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Prehistoric ruins discovered in East China
2023-01-09
An ancient hominid site dating back some 13,200 years ago has been unveiled in East China's Shandong province, with over 1,000 relics, including pottery sculptures.
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Laba porridge sweetens prelude of Chinese Lunar New Year
2022-12-30
The 12th lunar month in Chinese is called la yue, so the eighth day of this lunar month is la yue chu ba, or laba. The day is also known as the Laba Rice Porridge Festival. The Laba this year falls on Dec 30.
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Having a ball
2022-12-22
While the recently concluded World Cup was in full swing in Qatar, the people of a particular city in China were busy making soccer history of their own.
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24 Solar Terms: 9 things about Winter Solstice
2022-12-22
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Winter Solstice (Chinese: 冬至), the 22nd solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 22 and ends on Jan 5.
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Carpenter crafts his way to web celebrity
2022-12-12
The Chinese master carpenter, Wang Dewen, known as "Grandpa Amu" on social media, has been dubbed as the modern day Lu Ban.
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Traditional Heze cloth shoes selling like hotcakes
2022-12-05
Traditional cloth shoes such as tiger-head shoes and phoenix-eye shoes produced in Heze, Shandong province have become hot market items.
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Celebration of game that led to modern soccer
2022-12-01
Cuju, which has been traced back to the Linzi district of Zibo, Shandong province, was acknowledged by FIFA as the earliest form of soccer in 2004.