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Crosstalk

Crosstalk is a traditional Chinese comedic performance art featuring dialogue, storytelling, and mimicry.

Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month, marking the end of Chinese New Year celebrations.

Suzhou Pingtan

A traditional Chinese narrative and musical art form from Suzhou, recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Guzheng

The guzheng is a traditional Chinese stringed musical instrument with a history spanning over 2,500 years.

Hanshan Temple

A historic Buddhist temple in Suzhou, China, renowned for its cultural significance and association with the Tang dynasty poem 'Night Mooring at Maple Bridge'.

Summer Palace

The Summer Palace is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing, serving as a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design.

Henan Opera

Henan Opera, also known as Yuju, is a major form of Chinese opera originating from Henan province with a history spanning over 300 years.

Lianhua Luo

A traditional Chinese narrative singing art with over 900 years of history, featuring distinctive performance styles and cultural significance.

Chengyu (Chinese Idioms)

Chengyu are fixed expressions in Chinese that typically consist of four characters and carry profound cultural and historical meanings.

Emperor Wu of Han

Emperor Wu of Han, personal name Liu Che, was the seventh emperor of the Han dynasty, ruling from 141 to 87 BCE and known for expanding China's territory and establishing Confucianism as state ideolog

Temple of Heaven

A complex of religious buildings in Beijing, China, used for imperial sacrifices to Heaven.

Qinqiang Opera

Qinqiang is one of the oldest forms of Chinese opera originating from the Shaanxi and Gansu regions.

Mount Wutai

Mount Wutai, also known as Qingliang Mountain, is a sacred Buddhist mountain and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Shanxi Province, China.

Blind Massage

A 2014 Chinese drama film directed by Lou Ye about blind massage therapists and their complex relationships.

Lotus Lantern

A Chinese television adaptation of the classic Chinese mythological story of Chen Xiang saving his mother from Mount Hua.

Dragon Dance

Dragon dance is a traditional Chinese performance art featuring a team manipulating a long dragon figure in rhythmic movements.

Book of Rites

The Book of Rites is a collection of texts describing the social forms, administration, and ceremonial rites of ancient China.

Peking Opera

Peking Opera is a major form of traditional Chinese theater that combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance, and acrobatics.

Lion Dance

Traditional Chinese performance art featuring dancers in elaborate lion costumes.

Pingshu (Storytelling Art)

A traditional Chinese oral performance art featuring narrative storytelling with historical roots dating back to the Song Dynasty.