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Tag: Mid-Autumn Festival

Roll the dice… it’s mooncake time

Post author By Teresita Ang See
Post date September 10, 2022

China is a country of festivities. Each particular occasion demands its own corresponding celebration. There are at least six “Great Festivals” to break the monotony of the Chinese everyday life: New Year or Spring Festival (1st day of 1st month), the Lantern Festival (15th of the 1st month), Festival for the Dead (5th of the […]

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Chinese Culture

Flower searching at Qujiang (曲江探花)

Post author By Tulay Staff
Post date September 20, 2021

Editor’s note: In the Mid-Autumn Festival dice game, the prize categories are named after these examination titles. The first to sixth prize categories are named as zhuang yuan, bangyan, tanhua, jinshi, juren and xiucai, respectively. To select capable people to help govern the country, Emperor Wen Di of the Sui Dynasty (581-618) established an imperial […]

Tags Mid-Autumn Festival, moon festival, Qujiang (曲江探花)