祭敖包 (Obo Festival) – Introduction
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May 7, 2013 by Chinavine
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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。
Topics: Cultural Heritage, Festivals/Celebrations, Philosophy/Religion, TraditionsTags: Primitive Religion, Ritual
Inner Mongolian Obo Festival – Introduction
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May 7, 2013 by Chinavine
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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
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May 1, 2013 by Chinavine
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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
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Apr 30, 2013 by Chinavine
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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
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Chen Jianpin 陈建品 – Introduction
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Deng Xinli 邓星礼 – Gallery
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Deng Xinli 邓星礼 – Introduction
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Ge Ye 葛烨 – Gallery
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Ge Ye 葛烨 – Introduction
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Hong Feng 洪枫 – Gallery
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Hong Feng 洪枫 – Introduction
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Mei Bo 梅波 – Introduction
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Mei Bo 梅波 – Gallery
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Zhang Liangliang 张靓亮 – Gallery
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Zhang Liangliang 张靓亮 – Introduction
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Zhang Chuanwei 张传维 – Gallery
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Zhang Chuanwei 张传维 – Introduction
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Zhou Lu 周璐 – Introduction
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Zhou Lu 周璐 – Gallery
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Lv Niner 吕宁尔 – Gallery
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Lv Niner 吕宁尔 – Introduction
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Lu Zhongmin 卢忠敏 – Introduction
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Liu Fang 刘芳 – Gallery
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Liu Fang 刘芳 – Introduction
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Fu Zhouping 傅周平 – Gallery
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Fu Zhouping 傅周平 – Introduction
Zhejiang Province
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Apr 3, 2013 by Chinavine
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Insole Embroidery and Red Soles
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Mar 4, 2013 by emely
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Upon reading about insole embroidery, I have learned that shoes and art have a tight history within Chinese heritage. But, like Chinese heritage, after reading about Christian Louboutin’s history (french shoe designer)- shoes are definitely a strong form of self ...
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Chinese Insole Embroidery
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Mar 3, 2013 by laceyl
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Chinese insole embroidery is beautiful and expressive, which happen to also be reasons why people collect shoes. Each insole can be different if you choose, no two have to be alike. I like that you can express yourself based off ...
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The importance of insole embroidery
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Mar 3, 2013 by cotis2
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Feet have been consistently used as symbols throughout time. Through their relation with power, sexuality, and other things, they can demonstrate ideas, feelings, and traditions. Li Ruo Fen reinforces this idea through her insole embroidery. Insole embroidery has incorporated symbols ...
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AAD 252
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Mar 3, 2013 by shodges
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It was very interesting to read about how intricate the soles are of some of the shoes being made in China. The soles are all hand crafted with silk being sewn into different designs that represent different things such as ...
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Insole Embroidery and Sneakerheads
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Feb 28, 2013 by morganp
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When reading about insole embroidery it was interesting to see that one of the main reasons this is a common practice is because it makes people happy. If you were to ask a sneakerhead why they just bought the newest ...
Topics: Cultural Heritage, Fibers
Chinese New Year 2013 – Introduction
Shandong Province
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Feb 10, 2013 by Chinavine
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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
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Jan 26, 2013 by Chinavine
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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
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Jan 23, 2013 by Chinavine
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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 ...
Topics: Appreciation, Architecture, Community, Cultural Heritage, Food, Home, Play, Traditions, ValuesTags: Hutongs
China vine-needle and thread boxes
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Nov 27, 2012 by mengqil
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After reading the article “Needle and thread boxes”, it can clearly feel that the women’s role in ancient days deeply influenced by Chinese traditional culture, which is that the men plough and the women weave. Also, women are not allowed ...
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Mariam Admasu/ Phuong Tran
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Nov 27, 2012 by mariama
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The objects we picked were make-up, a mirror, an image of people talking and an image of two hands holding. This represents, looks, how we see ourselves, time, communication, common interests, trust and respect. This is what we believe to ...
