Yue opera, Qin opera, Sichuan Opera, Pingju, Jin opera, Han Opera, Chaoju, min opera, Hebei Bangzi, Huangmei Opera, Hunan Huagu Opera There are more than 50 kinds of opera, especially Beijing opera, which is the most popular, all over the country and not limited by the region. But...
The main celebration of Diwali takes place on the day of the new Moon when the sky is at its darkest, so a big part of the celebration revolves around light. Candles, clay lamps, and oil lanterns are lit and placed throughout the home, in the streets, in areas of worship, and floate...
Some of the most vibrant places to visit during Diwali are Varanasi, Jaipur, and Delhi. In Varanasi, check out the Ganges River as it glows with thousands of floating clay lanterns called diyas. In Jaipur, the Nahargarh Fort offers amazing views of the illuminated city below. In Delhi, ...
Ghostsare spirits of the dead, often imagined as floating or moving around in a wispy, immaterial form.The wordghostdeveloped from the Old Englishgast, which means “soul, spirit, life, breath.” A red blood cell having no hemoglobin is also called aghost. Ghosts are common in folklore aro...
These unmanned balloons, known as Kongming lanterns, were airborne lanterns that were initially used for military signaling. Later, these lanterns were adopted all across southeast Asia. Even today, thousands of these lanterns can be seen floating through the air in Thailand during the Loi Krathong...
Red lanterns, Chinese knots and dragon-themed decorations being seen everywhere, festive songs looping in almost every indoor area, billions of Chinese joining the world's largest human migration known as “chun yun”… As these familiar, once in a year kind of scenes unfold, we can clearly ...
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Red lanterns, Chinese knots and dragon-themed decorations being seen everywhere, festive songs looping in almost every indoor area, billions of Chinese joining the world's largest human migration known as “chun yun”… As these familiar, once in a year kind of scenes unfold, we can clearly ...
“So, Mr. Drexel, I have just one question before I send you on your way. Clearly, your plan for revenge was not limited to two or even the four gang members. As horrific and painful as your personal losses are – and I cannot even imagine how that feels – but how did you and ...
Phantasmagoria was a form of horror theatre that used one or more magic lanterns to project frightening images such as skeletons, demons, and ghosts onto walls, smoke, or semi-transparent screens, typically using rear projection to keep the lantern out of sight. ...