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Chinese New Year Festival 2022: Year of Tiger

23Jan

By Kino1 Comment

Culture

Chinese New Year Festival 2022: Year of Tiger

2022: Year of the Tiger Chinese New Year, Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year, is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. Year 2022 is Year of the Tiger in chinese calender. In Chinese Zodiac years, Tiger years include 2022, 2010, 1998, 1986, 1974 1962, 1950, 1938… Chinese New Year Festival for year 2022 is marked as a year of Tiger, ranges from February 1st, 2022 to January 21st, 2023. It is regarded as a Water Tiger year. Order of 12 Chinese Zodiac Sigs is: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Each year is related to specific animal sign containing specialities according to a 12-year-cycle.The Tiger ranks third in the Chinese zodiac signs. In Ch...

Lotus feet Tradition: Standard of beauty or a barbaric act

4Dec

By Aqsa Azam2 Comments

Culture

Lotus feet Tradition: Standard of beauty or a barbaric act

To increase beauty or enhance marriage eligibility, Lotus feet tradition scared lives for a millennium. We hope you never experience the pain and suffering Chinese women had to go through in the past. Beauty is really cruel in nature. From wearing corsets in Victorian era to genital mutilation in Africa, it always been a horrible experience for women. Another painful example is Foot binding tradition in China. It lasted for almost 1000 years. Started in 10th Century under Song Dynasty because king loved one of his ballerina's feet. Dancer wrapped her feet in a way that it looked like a blooming lotus. It decorated with intricate embroidery and stones. After watching that king ordered girls in his kingdom to wrap their feet like this. He called this custom as lotus feet or special shoes...

Mighty Karakorum Highway: Silk road of Pakistan

23Nov

By Aqsa Azam3 Comments

Pakistan

Mighty Karakorum Highway: Silk road of Pakistan

A prominent gateway for trade in country. Mighty Karakorum Highway plays a vital role in our diplomatic relations. With the upgrade and maintenance it is providing great revenue as well as tourism to the country. The Mighty Karakorum Highway or KKH also known as silk road of Pakistan. The highest paved road in the world that connects Pakistan and Western China. It built by the collaboration of both countries. If you are an avid traveler, this road serves as a heaven to your esthetic sense. It built in the time span of 20 years. Whereas started in 1959 and completed in 1979. Opened for general public in 1988. The two-way road (known as Karakorum Highway and China-Pakistan Friendship Highway) is 1.300km (810 mi) long (Pakistan: 887 km (551 mi) and China: 413 km (257 mi), running th...

China says it will help rebuild Afghanistan

20Aug

By Abdullah1 Comment

Global

China says it will help rebuild Afghanistan

China, which allegedly was one of the first to accept Taliban rule, now says they will help them rebuild Afghanistan. Political experts suggest that this is China's effort to maintain peace amid heavy investments in the CPEC project. BEIJING, CHINA - On Thursday 19th July, the Foreign Ministry of China, gave out a detailed briefing about the China's take on Taliban's capture of Afghanistan. China was allegedly the first country that agreed to accept Taliban if they took over Afghanistan. China's Foreign Ministry in the briefing showed the same acceptance and support towards the new government. The Ministry said that China, alongside the international community, will continue support in the peaceful rebuilding of Afghanistan while also assisting Afghanistan with its social and economic...

Things specifically not to do in Ghost Month

11Aug

By Aqsa Azam2 Comments

Culture

Things specifically not to do in Ghost Month

Asian Halloween or Hungry Ghost Month, A centuries old tradition followed in 7th lunar month. Undoubtedly an eccentric recital to give peace to their deceased ones. Following with the year of uninterrupted prosperity. Asians are indeed really emotional towards their ancient traditions. Some are followed for centuries. One of them is Ghost Month or Hungry Ghost Month. It is followed on 15th of 7th lunar month known as Ghost Day, besides the whole month referred as Ghost Month. In 2021 the ghost month starts from 8th of August and ends on September 6th. It is clashing with Father's day on 8th of August so according to numerology, two 8s makes it a lucky day. Other name of this tradition is Zhongyuan Festival in Taoism and Yulanpen Festival in Buddhism. The main essence of this festi...