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Some tasty Chinese food eating in Midwinter’s day of China

Terra-cotta — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:44:58 +0000

赤豆糯米饭（chi dou nuo mi fan）

馄饨(hun ton)

饺子(jiao zi)

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Shadow Play of Xi’an

Terra-cotta — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:48:47 +0000

Shadow play, also known as shadow puppetry, is one of China historic folk arts.It was said thatShaanxi Province is the birthplace of Chinese shadow play

Performed by three to five puppeteers, shadow play is a form of storytelling that uses puppets against an illuminated backdrop to create the illusion of movement.

During a shadow play, puppeteers hide themselves behind a white curtain and move stick-mounted puppets, while also narrating the story through folk song. Performances are generally accompanied by musicians playing drums and stringed instruments.Similar to Peking Opera, characters are clearly defined, with set roles for sheng (male), dan (female), jing (painted face) and chou (clown).

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Photo of Xi’an SIT Cafe Chinese Corner汉语角照片

Terra-cotta — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:43:20 +0000

We are talking about a mysterious game Named “BiXian”(“Ghost of Pen”笔仙)