Dragon History of Chinese Ancient Culture
The dragon is an imaginary divine animal of ancient China. It is believed to have a snake body and tail, lizard legs, eagle paws, deer horns and fish scales, with a beard at the mouth corners and a p Read more »
Founder of Chinese Traditional Civilization
Huangdi is considered to be the founder of Chinese civilization as well as its first ancestor. He lived about 4 thousand years ago, during the time of patriarchal clan community, and was the mystical Read more »
Traditional Chinese medicine posits a uniquely relative relationship between the zang-fu organs and tissues of the human body, as well as between the human body and the natural environment. All are i Read more »
Chinese Delicous Snack---Wonton
This snack, which consists of wontons and noodles, is usually served in hot soup, garnished with Chinese chives and chopped spring onions. Inside the thin wrapping of a wonton, the filling is a mixtu Read more »
Ranking the 6thlargest river in China, the Huaihe River is one of the important rivers in East China. The Huaihe River, an ancient river with a long history, takes its source from the highest Taibai Read more »
Double-Ninth Day in Chinese Culture
Each ninth day of September in Chinese lunar calendar is the Double-Ninth Day, a traditional festival of China. Having undergone a history of more than 2,000 years, the Double-Ninth Day was formally Read more »
Chinese bronze wares, which are also called bronzes for short, mainly refer to the utensils and vessels alloyed from the red bronze and some other chemical elements such as tin, nickel, lead, phospho Read more »
Lying at the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City 紫禁城, called Gu Gong 故宫 in Chinese, was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now known as the Palace Museum, it is to the north o Read more »
The Sleeping Buddha is Sakyamuni on his death bed entering nirvana. It can be seen in temples, grottoes or frescoes all round China, varied from stone engraving, wood cutting, jade carving, clay Read more »
Tangtuan (rice glue ball) is a kind of traditional food in China. Originally named yuanxiao in the Sui Dynasty (581- 618 A.D.), it used to refer to the Lantern Festival, a day celebrated with rice gl Read more »
Family members propose a toast for a happy and prosperous new year at a Spring Festival celebration in this file photo. In China, drinking is the major part of the festvities. THE Chinese Lunar New Read more »
The Monkey King is the most beloved figure in Journey to the West, a Chinese Classic Novel. In the novel, the Monkey King was originally a monkey-shaped rock, which turned into a fairy monkey with th Read more »
Mongolian history stretches back more than 2,000 years. In 1991, Mongolians celebrated the anniversary of the establishment of the first Hun State in 209 B.C. Mongolian archaeologists have discover Read more »
The Lion Dance is one of the most widespread folk dances in China. The lion is the king of animals. In Chinese tradition, the lion is regarded as a mascot, which can bring good luck. The dance has a Read more »
Chinese puppetry has a long history. It is noted for its many types of puppets and superb manipulative skill.It's a truly unique art combining opera, music, fine art and craftsmanship. It creates mag Read more »
Poetry is the earliest form of Chinese literature that originated from folk songs before the written Chinese language even existed. The earliest anthology of ancient poems, Shi Jing (Book of Poetry Read more »
Since the 1990s, under the influence of outside cultures, China Mainland has undergone a new turn of cultural transformation. Among the many changes, the big changes seen in popular art, particularly Read more »
Gorgeous Shaoxing , Place of Ancient Village
Located in the northern part of Zhejiang Province and south of the Hangzhou Bay, Shaoxing is a famous historical and cultural city with beautiful sceneries of rivers and lakes. The city has a long hi Read more »
Zhouzhuang, Famous Place to Travel
Zhouzhuang is 30 km in the southwest of Kunshan City and 38 km to the southeast of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province. Lying quietly by the side of Dianshan Lake near the Daguanyuan Park in Shanghai, it has Read more »
FENG shui, the 6,000-year-old Chinese art or practice of geomancy, is said to utilize the laws of heaven and earth to improve by increasing positive energy or qi and avoiding the negative energy. Read more »
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