The Incomparable Routine of Mosuo Marriage

Mosuo is an old matriarchal ethnic group who lived everywhere in the celebrated Lugu Lake. This ethnic group was primarily celebrated among the 55 Chinese ethnic groups because of its incomparable style of marriage, which the Mosuo people named walking marriage.

True to its name, the Mosuo people don't marry in the church, temple, or with any group leader; instead, both the man and the woman partake in the practice of walking marriage. In this practice, the woman gives the man her distinguished scarf, if she falls in love with him, while the man visits the woman in her house. Both also enunciate their feelings through songs when they see each other, but exchanging love songs, bestowing scarfs, and visiting don't always happen.

There are times when the female does not like the man, so she won't let him in on his next turn-up. At this time, both can explore another lover because when a Mosuo female decides to close her door for a man, her decision is final.

The only catch in this classification of marriage is that the man and the female have no commitment to each other, and both can leave their partners anytime even if they have children. Since there's no pledge involved, I wonder why the Chinese call this practice a marriage.

Implication of the Chinese Banner

The state banner of China was officially accustomed in 1949, the year when the Chinese Civil War finally ended. It was cannily crafted by adept artist and economist named Zeng Liansong. Over the years, the banner went through a series of figure changes and it was only in September 27, 1949 when the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference finally approved the pattern.

As for the implication of the Chinese banner, opinions vary according to beliefs and convictions. Some claim that the red color of the banner exhibits the Chinese revolution. The color also exhibits the political force of the country, which was gained through the struggles of the martyrs who fought in the conflicts. The big star, additionally, embodies the Communist Party of the place while the four small stars symbolize the ethnic groups of China. Additionally, one of the interesting facts in the banner of China is the way the designs are patterned. One may notice that a point in the big star is directed at the higher portion the flag and each of the small stars has points directing towards the centermost part of the main star. This figure clearly signifies the power of the Communist Party in leading the Chinese dwellers. Furthermore, the yellow color of the stars exhibits the bright future of socialism in the Chinese nation.

Remember the Chinese New Year with the Flavorful Century Egg

I celebrate the Chinese New Year every year not just to enjoy the joyful celebrations but also to welcome luck and affluence in my home. That is the reason why I consider the crucial principles of the renowned Chinese custom of feng shui in arranging my home. After all, it’s not bad to trusting on to some essential Chinese practices and beliefs especially if it’s for money and happiness right?

Every Chinese New Year, I make sure to nibble a new Chinese specialty or delicacy – and this year, I get to taste the famous Century Egg. Century eggs, known as hundred-year egg, preserved egg, and thousand year old egg, are a kind of Chinese food that is made of chicken, duck, or quail eggs mixed with ash, salt, lime, clay, and rice straw and is preserved from a minimum of ten days up to several months depending on the kind of processing.

The egg white, the translucent brown part, has a gooey texture but has a natural taste while the yolk, the dark green part, has a strong cheese-like flavor. It can be eaten as a tasty appetizer or hors d'oeuvre, or as an ingredient in tons of Chinese foods such as congees, omelets, and soups.

Stride The Jackie Chan Method But Not The Martial Arts Fashion

Everybody remembers that Hong Kong is just almost ten years into being taken back to the territory of China. But have you ever wondered why the city is far more illustrious than the mainland capital, Beijing? Well, the explanation could be a mishmash of these: shopping, kung fu movies, and Jackie Chan.

Almost a day after this year began, I sat in front of the TV and stumbled upon Discovery Channel's special feature on the ultimate Asian superstar. I was amazed about his humble journey to where he is right now. How Jackie was just seen as a likely proxy for the demise of kung fu icon Bruce Lee before eventually alighting red carpet movie premieres around the world and a star in Hollywood's Walk of Fame, it’s simply no denying that he is Hong Kong and China’s official cultural ambassador to the world.

My fascination with Jackie Chan didn’t just close after heeding that TV feature. Instead, I longed for deeper facts about him. I was surprised of how much he had matured as far as film making is concerned and how much he has managed to cross both Eastern and Western cultural borderlines. But if there's one more thing that's very interesting about him that I think people often oversee is his taste for fashion. I bet you wouldn’t be convinced that he has his own fashion line – the JC Collection which is designed to cater to hip, urban, young men and the delightful thing about it, it has something for formal and casual occasions.

Bottomline: Voyaging to Hong Kong is not just for kung fu or the customary shopping bargain. It's also for fashion and maybe venture Jackie Chan's sort of style.

Too Intriguing To Be Overlooked

Taian city is a little-known place in China when put alongside to other more notable Chinese towns like Beijing or Shanghai. Yet, it boasts of some very intriguing sights such as the wonderful Mount Tai where the Taishan Overseas Chinese Hotel lies strategically along its foot.

The hotel itself is something worth seeing in Tai because it hosts 15 remarkable restaurants offering both Asian and Western recipes. These restaurants are quite extensive and are said to be capable of serving as many as 800 people. Tenants coming from the West will surely be delighted upon having a taste of the unique Western recipes being served at the Italian Restaurant of the hotel. Meanwhile, for those who are keen to discover the mystery behind the tempting Chinese dishes, the Chinese Restaurant located on the ground floor of the hotel should be able to provide a most fitting friendly answer.

Apart from the restaurants, the Taishan Overseas Chinese Hotel has other attractions that make it a supreme standout, at least in this selective part of China. For one thing, it has a total of 205 ornate rooms, each one equipped with the latest hotel facilities. It also has a bowling hall covering six lanes, a sauna center, a fitness gym, a night club, and a sizable swimming pool, all housed in this ornate Chinese hotel that stands at a towering 17 stories. For a Chinese municipality that is not well-known worldwide, this hotel is unquestionably something worth watching out for.