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Items of Sucess by Troy Shinn and Max Malik
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Nov 27, 2012 by tshinn
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The items we deem are useful for success and are useful in our American culture just as these boxes are traditional in Chinese culture. The objects we use in American culture are things you would find in a household including, ...
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The chest of subconscious preconceptions
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Nov 27, 2012 by 951218651
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The container connects to the needle thread boxes because they are both symbols of separation of gender. Even with the very different cultural view on gender, the chest and the boxes containers that women use to keep track of the ...
Topics: Art Form, Cultural Heritage, Home, Learning, Visual Arts
necessary tools
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Nov 27, 2012 by Trounsav
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We created a tool box filled with hammer, screw driver, and wrench. These are useful items in fixing household problems. This connects to part 1 because women in China have to be skillful and they have a box for their ...
Topics: Art Form, Cultural Heritage, Learning, Traditions, Use, Values
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Nov 20, 2012 by tylerj
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In Part 1, I talked about how the sneakerheads buy the shoes and then sell them later for a much higher price. The Chinese embroiders do their artwork for the love of doing with a minor bonus of getting money ...
Topics: Art Form, Community, Cultural Heritage, Fibers, Values, Visual Arts
Insole Embroidery Design
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Nov 19, 2012 by solveign
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The Chinese insole embroidery is used to express oneself through specific designs that symbolize cultural values through folklore. The designs displayed are beautiful but are only seen by the wearer. This is very interesting as it relates to how one ...
Topics: Art Form, Cultural HeritageTags: design, Embroidery, Insoles
AAD 252 Insole Embroidery
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Nov 19, 2012 by Chadb
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Insole Embroidery has a long history in China and can be dated back as long as 2000 years ago. It was a very popular thing to do to serve as a tribute to the royal family or other aristocrats. Women ...
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AAD 252: Insole Embroidery and Feet Binding
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Nov 19, 2012 by cole5
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I recently read an article on the tradition of Chinese foot binding. The article stated that young women were required to make and design there own shoes for the practice at a young age. When reading about the current traditions ...
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AAD 252: Insole embroidery
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Nov 16, 2012 by mmesplay
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I loved looking at the embroidered work of these Chinese artists and it make me think about how fashion in shoes are like and unlike ours in the United States. Looking at shoes here in the U.S. a lot of ...
Topics: Appreciation, Art Form, Cultural Heritage, Fibers, Material, Process, Topics: Art, Traditions, Use
Chinese Insole and Foot Binding
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Nov 15, 2012 by cdemarin
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Chinese insole embroidery is a very important, and special part of Chinese culture. Embroidered insoles are said to make people happy, and each design has a special meaning associated with it. I believe Chinese insoles can be related to fashion ...
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Comparison between Chinese Embroidered Soles and Christian Louboutin Shoes
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Nov 14, 2012 by natalieh
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Chinese shoe insole embroidery is a sign of wealth and status, as are Christian Louboutin shoes. As Louboutin’s are identifiable by the red bottom, Chinese hand-embroidered shoes are much more difficult to spot. Having the skill to embroider the shoe ...
Topics: Cultural Heritage, Meaning, Traditions, Values
Featured Expat Artist: Niko de la Faye – Interview
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Oct 31, 2012 by CrystalRuth
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1. Why and how did you choose to move your creative practice to China? I participated in the Shanghai eArts Festival in 2008 with the digital art collective Visual System. That was also my first visit to China. During our ...
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Featured Expat Artist: Niko de la Faye – Introduction
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Oct 31, 2012 by CrystalRuth
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Niko de La Faye is a French-born artist with a degree in Economics from the South-West of France. In 2003 Niko moved to San Francisco where he started exploring fine art initiatives. Niko has developed his art form across many ...
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Paper Funeral Figures – Introduction
Shandong Province
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Sep 11, 2012 by Chinavine
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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.
Topics: Commemoration, Cultural Heritage, Festivals/Celebrations, TheaterTags: Festival, Video
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