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When you walk into a palace or temple in Beijing, don’t forget to look up! Ceilings were often painted in wonderful colours and designs! This is Hexi color painting (和玺彩画), also known as Yan Dayi (严大义), and it’s found on palace buildings or buildings related to the royal family. Read on to learn five fascinating facts about this beautiful style of painting!
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The Shang dynasty is the earliest ancient Chinese dynasty that is shown through archaeological evidence to have actually existed. Excavations at the ruins of the final capital of the Shang, Yin (near modern-day Anyang in Henan Province) uncovered eleven royal tombs, the foundations of palaces and ritual sites, weapons, the remains of both animal and human sacrifices and thousands of bronze, jade, stone, bone, and ceramic artifacts. The beliefs of the Shang underpinned their society.
Read on to find out more about their religion, divination.
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While Cultural Keys can be considered your go-to for a variety of traditional Chinese culture activities, there are of course plenty of other fun and interesting cultural events happening around the capital every month!
With the drop in case numbers lots of activities are resuming in the capital! Here’s our round-up of activities connected with Chinese culture for August in Beijing! Continue reading “Chinese Culture Events in Beijing – August 2022”
Every week we share a round-up of recent news stories we’ve seen about traditional Chinese culture! Just click the section titles to view the full articles.
Continue reading “News Round-up: The past week in Chinese culture”
Sichuan Opera (川剧 Chuānjù) is a style of Chinese opera that is mainly popular in areas of Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan and Guizhou, and is full of interesting tricks to enthrall and impress audiences! Read on to find out more about it.