According to the book of 24 solar terms, “Dong (winter), is the end, the collection of everything.” There are many ancient poems about the Start of Winter.

Today I'd like to make an introduction of Pavilion, one of the most amazing traditional architecture in China. 今天我们来介绍中国最美的传统的建筑物之一--亭子。

The jizhuanti 纪传体 "biographic-thematic type" is a literary type in Chinese historiography in which history is dealt with in biographies and thematic treatises.

This novel also called Fengshenbang 封神榜 of the type of a historical romance is a great fantasy about the overthrow of the bad, depraved ruler Zhou 纣 of the Shang Dynasty 商 by King Wu of Zhou

Every year around October 23rd comes the beginning of Frost’s Descent, the last solar term of autumn. We can learn some useful Proverbs and Poems in Frost's Descent.

The yuefu 乐府 "songs of the Music Bureau" is a poetic genre prevalent during the Han period 汉 (206 BC-220 CE). In this narrow sense it is called Han yuefu 汉乐府.

The Xinqingnian 新青年 "La Jeunesse (New Youth)" was a periodical published by Chen Duxiu 陈独秀 in Shanghai. Its first issue came out as a monthly periodical on September 15, 1915 with the title

Ashima is a traditional story of a girl from the national minority of the Yi 彝族.This story, in circulation among the tribe of the Sani 撒尼 living in the village of Azhudi 阿着底 district of Lu

The Zhouli "Rites of the Zhou" is a decription of the putative organisation of the government during the Western Zhou period. It is one of the three classics on rites and one of the thirteen Conf

The Double Ninth Festival, or Chongyang Festival. Chong in Chinese means "double." Also, as double ninth was pronounced the same as the word to signify "forever", both are "Jiu Jiu," the Chinese

The Zhouli "Rites of the Zhou" is a decription of the putative organisation of the government during the Western Zhou period. It is one of the three classics on rites and one of the thirteen Conf

People often wonder why the date for Chinese New Year changes each year. The Chinese calendar is a combination solar/lunar calendar, based on a number of rather complex astronomical calculations,

The Way (dao) of nature and the life of non-activity. The chapters Qiwulun 齐物论, Xiaoyaoyou 逍遥游 and Dazongshi 大宗师 can be seen as the core parts of the book that reflect the most important

Lion has some unusual meanings in Chinese history，and at the same time stone lion also represents some Chinese cultures in Chinese people's mind. 狮子在中国的历史上有着很特殊的意义，并且与此同

The book Zhuangzi was fixed in its shape by Liu Xiang , an imperial librarian of the Former Han dynasty. At that time the book Zhuangzi comprised 52 chapters, while the received version, shaped b

Zhuang Zhou 庄周 (trad. 369-286 BCE), called Zhuangzi, who lived during the late 4th century in the state of Song 宋. He refused a state office offered to him by the king of Chu 楚 and preferred

The Zizhi tongjian 资治通鉴 "Comprehensive mirror to aid in government" is one of the most important traditional histories of China. In respect of influence it is only second to the first univers

The Guliangzhuan 谷梁传 is a commentary to the Confucian Classic Chunqiu 春秋 "Spring and Autumn Annals". It is traditionally attributed to Guliang Chi 谷梁赤 (also called Guliang Xi 谷梁喜 or Gu

The Gongyangzhuan 公羊传 is a commentary to the Confucian Classic Chunqiu 春秋 "Spring and Autumn Annals".

The Zuozhuan 左传 "Commentary of Zuo" is a commentary and parallel version to the chronicle Chunqiu 春秋 "Spring and Autumn Annals". It is attributed to a certain Zuo Qiuming 左丘明.