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12-Girl Band

While Chinese music still maintains its gentle and elegant flavor after thousands of years of cultural heritage, the emergence of a new genre in Beijing has made its mark. Twelve young, attractive Chinese women clad in trendy clothing present "New Folk Music" of various Chinese traditional instruments. Dubbed the 12-Girl Band, the group presents traditional [...]

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Folk Dragon and Royal Dragon

The largest stonework in the Forbidden City is 1.7 meters thick and weighs 250 tons. There are nine dragons playing in the clouds floating above the sea. In the feudal society, dragon was a symbol of imperial power. Liu Bang, the emperor of the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-8AD) made up a story which said that [...]

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