Tag Archives: Folk
Harvest Drum – A Special Instrument
Harvest Drum is popular among regions of Northeast China, Inner Mongolia, Hebei and Anhui provinces. It’s a kind of feature instrument used mainly by the Han and Manchu people. It is said that the drum came into being in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and was named as Harvest Drumin the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). According to [...]
Guan Hanqing
Guan Hanqing, known as China’s Shakespeare of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368),was a leading dramatist who worked out of the capital Dadu (present-day Beijing), but little biographical data on him exists though some documents recorded him as a doctor. A playwright of the Northern Drama, he is credited with more than 64 plays, of which some [...]
Taoism and Folk Customs
As a Chinese native religion, Taoism has a close relationship with Chinese folk customs. With the development of Taoism, it has become deep-rooted in, and the practices of, the ordinary people. This can be seen both in Taoist religious festivals and sacrifice-offerings. There are many Taoist festivals, and quite a few of them have evolved [...]
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