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祭敖包 (Obo Festival) – Introduction Posted May 7, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

祭敖包是蒙古族一项古老的祭祀活动。“敖包”在蒙古语中意为“凸”起的堆子，又称“鄂博”、“脑包”，是指具有祭祀文化含义的山峰或地形高处用石块或木料等堆成的堆子。远古以来，草原游牧民族信奉萨满教，认为世间万物皆有灵，敖包作为蒙古人心目中重要的神灵，千百年来受到草原儿女的尊崇和祭拜。从每年的农历四月开始，直到农历七月，草原各地便陆续开始敖包祭祀活动。传统敖包的形制大多都是由石头堆砌而成的多层建筑。顶端插着一根长杆，杆头上系着牲畜毛和经文幡布条，四面放着烧柏香的垫石；在敖包上还插满树枝，供有整羊、马奶酒、黄油和奶酪等等。祭祀时，由喇嘛焚香点火，诵念经文。祭祀的牧民围绕敖包顺时针转三圈，口中念着“呼瑞！呼瑞！”并将自己带来的祭品奶食品掰开撒献给敖包。祭祀结束后进行骑马、摔跤和射箭等娱乐活动，即敖包那达慕。 请点击此处查看此页英语。

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Inner Mongolian Obo Festival – Introduction Posted May 7, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

Sacrificing for obo is an ancient Mongolian ritual. “Obo” is a heap of stones or wood piled up on top of mountain or in highlands. Mongolians believe in Shamanism as well as Animism – that everything has a spiritual essence. ...

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搏 克 (Mongolian Wrestling) – Introduction Posted May 1, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

蒙古语称摔跤为“搏克”，摔跤手为“搏克沁”，在中国北方的蒙古族中非常流行。摔跤在“男儿三艺”中占有重要地位，它是力量与勇气的象征，比赛者要身着摔跤服——“昭德格”。坎肩多用牛皮或鹿皮、驼皮制作，“昭德格”上镶有铜或银制的泡钉，便于对方抓紧，也为摔倒在地上时起缓冲作用。中央部分饰有精美的龙形，鸟形、狮、虎、象、鹿等图案，象征摔跤手如同这些猛兽一般英勇、威武。“昭德格”如同铠甲，具有古代军装的服饰特点。“将嘎”是套在摔跤手项上的颈圈，主“将嘎”用锻制哈达制成，并垂以黄、绿、红、白、蓝五色彩条。“将嘎”是摔跤手的一种装饰，同时也是有经验的摔跤手的一种标志，只有在大型的那达慕上获得冠军，才有资格佩戴“将嘎”，此后每获得一次冠军，“将嘎”上再增添一束五彩绸带。绸带越多，说明摔跤手获胜的次数越多。随着时代的发展，摔跤这项体育竞技活动已经不仅局限于男子之间，那达慕大会比赛项目中还设有女子组和少儿组搏克赛。 请点击此处查看此页英语。

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Bökh (Mongolian Wrestling) – Introduction Posted Apr 30, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

The Mongolian wrestling is called “Bökh”, and the wrestler is called “Bökh Qin”. It is very popular in Inner Mongolia (north of China). Bökh is one of the Mongolian “Three manly skills”, together with horse racing and archery. It is ...

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Chen Jianpin 陈建品 – Gallery Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Chen Jianpin 陈建品 – Introduction Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Deng Xinli 邓星礼 – Gallery Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Deng Xinli 邓星礼 – Introduction Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Ge Ye 葛烨 – Gallery Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Ge Ye 葛烨 – Introduction Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Hong Feng 洪枫 – Gallery Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Hong Feng 洪枫 – Introduction Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Mei Bo 梅波 – Gallery Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Mei Bo 梅波 – Introduction Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Zhang Liangliang 张靓亮 – Introduction Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Zhang Liangliang 张靓亮 – Gallery Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Zhang Chuanwei 张传维 – Gallery Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Zhang Chuanwei 张传维 – Introduction Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Zhou Lu 周璐 – Introduction Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Zhou Lu 周璐 – Gallery Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

The word Zhejiang means zigzagging river and was the old name of the Qiantang River,which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital. The name of the province is often abbreviated to its first character, “浙”. Zhejiang borders Jiangsu province and Shanghai ...

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Lv Niner 吕宁尔 – Gallery Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Lv Niner 吕宁尔 – Introduction Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Lu Zhongmin 卢忠敏 – Gallery Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Lu Zhongmin 卢忠敏 – Introduction Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Liu Fang 刘芳 – Gallery Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Liu Fang 刘芳 – Introduction Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Fu Zhouping 傅周平 – Gallery Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Fu Zhouping 傅周平 – Introduction Zhejiang Province Posted Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

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Chinese New Year 2013 – Spring Festival: New Year Gifts in Juxian Region Shandong Province Posted Mar 12, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

Wang Xia Lin in Junxia, Shandong sends information about the Spring Festival celebrations from her home town about paper cuts for the Spring Festival: The most common New Year gifts in the Juxian region, Shandong province, are made from wheat ...

Chinese New Year 2013 – Spring Festival: Juxian Paper Cuts Shandong Province Posted Mar 12, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

Wang Xia Lin in Junxia, Shandong sends information about the Spring Festival celebrations from her home town about paper cuts for the Spring Festival: In China, people paste paper cuts on their doors, windows, and walls during the Spring Festival ...

