Due to the long history and glorious culture of China, the Chinese people celebrate a great many festivals which can be divided into the following four major categories: national holidays designated by the government to commemorate some special events; traditional festivals - a reflection of the traditional Chinese customs; ethnic minority festivals unique to specific Chinese ethnic groups; tourism festivals associated with renowned Chinese scenic spots. Various holidays show a window through which Chinese culture and daily life can be seen vividly.

The national day is coming; most people are celebrating the festival. Every five years there will be the National Day Parade. On that day, many people from all around the world will come to see that big celebration and the Tiananmen Square will take new changes on those days. If you are interes

Both China and Britain have gone through a long history of feudal society, in which women did not enjoy any kind of social status. The definition of sexism in Webster Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, “prejudice or discrimination based on sex ; esp: discrimination against women”. They were deprived of social, political, economic and cultural rights and discriminated against by a male-dominant society. The discrimination against women has left its traces in both Chinese and English languages and cultures, even when the language and culture have changed significantly in the migration to another continent (as in the case of American English).

Chinese has many depreciatory terms of address, a lot of which are direct

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The history of Chinese fashion industry covers arrangement of the most set colours with assorted varieties. At the same time, China's fashion has undergone a great change throughout different time periods over the past few decades. Different social classes in different periods of time display varied fashion trends.

In Chinese fashion, a wide number of clothes have Chinese artefacts, arts and photos symbolising their traditional culture, imprinted on them. Ever

The literary works of Romanticism in English literature show the richness of the inner world of a person, his dreams and open the beautiful and mysterious aspects of one's soul, using literary methods of comparison and fantasy. The symbolism of these poems has a deep meaning and the way they are interpreted allows the reader to feel and experience those emotions and ideas that were the primary purpose of the author to be reflected in the works.
If to take the poems of two famous representatives of English Romanticism: Coleridge and Wordsworth we would definitely find out that under the beautiful and charming narration in their poems their personal life experience is hidden, or probably the works reflect the event

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Just like Westerners, Chinese do share a love of lucky numbers and other superstitious beliefs, although in quite a different manner. It is part of the Chinese culture. Sometimes you can see how some people are willing to part with tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, simply to obtain lucky telephone, residence floor (in a multi-story building), driver's license number, vehicle license plate number, bank account number, etc. In Chinese culture, certain numbers are believed by some to be auspicious (吉利) or inauspicious (不利) based on the Chinese word that the number name sounds similar to. However some Chinese people regard these beliefs to be superstitions. Since the pronunciation and the vocabulary

It can be said that the Chinese tea lore places an emphasis on spirit and makes light of form. It also has different representations at different historical stages. Teas are also different but all embody the tea spirit of 'clearness, respect, joy and truthfulness'.

Drinking tea - Tea is taken as a beverage to quench thirst.

Tasting tea - Emphasis is placed on the color, fragrance and flavor of tea, water quality and tea set. When taking tea, the taster should also be able to savor tea carefully.

Tea art - Attention is paid to environment, atmosphere, music, infusing techniques and interpersonal relationships.

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In Chinese folk religion and Chinese mythology, the Kitchen God, named Zao Jun (Chinese: 灶君; Pinyin: Zào Jūn; literally 'stove master') or Zao Shen (Chinese: 灶神; Pinyin: Zào Shén; literally 'stove god' or 'stove spirit'), is the most important of Chinese domestic gods that protect the hearth and family.It is believed that on the twenty third day of the twelfth lunar month, just before Chinese New Year he returns to Heaven to report the activities of every household over the past year to the Jade Emperor (Yu Huang Da Di). The Jade Emperor, emperor of the heavens, either rewards or punishes a family based