The foreigners who come to learn Chinese in China may have heard about the Chinese saying that it is not a perfect banquet without the wine. As a matter of fact, it is also not perfect if there is no soup in the banquet. It is disappointing if there is …

China has a long and influential musical tradition. Over the centuries, musicians developed various styles of music and invented or adopted many types of instruments. The classical traditional music of the elites, the folk and ethnic and the favorites Traditional Chinese Instrument are “keynotes” for appreciating Chinese traditional music in general …

Dance in China appears to have grown out of religious rituals and has a long association with theater and the martial arts. Most forms of traditional dance survive in Chinese opera. Many stylized martial arts movements are also elements of dance. The earliest forms of dance grew out of religious …