Wolf Totem
5 בנובמבר 2013
In traditional Chinese culture, the wolf has always been the embodiment of ruthlessness and cunning and a natural enemy of mankind. A very familiar Chinese fable is, “Mr. Tung-kuo and the wolf”. It’s a story..
למידע נוסףShowing Gratitude and Repaying back
5 בנובמבר 2013
In recent years, “感恩(gǎn ēn)—showing gratitude and repaying back”. Both if the two characters have the radical “心” at the bottom which means “heart” in Chinese. And so you can see that “感恩” means that..
למידע נוסףSubtle Chinese Painting
5 בנובמבר 2013
There is a type of literati painting from ancient China which is called “Impressionist painting”. This type of painting has two special traits. One tries to capture the “spirit” of the object being painted which..
למידע נוסףThe Lantern Festival: A Night of Merriment
5 בנובמבר 2013
Falling on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, the Lantern Festival is one of the grandest celebrations among the common people in China, and the custom of merry making on this night has..
למידע נוסףThe Lantern Festival: Illuminating Silkworms, Holding Torches and Displaying Colorful Lanterns
5 בנובמבר 2013
There are a lot of folktales about the Lantern Festival, and the most believable one is that it originated from the custom of illuminating silkworm by peasants in the past. Illuminating silkworm fields meant that..
למידע נוסףThe Lantern Festival: A Chance for Lovers
5 בנובמבר 2013
The Lantern Festival also provided a good chance for lovers to meet each other. In the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1297) dynasties, unmarried girls in th boudoirs were not allowed to go out, but around..
למידע נוסףThe Lantern Festival: The Land Boat Dance
5 בנובמבר 2013
The land-boat dance is said to commemorate Yu the Great, a legendary emperor who successfully led the people to fight floods. The land-boat dance represents various boating movements on land, and the performer is usually..
למידע נוסףThe Lantern Festival: Eating Rice Dumplings
5 בנובמבר 2013
Eating the small dumpling balls made of the glutinous rice flour is a popular custom shared by all the Chinese on the Lantern Festival. This kind of food originated from the Song Dynasty (960-1279), and..
למידע נוסףZu Chongzhi
5 בנובמבר 2013
Zu Chongzhi (429-500), whose courtesy name was Wenyuan, was a famous mathematician and astronomer in the Song and Qi of the Sounthern Dynasty. He didn’t take for granted the established theories of previous scholars and..
למידע נוסףTo be Content with ones Lot
5 בנובמבר 2013
If you give Chinese people two choices of life: a very long, yet ultimately, average and uneventful life or a very exciting, fun-filled life that only lasted 24 years. Most of them may choose the..
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