China’s Five Sacred Creatures and What They Actually Meant
The dragon: lord of transformation, emblem of imperial power The Shuowen Jiezi, the Han dynasty’s great etymological dictionary compiled around 100 CE, describes the dragon as “the...
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The dragon: lord of transformation, emblem of imperial power The Shuowen Jiezi, the Han dynasty’s great etymological dictionary compiled around 100 CE, describes the dragon as “the...
China’s Miao ethnic group reveres trees, believing that they symbolise the life of humans; they also worship vegetation at important stages of life. The Miao people, whose populati...
Korea has officially designated a rare set of 19th-century shamanic paintings as National Folklore Cultural Heritage, honoring a vibrant religious tradition that historically thriv...
 From Vinata's Son to Buddha's Uncle: Garuda and Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang ComparedAcross Asia, the image of a colossal golden-winged bird who commands the skies, devours ser...
While many Chinese people joke that they “work like a dog” because they are anxious about dropping out of the rat race, there is a tradition in some areas that people can legitimat...
Midsummer blessings have arrived with an animated trailer, giving players a look at the new Chinese exclusive flying panda mount and Faerie Dragon pet, Sensen the Bamboo Dweller an...
A child participates in the "Piu Sik" parade on the island of Cheung Chau during its annual Bun festival in Hong Kong. — AFP
Bull-wrestling was brought to Jiaxing by Hui Muslim migrants and evolved from a herding skill into a folk competition.
Panjurli: The Divine Boar Who Descended from Kailasa to Guard the Earth The Sacred Origin Among the many folk deities venerated across the Tulu-speaking coastal Karnataka region, P...
China’s fandom culture predates today’s pop idols and live-streaming celebrities by millennia. In ancient times, fame was cultivated in the streets, restaurants, and poetry circles...
China has three major traditional festivals. Do you know which three they are? They are the Duanwu Festival (Dragon Boat Festival), Chinese New Year, and the Mid-Autumn Festival. L...
The kecak dance involves a retelling of one of the stories in the Ramayana, the Hindu epic poem. At the story's climax, there is an eruption of fire as tufts of dried coconut husks...
"I rarely paint a folktale exactly as it's written," Lee says. "I'm more interested in its symbols, emotions, and the questions it leaves behind." Do stories and artists like this...
A new exhibition at the Pao Arts Center honors Boston’s Chinatown as a site of ancestral histories and dreams. The post The Spirits Shape-Shift appeared first on Tricycle: The Budd...
The river-filled regions of Guangdong have maintained the tradition of Dragon Boat Festival races for more than a thousand years. A local proverb says: “On the eighth day of the fo...
We need to know how to interpret and distinguish legends from reality, as well as why these legends exist in the culture of each people and region. Portugal is a country extremely...
Ancient China dreamed of future technology long before the modern age, conjuring visions of magic mirrors, ingenious machines and even lifelike wooden puppets. In the Tang dynasty...
Imagine, for a moment, that you lived in ancient China, with a rival state threatening your people’s very existence. In the quest for any advantage, one strategy might involve perf...
Walk into almost any Chinese wedding today and you will see white gowns, Western style vows, and a bouquet toss, customs that now feel ordinary even though they were once entirely...
A young Chinese man is reviving China’s most famous poet Li Bai at a tourist site, and has become millions of visitors’ emotional outlet for burnout. Wang Haonan, 24, amasses more...
(260617) -- WUHAI, June 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Performers dance on stage during a folk song event held in Wuhai City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 16, 2026. (...
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