Nimber 10Great Wall Hover-TTGreat Wall Motor Company has several models whose names are a little suspect, like the Pegasus, Sailor and Wingle. If the Hover-TT is a less puzzling name, the vehicle itself is curious enough on its own. Think of it as an everyday limo. And while it wouldn’t have the cachet to be coveted by many private owners, this could quickly become a favorite of hotels and limo fleets.Number 9Geely HQThe Geely website explains their HQ wagon as perfect for “some body want lager space.” Whether they really mean “larger space” or just more room to haul beer…

New Year's Day First Day of the First Month of the yearThe Lantern Festival 15-th Day of the First Month of the yearQingming - The Clear & Bright FestivalDragon Boat Festival - Duanwu  5-th Day of the 5-th Month of the year Sweet Dumpling Dragon Boat Races Festival of Qi Xi 7th Day of the 7th Month of the year Sometimes called the 'Chinese Valentine's Day' Moon Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival 15-th Day of the 8-th Month of the yearDouble Nineth (Elder Day) 9-th Day of the 9-th Month of the yearDong Zhi - Winter Solstice Festival Dеcember 21,2008Explanation Ethnic Group Festivals

The Chinese New Year 2012 Calendar : The lunar Chinese New Year (CNY) calendar below shows which of 12 animals you are! Naturally the animal depends on the year in which you were born. Note: if you were born in January or February you need to check if your birthday was before or after the date of that Chinese New Year. (If it was before this day your animal is the one shown for the previous year). Lunar calendar for 2012 with the moon phases. The phases between 1971 and 2037 can be displayed. Lunar calendar for 2012 with dates and…

Chinese calendar: The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, it’s also called chinese lunar calendar.Incorporating elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar. It is not exclusive to China, but followed by many other Asian cultures. In most of East Asia today, the Gregorian calendar is used for day-to-day activities, but the Chinese calendar is still used for marking traditional East Asian holidays such as the Chinese New Year (the Spring Festival ), the Duan Wu festival, and the Mid-Autumn Festival, and in astrology, such as choosing the most auspicious date for a wedding or the opening…

China, home to more than 300 million smokers, has banned smoking in most public places. All bars, restaurants, hospitals, theaters, hotels, parks, and mass-transit vehicles became smoke-free—areas.  China accounts for a third of all cigarettes smoked worldwide, and smoking is linked to the deaths of 1 million people there each year. Public venues are required to  display "No Smoking" signs; since smoking is still allowed in offices, employers are encouraged to ask their staffers not to smoke. Fines for breaking the ban,  aren't specified yet. Reasons to Really Quit Smoking Tobacco use, namely cigarette smoking, is the chief cause of…

A door god is a Chinese decoration placed on each side of an entry to a temple, home, business or other building and people believe thata they prevent evil spirits from entering. The door gods usually come in pairs, facing each other. It is considered bad luck to place the figures back to back. Mianzhu New Year Picture Museum was destroyed in the deadly earthquake on May 12, 2008. After that Jiangsu Province helped Mianzhu city rebuild the museum in October 2010 and the two giant door god pictures were painted by eight folk artists over the course of three…

Most recent census shows that China has 1.37 billion people.  China's urban population is to exceed its rural population by 2015, with the number of Chinese living in towns and cities set to top 700 million, Xinhua reported. Li Bin, director of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, said that the world's most populous country is projected to have 1.39 billion citizens by 2015, up from 1.32 billion at the end of 2008. The number of people over 60 would pass 200 million.  An average of 8 million are expected to turn 60 each year, 3.2 million more than…

"Healthy Women" China Tour in Guangdong took place on Saturday in Guangzhou, capital city of the southern province. Hosted by the All-China Women's Federation, the Healthy Women China Tour aims to improve women's health awareness and self-care ability.The first planned three-year phase of the campaign takes in 100 cities in ten provinces and regions across China. It will take place in 15 cities in Guangdong between September and December 2011, including Guangzhou, Dongguan, Shenzhen and Jiangmen.

Beijing Post is offering to store letters and deliver them after seven years, part of a series of romantic services they have introduced. Since September 9 in Chinese the date is called jiu jiu, which means forever customers have been able to buy special stamps, postmarks, postcards, envelopes and even a Love Passport, which can be stamped every anniversary. At the bottom of all letters and postcards will be written a new zip code 100099. The seven-year mark is commonly believed to be a critical time in any relationship. Some of the services, which were jointly launched by Beijing Post…

The traditional Chinese holiday for family reunions started on September 12 - Mid-Autumn Festival. People from all walks of life gathered nationwide to celebrate the time-honored holiday. In Beijing's Yuetan park, a royal ceremony was held to worship the moon. Traditional dances were performed to show respect to the moon. The dance dates back to the Zhou dynasty, more than 2-thousand years ago. At the end of the performance, 2-thousand lanterns were sent up to the sky, symbolizing people's best wishes. In Hong Kong the Special Administrative Region has staged its traditional "Fire Dragon Dance" to celebrate the holiday. About…