por pedroceinos | Abr 6, 2020 | ethnic-groups
childbirth among the naxi The rituals performed at birth suggest that in the Naxi traditional thought the entering of the Sv life god in a person is a gradual process developed during the last term of pregnancy and the first days of life, and that this process is...
por pedroceinos | Abr 4, 2020 | ethnic-groups, jinuonationality
The wonderful culture of the jinuo Hidden in the tropical mountains of China’s southern border lives one of its most interesting minorities: The Jino nationality. With a population of only 21,000 people they are one of the less known ethnic groups in China, who in the...
por pedroceinos | Abr 3, 2020 | chinese-characters
Chinese character 次 second, times Main meanings second times, order inferior remain stand. Statistics HSK – 2 STROKES – 6 RADICAL – 冫 Etymology Elements —- two 二 + open mouth 欠. Phonetic series 次. This is two 二 breaths (or two sneezes) with...
por pedroceinos | Abr 2, 2020 | culture, travel
The Sacred Taishan mountain Taishan Mountain, life and death in Chinese culture, according to the work of Edouard Chavannes Mountains are, in China, divinities. They are considered as nature powers who act in a conscious way and who can, therefore, be made favourable...
por pedroceinos | Mar 30, 2020 | chinese-characters
Characters family related to 欠 qian 欠 qiàn – yawn; owe/ short of, lacking. The upper part evolved from the pictogram of an open mouth. A person人with an open mouth is yawning, or trying to compensate for the lack of air. 欠缺 qiànquē – lack/ be deficient of (lack +...
