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The erhu is a bowed spike-lute chordophone of the Han Chinese (‘er’ means two; ‘hu’ originally meant ‘barbarian,’ but now ‘fiddle’).

The rattle-drum is one of the oldest and most traditional toys in China.

A lion costume used a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture and other Asian countries in which performers mimic a lion's movements.

The lion dance is one of the most important traditions at Chinese New Year. It is performed to bring…

Handheld fan, or simply hand fan, may be any broad, flat surface that is waved back-and-forth to create an airflow. Generally, purpose-made handheld fans are folding fans, which are shaped like a sector of a circle.

Originated from Eastern Han Dynasty, paper lanterns were mainly used as lamps in ancient China. Paper and silk were the major materials used for manufacturing.

Jianzi is a traditional Chinese national sport in which players aim to keep a heavily weighted shuttlecock in the air by using their bodies, apart from the hands.

The Chinese opera is one of the oldest known dramatic art forms worldwide. However, it is evident that most audience or spectators are more fascinated with the Opera masks normally used in every opera performance.

The original chess was invented in China, right around 200 B.C., by a military commander named Hán Xin ("Hahn Sheen").

A Chinese knot is a knot that is tied and woven from a single length of cord or rope to be a variety of shapes and of varying complexity. Each shape has its own symbolic meaning, and nowadays you can find them as decoration, gifts for special…

Chinese or Imperial guardian lions are a traditional Chinese architectural ornament.