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Chinese folk custom is vast. The archive is organised into four collections — festivals and customs, traditional crafts, local customs and folk arts — and can also be browsed by region.

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Four collections

Each with its own beauty and craft

Festivals & Customs
38 entries

Lunar-calendar feasts, temple fairs and the rites that mark the turning year
Traditional Crafts
9 entries

Hand skills held in the fingers — paper, cloth, clay, wood and thread
Local Customs
8 entries

Courtyards, tulou and teahouses: how a place shapes the way people live
Folk Arts
25 entries

Puppetry, prints, opera and drumming — the arts of the village stage
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Browse by region

Provinces and regions · every land has its own customs

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Beijing
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Tianjin
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Hebei
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Shanxi
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Inner Mongolia
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Liaoning
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Jilin
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Heilongjiang
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Shanghai
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Jiangsu
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Zhejiang
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Anhui
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Fujian
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Jiangxi
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Shandong
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Henan
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Hubei
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Beijing
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Tianjin
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Hebei
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Shanxi
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Inner Mongolia
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Liaoning
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Jilin
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Heilongjiang
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Shanghai
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Jiangsu
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Zhejiang
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Anhui
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Fujian
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Jiangxi
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Shandong
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Henan
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Hubei
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Hunan
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Guangdong
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Guangxi
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Hainan
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Chongqing
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Sichuan
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Guizhou
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Yunnan
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Xizang
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Shaanxi
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Gansu
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Qinghai
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Ningxia
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Xinjiang
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Taiwan, China
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Hong Kong, China
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Macao, China
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Hunan
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Guangdong
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Guangxi
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Hainan
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Chongqing
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Sichuan
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Guizhou
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Yunnan
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Xizang
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Shaanxi
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Gansu
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Qinghai
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Ningxia
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Xinjiang
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Taiwan, China
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Hong Kong, China
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Macao, China

34 provincial-level regions · hover to pause · Open the folk atlas →

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All customs

50 entries

Bai Three-Course Tea
Bai Three-Course TeaRegional culture
Batik
BatikTraditional crafts
Beijing Siheyuan
Beijing SiheyuanLocal customs
Cantonese Morning Tea
Cantonese Morning TeaLocal customs
Cheung Chau Bun Festival
Cheung Chau Bun FestivalFestival
Chinese Calligraphy
Chinese CalligraphyFolk arts
Chinese Embroidery
Chinese EmbroideryTraditional crafts
Chinese Paper-Cutting
Chinese Paper-CuttingTraditional crafts
Corban Festival
Corban FestivalFestival
Dunhuang Murals
Dunhuang MuralsTraditional crafts
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-FitrFestival
Fujian Tulou
Fujian TulouLocal customs
Grand Song of the Dong
Grand Song of the DongFolk arts
Haicheng Stilt Yangge
Haicheng Stilt YanggeFolk arts
Hua'er Mountain Songs
Hua'er Mountain SongsFolk arts
Huizhou Architecture
Huizhou ArchitectureLocal customs
Junpo Festival
Junpo FestivalFestival
Kunqu Opera
Kunqu OperaFolk arts
Lanzhou Taiping Drum
Lanzhou Taiping DrumFolk arts
Legend of Lanke Mountain
Legend of Lanke MountainFolk arts
Lion Dance (Southern Style)
Lion Dance (Southern Style)Folk arts
Mazu Belief and Customs
Mazu Belief and CustomsFestivals
Meshrep
MeshrepFolk arts
Miao New Year
Miao New YearFestival
Mongolian Chess
Mongolian ChessFolk arts
Munao Zongge
Munao ZonggeFestivals
Naadam Festival
Naadam FestivalFestivals
Nowruz
NowruzFestival
Porcelain Making
Porcelain MakingTraditional crafts
Sanyuesan of the Li People
Sanyuesan of the Li PeopleFestival
Shadow Puppetry
Shadow PuppetryFolk arts
Sho Dun Festival
Sho Dun FestivalFestival
Sichuan Teahouse Culture
Sichuan Teahouse CultureLocal customs
Spring Festival Shehuo
Spring Festival ShehuoFestival customs
Thangka Painting
Thangka PaintingTraditional crafts
The Double Ninth Festival
The Double Ninth FestivalFestival customs
The Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat FestivalFestival customs
The Lantern Festival
The Lantern FestivalFestival customs
The Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn FestivalFestival customs
The Qingming Festival
The Qingming FestivalFestival customs
The Qixi Festival
The Qixi FestivalFestival customs
The Spring Festival
The Spring FestivalFestival customs
The Twelve Muqam
The Twelve MuqamFolk arts
The Water-Splashing Festival
The Water-Splashing FestivalFestival customs
The Winter Solstice
The Winter SolsticeFestival customs
Tianjin Imperial Fair
Tianjin Imperial FairFestival customs
Woodblock New Year Prints
Woodblock New Year PrintsFolk arts
Yi Torch Festival
Yi Torch FestivalFestivals
Ying Laoye of Chaoshan
Ying Laoye of ChaoshanFestival
Youshen in Fujian
Youshen in FujianFestival