Traditions and Heritage / Traditions / Custom
- Inscribed Board Custom
- Inscribed board, also known as flat inscribed board or flat plaque, tablet board, is usually shortened as "flat", "tablet" or "board". All the boards inscribed with large characters on palace, chamber, hall, kio...
- By:Published:2009-05-07 10:38:30 Clicks:10 Comment:0View...
- Grandma's Tea (Apo Tea)
- Grandma's Tea (Apo Tea) is a kind of folk custom handed down from the ancient time in the water country of Shangta Town in the west of the Dianshan Lake of Shanghai's suburb Qingpu. The farmers especially the old women in rural area like visi...
- By:Published:2009-06-04 09:29:42 Clicks:39 Comment:0View...
- The Song of Crying Marriage and Crying Funeral in Nanhui
- The song of crying marriage and crying funeral have been handed down for hundreds of years in the Nanhui area, which is the southern suburb of Shanghai. The song of crying marriage is sung by girls when they are leaving home for the weddin...
- By:Published:2009-06-04 09:29:56 Clicks:29 Comment:0View...
- Straw Dragon Dance (草龙求雨)
- Straw dragon dance is a recreation of Mulam ethnic minority. As the name suggests, the straw dragon is woven with straw. A long straw curtain is woven first, which is divided into three branches that stick up to signify "dragon tail"...
- By:Published:2008-12-05 14:59:39 Clicks:37 Comment:0View...
- Shanghai Women and Cheongsam
- In the early 20th century, Western goods were flowing into China in great bulk. Fabrics like camlet, woolen cloth, foreign silk etc constantly changed the traditional concept of clothes. In the Meiqi Grand Theater and Shanghai Music Hall, under the s...
- By:Published:2008-11-27 15:45:51 Clicks:46 Comment:0View...
- Cheng Fengliang (Enjoy the Cool)
- On the summer nights of the bygone days, one common thing for Shanghainese was to "cheng fengliang" (enjoy the cool). "Cheng" means "to sleep", which was an important part of the work and rest schedule during the summer ...
- By:Published:2008-11-27 15:42:32 Clicks:11 Comment:0View...
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