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	What's lucky And What's not in China?
	Ever stayed in bed on a Friday the 13th?How many of you have spent hours on your hands and knees searching for a lucky, and illusive, four-leaf clover? In China, all the rules change. Ever make a cult

	Bamboo and Chinese Culture
	China, the hometown of bamboo, boasts the richest resource of bamboo forest in the world, hence its title as the "kingdom of bamboo.

	Mansions—A Glance into Shanxi Merchants’Lives
	It can be said that the modern Chinese financial industry was started by merchants in Shanxi Province in Qing Dynasty (1644—1911). After making fortunes, these rich merchants built luxurious residenc

	Taijiquan
	Chinese Taijiquan, Indian Yoga and Egyptian boxing are all ancient health-care exercises and compared with other sports, the basic thoughts of Taijiquan are unique in the world.

	Five Element of Traditional Chinese Medicine
	A long time ago, ancient Chinese recognized that wood, fire, earth, metal and water were the basic elements necessary for life. Later, this abstract concept was gradually developed into the five-eleme

	Women Writers in Past Centuries
	Women writers have long been neglected by scholars studying Chinese poetry from past dynasties. This was quite an unfair treatment, as the fair sex, throughout the centuries made a huge contribution t

	Yuanxiao Festival
	Yuanxiao Festival, takes place at the end of the Chinese New Year Celebration, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The word yuanxiao denotes the first night of the year with a full moon.

	Chinese Chopsticks
	Chopsticks are another ancient discovery above and beyond the four ancient Chinese inventions.Today chopsticks are usually made from wood or bamboo, or, sometimes, ivory or silver. They can be plain,