Suzhou Silk: A Treasure of History and Culture, the greatest creation in the world’s primitive agriculture period

suzhou silk

Suzhou silk is a treasure of Chinese traditional silk industry. Silk is one of the ancient Chinese civilizations and an important embodiment of Chinese culture. In 1958, at the neolithic site of qian shan Yang, wuxing county, near the taihu lake, archaeological excavations yielded fragments of ancient silk woven by domesticated silkworms and silk ropes. Read More

Chinese Tai Chi

Tai chi chuan, is the national intangible cultural heritage, is the traditional Chinese tai chi in the philosophy of Confucianism, Taoism, Yin and Yang dialectical concept as the core, set the temperament, strengthen physical health care, and combat against a variety of functions, the combination of yi Yin and Yang five elements of change, the doctor of traditional Chinese medicine meridian, guided by the ancient art and deep breathing technique to form a kind of inside and outside and repair, soft, slow, light spirit, and flexibility of traditional Chinese boxing. Read More

Types of Chinese operas, about 360 kinds of Chinese opera in various ethnic areas

Chinese opera originated from primitive songs and dances and is a comprehensive stage art style with a long history. It consists of literature, music, dance, fine arts, martial arts, acrobatics and performing arts. It is characterized by the aggregation of many art forms in a standard, and the embodiment of their respective personalities in the common nature. Chinese opera, Greek tragedy and comedy, Indian brahman opera and known as the world’s three ancient drama culture, after a long period of development and evolution, gradually formed with “Beijing Opera, Yue opera, Huangmei opera, Pingju opera, Yu opera” five opera opera as the core of the Chinese opera garden. Read More