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The last day of the Rao San Ling festival takes place at Hu Guo Ci temple in Ma Jiuyi village. The temple is over 100 years old, and its purpose is to commemorate the Princess Jingu. During the Cultural Revolution, ...

The pilgrimage continues on the second day of Rao San Ling to Er He Ci temple in He Yi Cheng village. The temple’s courtyard is filled with altars, offerings, and groups of the Bai community chanting in prayer. The temple ...

Preparations for the Rao San Ling festival occur early in the morning and throughout the day prior to the festival’s official beginning. It is uncommon to find many men within the Temple’s walls on this day for preparations. Many of ...

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。

While reading the articles, “Insole Embroidery: Introduction” and “Insole Embroidery: Insole Design,” It became clear to me that the tradition of embroidering not only relays a family’s status, but the soles also speak of messages. For example, certain symbols embroidered ...

Borchert, Thomas. “Worry for the Dai Nation: Sipsongpann Chinese Modernity, and the Problems of Buddhist Modernism.” Journal of Asian Studies 67.1 (2008): 107-142. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 2 Nov. 2009. Ching, Julia. “The Falun Gong: Religious and Political Implications.” ...

The practice of Buddhism in China has existed since the first century C.E. and is now practiced in many ways throughout the country. However, it is important to note that although differences can be found between the four prevailing Buddhist ...

Confucianism was almost banned by the Chinese leader Chairman Mao during the 1960 Cultural Revolution, but its ability to stay relevant demonstrates the influence the philosopher exerted. It is said that Confucian teachings can be summarized by the statement “the ...

The birthplace of Confucius, present day Shandong Province, is now the primary place where followers and tourists visit to pay their respects to Confucius. The State of Luo is where Confucius was born and died and therefore many individuals travel ...

Confucius’s teachings are similar to those of the Buddha because they both encourage their followers to question what they are told in order to learn for oneself. Confucius wants the individual to discover truth, rather than simply be told what ...

The Bailin Temple is a sacred Zen Buddhist temple that can be found in Hebei province, in the southeast corner of Zhaoxian County, in China. It was originally built around the 3rd century A.D. during the East Han Dynasty and ...