Chinese Calligraphy: Arts, Styles, And Tools
In China, calligraphy refers to the art of writing Chinese characters with a brush. In the history of Chinese art, calligraphy has always been held … Read more
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What Are The Traditional Chinese Views of Fate?
Until today, among those proverbs that have been long popular, one proverb—“human life is predestined” is still familiar to quite a lot of Chinese people. … Read more
The Top 8 Chinese Regional Cuisines
Chinese regional cuisines are different cuisines found in different provinces and prefectures of China as well as from larger Chinese communities overseas. A number of … Read more
Emperor Taizong of Tang: Creator of a Dynastic Golden Age
Li Shimin, better known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, the second emperor of the prosperous Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), has been considered by many scholars, … Read more
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Mysterious Uncrowned Queen
Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908), also known as an ‘Uncrowned Queen’, has been widely perceived as an extremely powerful, ruthless and mysterious woman who actually controlled … Read more
Ancient China Funeral Customs, Arrangements, and Rituals
The earliest recorded funeral rituals in China are those of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, three to four thousand years ago. Later in history, based … Read more
The Story of Lady General Hua Mulan
Have you watched Mulan, the animated film produced by Walt Disney in the late 1990s? The story is based on a Chinese legend about Hua … Read more
The Story of Butterfly Lovers
In the West, the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet has long been one of the greatest stories ever told. It has also been recreated in … Read more
The Old Man Under the Moon
There is a very famous Chinese saying which goes like this: “The marriage of two people from thousands of miles away is brought together by … Read more
The Oath of the Peach Garden
During the final years of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 – 220), the government was corrupt and unable to carry out any good policies. In … Read more