringthefestiveperiod.Accordi...
Thisyear'sChinaCentralTelevisionSpringFestivalGalaestablishedabranchvenueintheXinjiangUygurautonomousregion,specificallyinKashgarinthesouthwesternpartoftheregion.ThestageoftheKashgarbranchvenuehasbeenopentovisitorssinceSaturday,thefirstdayofthelunarcalendar.EverynightuntiltheLanternFestivalonthe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonth,alarge-scalenightlightshowisbeingperformed,attractingvisitorsfromalloverthecountry.OnFridayevening,animpressiveeight-minuteperfor...
Braised Beef Tendon with Antler Mushroom
MarkingthestartoftheYearoftheDragon,theannualCCTVSpringFestivalgalawillbestagedandbroadcastonFeb9.(PhotoprovidedtoChinaDaily)Sinceitsinauguralbroadcastin1983,theannualCCTVSpringFestivalGalahasbecomeanintegralpartofcelebrationsinthecountrytousherintheChineseNewYear.RecognizedastheshowpieceNewYear'sEveentertainmentevent,itmarksthejoyousmomentwhenfamiliesgathertogethertocelebrate.Thisyear,itwillairliveonChinaCentralTelevisionat8pmonFeb9.TheprogramextendsbeyondNewYear'sEve,markingthestartoftheYearoftheDragon,thefifthanimalintheChinesezodiac.Familiarandmuch-lovedperformancesofsongs,dances,acrobatic...
Morethan105,000stonetools,woodtools,bonetoolsandanimalfossils,about60,000relicsincludingseeds,fruitsandspores,alongsidetracesoffire,cutting,carvingandpolishingleftbyancienthumanswerefoundattheMengxiheSite,datingback50,000to70,000yearsinSouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince.ThediscoveryhasbeenannouncedasoneofthetopsixarchaeologicalfindingsofChinain2023onTuesday,theXinhuaNewsAgencyreported,citingastatementfromtheSichuanProvincialInstituteofCulturalRelicsandArchaeology.LocatedinthecityofZiyang,thesitewasfirstfoundin2019,whenafloodexposedebonyandanimalfossilsthathadbeenburiedundergroundfortensofthousand...
andErligangculture,whichexistedfromroughly1,600to1,400BCinZhengzhouShangCity,inpresent-dayZhengzhou,Henan.Erlitouartifactssuchaspottery,stonetools,boneimplementsandcoppermetallurgy-relateditemshavebeenunearthed.Amongthenotablefindswerecoppersmeltingslag,copperoreandremnantsoffurnacewalls.Thecoppersmeltingslagexhibitedanirregularshapeandwastingedwiththecharacteristicgreenish-bluepatinaassociatedwithcopperoxidation.Copperorepiecesweresimilarlystained.Thefurnacewallswereprimarilyconstructedfromamixtureofgrassandclayandoftenboretracesofcoppersmeltingslagontheirinnersurfaces.Similarcoppermetallurgy...
ExcavationsitesreflectingancientpoliticalpowerandarareoffshootChristiansectinNorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionareamongthetopsixnewarchaeologicaldiscoveriesinChinain2023,astheywereunveiledbytheChineseAcademyofSocialScience(CASS)inBeijingonTuesday.Coveringatimespanfrom70,000yearsagotoChina'sKhitanorQidaneraLiaoDynasty(916-1125),thesixfindingsawardedataforumonTuesdaybyCASStogetherwithtwootherinstitutionswerehighlightedbytheMengxiheSiteinZiyangcity,SouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince.DatedbacktothePaleolithicAgearound60,000to70,000yearsago,theMengxiheSitehasprovidednewevidenceallowingexper...
Includingafour-wheeledwoodencarriage,anewbatchofrelicshasrecentlybeenunearthedfromPitNo.1attheMausoleumofEmperorQinShiHuang,theburialplaceofChina'sfirstemperor,inNorthwestChina'sShaanxiProvince.ThenewsaboutsuchlatestdiscoverieswasrecentlyrevealedbyEmperorQinshihuang'sMausoleumSiteMuseum.Thefour-wheeledwoodencarriagehasbeenperfectlyburiedunderthegroundformorethan2,000years.Thetotallengthofthecarriageis7.2metersanditshoodwasfoundtohavebeenpaintedwithcolorfuldesigns.Alongwiththecarriage,animalremains,horsegear,andtheremainsofdifferenttypeso...
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