Heyday of Kaiyuan chinesetrends.cn During the Kaiyuan reign (713-741) of Emperor Xunzong. Tang (618-907) Empire justifiably became the largest. richest. most sophisticated state in the world at that time. chinesetrends.cn ֯�����ݹ�...
Catastrophe of Jingkang ֯�κã���֯�� The first 25 years at the beginning of the 12 th century saw the darkest age ruled by the fatuous and self-indulgent Emperor Huizong. Although Huizong usefully kept down the two large-scale...
The 15th day of the 8th lunar month The joyous Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon. around the time of the autumn equinox����֣�. Many referred to it simply as the ``Fifteenth of the Eighth M...
History Mooncakes have played a central role in Moon Festival traditions. Once. according to Chinese legend. mooncakes helped bring about a revolution. chinesetrends.cn The time was the Yuan dynasty (AD 1280-1368). established by the invadi...
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important festivities in China. According to Chinese lunar calendar. the 15th day of the 8th month is the exact midst of autumn. so it`s called the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a...
Mooncakes symbolize the gathering of friendsand family and are an indispensable part of the offerings made to the EarthGod. According to popular belief. the custom of eating mooncakes beganin the late Yuan dynasty. As the story goes. the Han...
copyright chinesetrends.cn copyright chinesetrends.cn There is this story about the moon-cake. during the Yuan dynasty (A.D. 1280-1368) China was ruled by the Mongolian people. Leaders from the preceding Sung dynasty (A.D. 960-1280) were un...
Double Ninth Festival ֯�κã���֯�� The Double Ninth Festival. also named Chong Yang Festival. falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. hence it gets name of Double Ninth Festival. On this day. p...
The Double Ninth Festival chinesetrends.cn the ninth day of the ninth lunar month copyright chinesetrends.cn The ``Chong Yang Festival`` is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. and it is as such known as the Double Ninth Fe...
The Rat and the Cat ��������chinesetrends.cn A long. long time ago. the Cat and the Rat were the best of friends. They accompanied each other everywhere they went and they shared their food. One day. the Cat learnt that the...