Below is very short but useful post reprinted from Wikipedia time-lining the various Chinese Dynasties (Click on H for the history of the dynasty, and E for a table of its emperors (or other rulers).
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Chinese Lantern Festival (Mid-Autumn Festival) Arrives!
Just a quick note to remind our friends around the globe that this Sunday is the mid-autumn harvest festival for Chinese around the globe. To learn more, jump over to last years post on the mid-autumn festival, which will provide you with all the details and history surrounding the Moon Cake Festival also sometimes known as the “Lantern Festival.”
There is also a great overview of the Houyi and Chang stories surrounding the Moon Festival over at Wikipedia. Or head here for a look at the “The biggest mooncake in China.”
Oh, and don’t forget to send friends, family and business associates some Yue Bing (moon cakes), as is the custom here. The chocolate moon cakes below are from Häagen-Dazs (what, you didn’t know China had Häagen-Dazs?!?). The item on the right is a mold used to make the cakes (which we have turned into a decor item by adding a stand).
Learn Chinese Language Characters for Furniture
Found some more relevant videos on YouTube about learning Mandarin Chinese speaking and writing.
Learn Chinese Symbols for Furniture : Introduction to Chinese Symbols for Furniture
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Some fun examples of Chinese Erotica…
A while back, I had a posting about a Antique Chinese red wardrobe with gold erotica paintings on the front. Which got be thinking, so I did a bit of poking around on Google and dug up some interesting links on the subject of Chinese erotic art and culture.
Portrait of a Chinese Paradise
Apparently John Byron is a sinologist (China Expert) who has authored several books ranging from biographies (The Claws of the Dragon) to detective novels (The China Lovers) to a book about Chinese erotica (Portrait of a Chinese Paradise). But heck, we could care less about this! What we like is his great collection of Chinese erotica art!
“Therapeutic Love Posture for the Concentration of Sperm”
Believe it or not, thats the name of this painting! Fine with me!
Traditional Chinese Costumes
I recently came across some examples of Chinese traditional clothing on the web which I thought might be worth sharing.
For the larger versions of these photos visit ACF China’s page on Flickr.
I am not sure who the photographer is but, the images are great. If you are interested in learning more about this style of clothing, have a look at the links I found:
Chinese New Year & Spring Festival 2008
Year of the Pig ends and year of the Rat begins on febraury 7th 2008 till January 26th 2009
