Special Food in Qingming Festival
Eating sticky qingtuan date back more than 2,000 years. In the old days people always made qingtuan at home and some families prepare it in an annual ritual. Sometimes grass seedlings are Read more »
Beijing literally means Northern Capital, a role it has played many times in China's long history. Beijing's history dates back several thousand years but it first became notable in Chinese history a Read more »
Introduction and History of Chinese Steelyard
The steelyard is a Chinese invention. As early as 200 B.C., China began to make a scale of this type big enough to weigh several hundred pounds. The steelyard consisted of the following parts: an arm Read more »
Quan Fang Bei Zu (The Foliage) is an all-encompassing book of the anthography category in the Song Dynasty written by Chen Yong (1035 - 1112). According to the famous scholar Mr. Wu Deduo, it i Read more »
Bagua Zhang or the eight-diagram palm is one of the most popular schools in China. It is also called Youshen Bagua (roving eight-diagram), Longxing Bagua (dragon-shaped eight-diagram), Xingyi B Read more »
Fanyin Cave 梵音洞 , which means the cave of Sanskrit sound is located at the easternmost of Mount Putuo. The two walls of its entrance are cliffy and opposite each other, about 70 meter high and Read more »
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 »
A tongue twister, or "rao kou ling" in Chinese, is a traditional Chinese linguistic game, which is also known as "quick tongue twister", "tongue tester" or "mouthful game" in different parts of t Read more »
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