Dragon Boat festival celebrated in HZ

The Dragon Boat Festival has a surprising custom of “shooting the five poisons,” namely shooting scorpions, snakes, centipedes, geckos, and toads. Chinese people believe that shooting representations of the “five poisons” in various forms of games may ward off evil spirits and ensure well-being in t ...

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Draw wisdom from solar term Grain in Ear: make haste, not waste

Do not try to travel back to ancient times today, because you would be very likely to be overwhelmed by busy work! Today marks Grain in Ear, one of the 24 solar terms, which can be the most anxious time for ancient farmers, with the degree of urgency no less than a deadline. ...

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Linping Theater unveils 5th anniversary celebration with 'Phantom of the Opera' sequel

Linping Grand Theater in Hangzhou kicked off its 5th anniversary celebration on May 10, with the original English musical Love Never Dies, a sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, opening that night. ...

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World cultural heritage main event held at Liangzhu Site for first time

The 2024 World Cultural Heritage event of the International Day for Monuments and Sites took place at the Archaeological Ruins City of Liangzhu in Hangzhou on April 18. ...

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A glimpse of Hangzhou West Lake silk umbrella

The West Lake silk umbrella, a specialty product of Hangzhou City in China, uses bamboo as the bone and silk as the surface. ...

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City Walk-Inherit the Classics of Intangible Cultural Heritages

Inherit the Classics of Intangible Cultural Heritages Intangible cultural heritages constitute a city's unique memory. In Hangzhou, the ancient skills of such cultural legacies run through all aspects of local people's life, and are constantly renewed. Zhejiang School of Guqi ...

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Local Culture-Buddhist Culture

Buddhist Culture Buddhist Culture From Monk Huili to Master Hongyi, Hangzhou’ connection with Buddhism stretches for thousands of years. In the area, not only the elderly love to worship Buddhism, but the young are also eager to seek blessings from the old religion. When ancient be ...

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Local Culture-Song Dynasty Culture

Song Dynasty Culture In the eighth year of Shaoxing (1138 AD), Hangzhou became the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty. The following 800 years of time has helped making the city’s Song aesthetics an integral part of people’s daily life. Every year, from May to June, Hangzhou stage ...

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Local Culture-Silk Culture

Silk Culture With a long history dating back to the Liangzhu Culture 5,000 years ago, Hangzhou silk enjoys the fame of being the "flower of Oriental art". A shirt, a fan, an umbrella made from the delicate fabric is enough to let you see Hangzhou people's interest in life and their ...

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Local Culture-Tea Culture

Tea Culture For a millennium, in Hangzhou, the reputed "tea capital of China", growing tea, drinking tea, studying tea and trading tea have already embedded deep in the life of local people. A visit to Longjing Tea Garden and the ritualistic Jingshan Tea Banquet will allow to you be ...

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