China Cultural Chronicles August 13, 2012
- Huang's Minions
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I've never been a huge pottery fan, but Qin Shi Huang's terracotta army in Shaanxi, is rather impressive.
- Amazing Shangri-La in China
- Yi ethnic group celebrate Torch Festival
Young women of the Yi ethnic group gather to celebrate the Torch Festival at Zhoubang Village of Baise City, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2012. The Torch Festival, which falls on June 24 according to the Lunar Calendar of the Yi nationality every year, is the most important traditional holiday of the Yi people. [Xinhua/Luo Zhiken]
- International Beer Festival opens in Qingdao
Delegates tap the first keg of beer after the opening ceremony of the 22nd Qingdao International Beer Festival in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 11, 2012. More than 300 varieties of beer of 25 brands from 16 countries and regions will be offered during the beer festival, which will last till Aug. 26. [Xinhua/Li Ziheng]
- Cross-Strait art exhibition held in Inner Mongolia
Visitors view rare stones at a cross -Strait exhibition of calligraphy, paintings and rare stones in Wuhai, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 11, 2012. The three-day exhibition opened in Wuhai on Saturday, displaying over 200 calligraphy works, paintings and rare stones from both the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. [Xinhua/Wang Ying]
- Creativity festival kicks off in Beijing's Ditan Park
Visitors take photos of "OVO", a lighting installation artpiece, at the third IDEA Beijing creativity festival in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 10, 2012. The ten-day creativity event kicked off Saturday in Beijing's Ditan Park. [Xinhua/Luo Wei]
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- Shaman Festival Rebkong, Tibet 2012
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Every summer, the Shaman Festival is held in Rebkong, Amdo. This important ceremony honors the local mountain god and requests that he bestows good health on the villagers and a successful harvest on the local community. All of the local villagers participate in the ceremony: women dance, men beat drums, boys perform dramas, and girls show off the traditional dress of the region. The festival is lively and colorful, with everyone dressed in colorful robes. The local mountain god is even invited to join the ceremony, and an oracle serves as his medium.
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![Literally meaning 'sun and moon in heart' in Tibetan, Shangri-la, an ideal home only found in heaven, is located at the meeting point of Tibet, Yunnan and Sichuan. [China.org.cn]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uVnEcbUW0g6zxkxJS_q79LnzcvV1e99PNlCmYQb8yLxGuzDiKy3VByiUzD_gBYZ8ueedW0HaKZJCBfSOnvxZXl3sIJ_09AuqSpB-yAO0T8GYjqSQeFk52segPB6MZw76mM0ELsPUGtfycThCc4mHxmqThMEck4=s0-d)
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