Jiao Ritual conducted by the Namo of Yingde in Northern Guangdong as a form of popular Taoism
2010-12-03
The term jiao means "offering" or "sacrifice." It refers, in the present day, to the large-scale Taoist ceremonies organized by local communities, and by other social groups such as professional guilds and various forms of voluntary religious associations, in order to define themselves on the religious level, and specifically in order to establish or confirm the (semicontractual) relationship between the group and its tutelary deity.
The dim sum culture
2010-11-23
The unique culinary art of dim sum originated with the Cantonese in southern China, who over the centuries have transformed tea tasting from a relaxing respite to a loud and happy dining experience.
The real world on film
2010-11-18
The theme of the sixth Lianzhou International Photography Festival, from Dec 3-26 in southern Guangdong province, is "Is The World Real?".
Qingyuan Dialect Studies now in print--a national key monograph of intangible cultural heritage
2010-08-03
After ten years of painstaking studies by Wu Shiqiu, a Qingyuan pensioner with only elementary-school education, Qingyuan Dialect Studies was in print a few days ago. It is ranked as a national key monograph of intangible cultural heritage.
Caught on camera
2009-11-09
The annual visual feast of the Lianzhou International Photo Festival, Presence and Presentation, will zero in on news photography this year.
