Since traditional Chinese philosophy has as an ideal attaining harmony between human beings and heaven, and as humans are part of nature, it is appropriate for the Chinese people to pay great attentio Read more »
It is a pictographic character. The word looks similar in inscriptions on bronze wares, small seal script and oracle bone inscriptions, all being in the shape of bamboo slips bound together with thre Read more »
Xi'an, anciently called Chang'an, is the provincial capital of Shaanxi Province of China. It was authorized by the UNESCO as a world-famous historic city in 1981. With a history of more than 31 Read more »
Drunken Boxing is a style of boxing that imitates a drunkard in its movements, involving both offensive and defensive skills. The striking features of the boxing are its fast speed and unpredic Read more »
Chinese tea lore is several hundred years, possibly even thousands of years, older than that of Japan. It is said that Chinese tea lore places an emphasis on spirit and makes light of form. Tea lore Read more »
"Ding" is a pictographic word. Its upper part looks like a vessel, while the... The four-legged "simuwu" ding collected by the Museum of Chinese History is a bronze ding made in the late Read more »
Chengdu, a city in Southwest China's Sichuan Province enjoys a high reputation for its spicy cuisine. The unique colour, aroma, shape and taste of the snacks have always dazzled visitors' eyes Read more »
Peking opera incorporates singing, reciting, acting and martial arts. Although widely practised throughout China, its performance centers on Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai. The songs and recita Read more »
BambooAlways green in color, bamboo is a symbol of old age and modesty. Bamboo and plums together represent man and wife. Bamboo, pine trees, and plums commonly seen together in a painting are the "Fr Read more »
The earliest records about swim in the history of China Is in the books of theispring-and-Autumn Period. It says in "The Book of Odes" "Row across it if it is deep and swim across it when it is shall Read more »
Tomb Sweeping Day, also called "Cold Food Day", is the most important day for people to offer sacrifice to ancestors. It started from the Zhou Dynasty, with a history of over 2500 years. Qingming is o Read more »
Root carvings are artworks featuring people, animals or objects carved out of natural or distorted tree roots (including tree trunks, burls and bamboo roots etc) through careful designing and a Read more »
It is a pictographic character, with the upper part symbolizing the branches of a tree and the lower part the root. As such, the original meaning of the character is a tree. And it is also a general Read more »
Sichuan cuisine enjoys a time-honored history and is well-reputed home and abroad. Represented by the local dishes of Chengdu and Chongqing, Sichuan cuisine is particular about ingredients, unified i Read more »
The Huainanzi (淮南子, The Masters/Philosophers of Huainan), or, the Huainan Honglie (淮南鸿烈, The Great Brilliance of Huainan) was composed by guests under the direction of Liu An, King Huainan as imperia Read more »
The food of one of Chinese largest provinces is the home of the most savory and spicy food found in China. However, there is more than just piquancy to their culinary, more than what is called ma Read more »
Huangze Temple, originally called "Manu temple" or "Chuanzhu Temple", traditionally is said to be built to commemorate Li Bing and his son. Li Bing was then chief of Sichuan prefecture. Becau Read more »
Among the sure signs of winter are the big bags and jars of mixed ground sesame and ground walnuts that seem to be sold everywhere these days, often ground and mixed on the spot in pharmacies a Read more »
In the oracle bone inscriptions, the character "chi" (齿) is like an open mouth with some teeth inside. It's clear that this character used to be a pictographic character meaning the teeth. In the sea Read more »
Xingyang Dried Persimmon A famous traditional produce of Xingyang characterized by whiter powder on the surface, corelessness, soft pulp, sweetness, and ease in storage and transport. It has very hig Read more »
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