The people of Fengxi village celebrate the Lunar New Year with a unique folk ritual involving sugarcane, deities, and fire
China’s Lunar New Year celebrations begin with rituals and offerings to the kitchen god
Why does the land that invented fireworks and firecrackers prohibit them in so many places?
Capturing Shandong’s market culture as it evolves with the times
Peek inside the workshop of a Chinese artisan, who is trying to keep alive the centuries-old craft of making “heads” for traditional lion dance
Three generations of artisans ride the waves on dragon boats
Stories of two post-Covid homecomings to mourn loved ones and sweep the tombs on Qingming Festival
Digital tombstones, QR code epitaphs, livestreamed rituals: This Qingming Festival, Chinese are turning to digital technologies to remember their anc…
Learn the symbolism of insects in Chinese folklore, poetry, and traditional culture
Two young Tibetans recall how the festivities of Losar, the traditional New Year on the Plateau, have changed and stayed the same since their childho…
Hold your breath for one of China’s most underrated goddesses, a murdered concubine who became a patron of toilets and injustices against women
Children take center stage in Guangdong’s “floating colors” ceremony, which celebrates the God of Wealth and other festivities during the Lunar New Y…
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