Chinese New Year 2013 – Introduction Shandong Province Posted Feb 10, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

Chinese New Year is considered one of the most important traditional holidays in China. Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival. The festivities last for fifteen days between the first date of the lunar calendar and the ...

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Professor Chen Qinjian – Introduction Shanghai Province Posted Jan 26, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

In the follow interview, Professor Chen Qinjian of East China Normal University in Shanghai states, “I have two main contributions to help understand and appreciate China’s cultural heritage. First is the exploration and research on the origin of Chinese culture. ...

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Streets of Jinan – Introduction Jinan City, Shandong Province Posted Jan 23, 2013 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

Experience life in a traditional hutong neighborhood in Jinan City. Jinan is in the Shandong Province in the People’s Republic of China. This film was created by ChinaVine research partners at the Shandong University of Art & Design. The film ...

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In the Press – 2011 Posted Nov 20, 2012 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

May 2011 CHINAVINE: UCF Students and Faculty Document and Share Chinese Culture by Kristin Congdon and Jordan Lynton. Published in College of Arts & Humanities Research at http://research.cah.ucf.edu/files/newsletter/2011-Summer-CAH-Research.pdf

In the Press – 2010 Posted Nov 20, 2012 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

November 2010 ChinaVine, Where the Web Preserves Chinese Folk Art by Nathan Gilles. Published in University of Oregon IT Connections at https://it.uoregon.edu/itconnections/chinavine September 2010 UCF Grad Continues ChinaVine Mission by Valeria Yon. Published in Central Florida Future at http://www.centralfloridafuture.com/ucf-grad-continues-chinavine-mission-1.2330744#.UKuucYeCl8E

Traditional Foods – Food and Chinavine Shandong Province Posted Oct 23, 2012 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

One of the most enjoyable parts of traveling to China is the wonderful food they have, below are some examples of the meals that the Chinavine team members have shared:

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ChinaVine Team – Chinavine Team Gallery Posted Oct 23, 2012 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

The Chinavine team has traveled to China many times over the years and each trip has been a unique experience. Below is a sample of the many happy moments our team members have shared:

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Dizi: Zhang Weiliang – Cultural Heritage Beijing Province Posted Oct 19, 2012 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

Zhang Weiliang is charming musician who got both of composing and performing skills. Being good at Dizi, Xiao and Xun, Zhang is known as “The King of Flute”. He has published a lot of CDs, such as ” Tears of ...

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Dizi: Zhang Weiliang – Introduction Beijing Province Posted Oct 19, 2012 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

Dizi player Zhang Weiliang was born in Suzhou in 1957 and began to learn Dizi from famous Dizi player Zhao Songting in 1967. In 1977, he entered the Central Conservatory of Music, then transferred to Chinese Instruments Department at China ...

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Erhu: Song Fei – Introduction Beijing Province Posted Oct 19, 2012 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

Erhu player Song Fei, born in Tianjin in 1969, is know as the “queen of Chinese traditional instruments” because she can play 13 kinds of instruments including Erhu, lute and koto. When Song was seven years old, she started learning ...

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Pipa: Liu Dehai – Introduction Beijing Province Posted Oct 19, 2012 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

Pipa player Liu Dehai was born in Shanghai on August 13, 1937. He learned the Pipa from Pipa player Lin Shicheng. In 1957, he entered the Central Conservatory of Music, and served as a prominent teacher there since graduating in ...

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Parks in China – Introduction Posted Oct 16, 2012 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

Public parks in urban areas are often full of people engaging in all kinds of activities. These group activities function to keep participants healthy. They also provide entertainment and readily available social networking opportunities for residents.

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Beijing Hutongs – Dencao Hutong Gallery Beijing Province Posted Oct 2, 2012 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

Below are some images from the Dencao Hutong in Beijing, where the Chinavine team often stays when visiting the city:

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Paper Funeral Figures – Introduction Shandong Province Posted Sep 11, 2012 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

Funeral customs of the Caoxian, Shandong Province.Paper Opera Figures are made for use during the funeral opera. They are later burned in order for the deceased to move safely into the next world.

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Custom Bikes and Tricycles – Introduction Posted Jul 12, 2012 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

Riding bicycles has long been part of China’s culture.  As the economy has gown, more people are now traveling in cars or on public transportation.  However, many individuals still ride bicycles and customize peddle and motorized bikes in order to ...

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Videos – Introduction Posted Jul 11, 2012 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

Expressions of China Exhibit – Ian Hernand Posted Jul 11, 2012 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

“Indescribable sights, vibrant sounds, and intense smells stimulate my senses. I surround myself within the everyday life of an ancient culture rich with tradition and folklore. Through the lens, I interpret the mundane into extraordinary. I stop time to take ...

Expressions of China Exhibit – Tomas Valladares Posted Jul 11, 2012 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

“I’ve always been interested in the complexities of human emotion that can be communicated in facial expressions or through someone’s eyes. Photography is a tool that has allowed me to capture moments in time when people reveal a glimpse of ...

Expressions of China Exhibit – Blair Remington Posted Jul 11, 2012 by Chinavine ChinaVine Scholar

“I wanted to go for the experience. The experience of tasting gooey steamed buns at dawn in a restaurant with no menu and laundry hanging to dry out the window. The experience of taking photographs of smiling children who were ...