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From Obon to Zhongyuan: The Ancient Story Behind Asia’s Tradition of Honoring the Dead

Across Asia, festivals honoring ancestors take on different forms, but many share an enduring emphasis on filial devotion, remembrance, and maintaining ties between generations

Flowers, roast pork and paper ingots: families keep Chung Yeung traditions alive

Hong Kong families paid tribute to their ancestors on the final day of the Chung Yeung Festival break, expressing their respects through everything from elaborate traditional ritua...

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-COMMUNITY LIFE (CN)

(260920) -- HOHHOT, Sept. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Retired residents rehearse a folk dance at Fu'an community in Xing'an League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sept. 1...

LATEST JAPANESE AND CHINESE POP SONGS

Here's a funny one. These are three famous Japanese songs and one famous Chinese pop song. The woman pictured on the cover is Chiyo Okumura , a legendary Japanese pop singer and i...

Balinese Gamelan Music and Vietnamese Bamboo Acrobatics Come to Hong Kong for Asia+ Festival 2026 This November

Under the theme “Traditions Recast”, Asia+ Festival 2026 looks at how long-standing cultural practices can find new life on Hong Kong stages.  This November, Hong Kong audiences ca...

What does folklore have to say? It helps uncover untold facets of Indigenous stories overlooked for generations

I never thought of documenting the Indigenous Tharu folklore until my grandmother left this world. Now she is no more with us, I yearn for those priceless words of wisdom.

The Tale of Mother Liễu Hạnh

A Vietnamese folktale of magic, redemption, and transformation The post The Tale of Mother Liễu Hạnh appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

The Legend of the Rabbit in the Moon

When Japanese people look at the moon, they often imagine a rabbit. Around the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival, depictions of the moon, the rabbit and the mokusei (osmanthus tree)...

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A woman dressed in imperial style costumes poses for a selfie beside the moat which surrounds the Forbidden City in Beijing. -AFP

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An Indian artist waits to perform 'Theyyam', a traditional dance form of Kerala, during a cultural event in Chennai— AFP

Sacred splashes: ancient Chinese ritual of ‘elephant washing’ for good fortune

In ancient China, royal families washed elephants to pray for good fortune – until one elephant went rogue and brought the tradition to an end. Elephants had been spotted and docum...

What Does Folklore Have to Say? It Helps Uncover Untold Facets of Indigenous Stories Overlooked for Generations

Some interesting stories I came across during documentation of Tharu Indigenous folklore. The post What Does Folklore Have to Say? It Helps Uncover Untold Facets of Indigenous Stor...

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A dancer wearing a traditional costume performs during a "Convite," a traditional dance festival in Guatemala— AFP

How Kyoto Preserved Echoes of China’s Tang-Era Civilization

From its street grid and temple architecture to calligraphy, Buddhism, and traditional arts, Kyoto still bears the imprint of cultural traditions transmitted from China more than a...

Moon Festival returns to Auckland with giant lanterns and a taste of Asian culture

More than 60 handcrafted lanterns from China will light up the Auckland suburb of Balmoral later this week to celebrate the arrival of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

世界遺産の飛鳥寺跡から中国銭　極小破片から見えてきた東アジア交流

Chinese Renaissance Festival Brings Music, Culture and Community to Otisville

The 3rd Annual Chinese Renaissance Festival brought traditional Chinese music, dance, food, cultural displays, and community members together Saturday, Sept. 12, at Veterans Memori...

Why Asian Gaming Themes Are Popular in Online Gaming

​ Asian-inspired motifs are among the most prevalent in online slots; examples include red and gold reels, paper lanterns, a dragon whirling across the screen, and a golden cat wav...

Dance, volunteering weave a tighter bond in China's Inner Mongolia community

HOHHOT, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- As the music of the morin khuur, a traditional horsehead fiddle, fills the community center, Wang Jinrong rolls her shoulders, raises her arms and turn...

Museum to open comic exhibition inspired by Taiwanese folk culture

The folk artistry and architecture of dreams

Forgotten no more: Filipino folklore finds footing on global stage

Stories of the manananggal, a creature said to split its body in two, and the tiyanak, which takes the form of an infant, are part of the folklore many children grow up hearing in...

Traditional Korean folklore, attire and weaponry inspire this artist's striking fantasy character designs

Discover the creative fantasy art of Grayboxx Essennoir.

Same moon, shared stories: Foreigners find reunion in China's Mid-Autumn Festival

BEIJING, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- For Kubanychbekova Bermet, an international student in north China's Tianjin Municipality, inviting her family in Kyrgyzstan to admire the moon has be...