Calligraphy is the art of writing for Chinese characters. Inscribed in earlier times on oracle bones, stone or metal wares, the characters were then of stiff and simple strokes, drawing or signs. A Read more »
Tianshan Mountain is a large mountain range in central Asia, running through central Xinjiang of China, with the west end stretching into Kazakhstan. The mountain extends for 1,700 kilometers insi Read more »
Commonly called "the ghost opera" or "the ghost dance", the exorcizing dance is a kind of dance originated from the ancient exorcizing culture. It is honored as "the living fossil of Chinese dance" Read more »
Fall for 10 healthy autumn edibles
The move from summer to fall can be bittersweet: Clearing out the summer clothes to make way for sweaters, and prepping for cold and flu season, and trying to cope with your ragweed allergy. But the Read more »
Almanac is a kind of book in which years, months and days are arranged as per certain calendric method. It also provides relevant data. As it was decreed by an emperor in the feudal society, the al Read more »
Jade ornaments largely appeared in post-Song period and prevailed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. They were used as the jade ware which was placed on the tea table for decoration. The jade ornam Read more »
Situated in the western border area of Hunan Province, Fenghuang Ancient City is a famous historic and cultural city. It was ever praised as the most beautiful city in China by Rewi Alley, a renow Read more »
Zheng He's Voyages to the Western Sea
Zheng He's voyages to the Western Sea are great diplomatic undertakings in the history of China. 600 years ago, a gigantic fleet composed of more than 200 ships and 27,000-28,000 crews under the le Read more »
Four Autumn Soups for Beautiful Women
Supplementing moisture is important for women's skin in the dry autumn air. Here are some soups for moistening the lungs. Good for eyes---soup with chrysanthemum and carrot Ingredients: 6 gram Read more »
The Retreat and Reflection Garden in Suzhou
Built in 1880s, the Retreat and Reflection Garden (退思园) is comprised of the housing complex, a big courtyard and a garden which are aligned on a west-east axis. The name is from an ancient Chinese Read more »
Lotus eaters savor symbolic flower
AUGUST is the peak time for the lotus to flower, and throughout China there are vast expanses of pink and white flowers stretching as far as the eye can see in comforting visions of tranquillity. Ch Read more »
Located five kilometers (3 miles) west of the city of Wuxi, the Plum Blossom Garden in Jiangsu Province has long been known as one of the best places for viewing plum blossoms. The garden backs on Read more »
Dehong Dai Nationality and Jingpo Nationality Autonomous Prefecture is situated in the western part of Yunnan Province. With two cities (Ruili City and Wanding City) and four counties (Luxi County, L Read more »
Baoshan City locate in Yunnan western part and lie in at 100 a degree of each, 24 a degree of each at 25 a degree of each north latitude, 19637 of the whole area 98 a degree of each east longitude. U Read more »
The bamboo plant is the staple food of the giant panda and a cultural icon in Chinese history. In ancient China bamboo was a feature of various aspects of daily life. It was used for food, clothing Read more »
Most ancient of solo instruments
THE Chinese zither, known as a guqin, has existed for more than 3,000 years and represents China's foremost solo musical instrument tradition. Described in early literary sources and corroborated by Read more »
The Eight Immortals are a group of legendary Taoist immortals in Chinese mythology. There were different versions of the Eight Immortals' names before the Ming Dynasty, when Wu Yuantai wrote The Read more »
Hong Kong enjoys the reputation of "Pearl of the Orient" and is geographically divided into four parts - Hong Kong Island, New Territories, Kowloon and the outlying islands. Hong Kong Island has an Read more »
Romance of the West Chamber is an ancient Chinese stage literature written by Wang Shifu, a famous dramatist of the Yuan Dynasty in approximate Yuanzhen and Dade periods (1295-1307). This literatur Read more »
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Stashed away in the remote northwestern corner of Hunan Province, the Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (Wulingyuan Scenic Area) consists of four major parts: Zhangjiajie National Forest Read more »
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