Términos

Wood of species Tsuga chinensis, a coniferous Asian tree.

Annual 15-day festival in China and Chinese communities around the world that begins with the first day of the first lunar month, which occurs sometime between January 21 and February 20 according to Western calendars, and lasts until the following full moon. The festival originated in ancestor and deity worship rituals in the Shang Dynasty (ca. 16th to 11th century BCE); it was firmly established in the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE-8 CE). Activities associated with the festival include cleaning the home, worship of deities and ancestors, family reunions, preparation of special foods, receiving cash in red envelopes, posting poetry, lighting candles, and setting off firecrackers, symbolizing wishes for a happy new year and a fortuitous future.

Chinese purple (also called Han purple) is a synthetic barium copper silicate pigment developed in China at least 2,000 years ago. Chinese purple fades and decomposes over time, particularly in contact with acids or heat.

The standard unit of currency of China.

A language of the Han in China.

The culture or style of Americans of Chinese descent.

Una técnica de decoración en laca donde los patrones se cortan en la superficie lacada, se aplica más laca y una lámina de oro o polvo de oro se coloca en las áreas incisas, convirtiéndose dura en los diseños cuando se seca la laca. Esta técnica fue introducida a Japón desde China, donde era conocida como "ts'ang-chin", durante el período Muromachi (1392-1573) y se convirtió en muy popular en el siglo XVIII.

Cultura, estilos y períodos característicos de China. Para referirse de forma específica a las culturas de China antigua, use antiguo chino.