If you study Chinese , you probably will hear ”恭喜发财(ɡōnɡ xǐ fā cái)”. “恭喜发财(ɡōnɡ xǐ fā cái)” means a good wish to making money. “恭喜发财(ɡōnɡ xǐ fā cái)” has been said to other people a..

The Spring Festival just passed, Chinese mainland is still full of the happy atmosphere of new year everywhere and people’s mood to enjoy is still strong. In the evening of the fifteenth day of January..

When the “cold food “Festival on earth is a controversial issue from the ancient times to the present. It is said in the record of Liang Zonglin in “Jing Chu Sui Shi Ji”, the 100th..

Stilt walk（高跷） Walking on stilts is a kind of performance which has prevailed among the populace from ancient times to the present. It was considered as one kind of acrobatics in ancient times. It came..

If you are now studying Chinese, you will know poem is a very important part of Chinese culture. This is one of the best famous poems of the Middle Autumn Day. 明月几时有？把酒问青天。不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年。我欲乘风归去，又恐琼楼玉宇，高处不胜寒。起舞弄清影，何似在人间！ 转朱阁，低绮户，照无眠。不应有恨，何事长向别时圆！人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺，此事古难全。但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。 You can..

In the Ming Dynasty, it was popular to make sacrifice to the moon. The Ming Shi Zong sent the officials to build the Xi Yue altar which is the Yue altar Park in Beijing now…

Dragon Boat Festival is the fifth day of Lunar New Year in May which was called as “重五” in ancient times. It was named as the way of “重九” which is the ninth day of..

In Chinese culture, if you learn Chinese in China when Dragon Boat Festival comes, you can see some family usually hang on the picture of Zhong Kui in the hall in some places. It is..

Drinking chrysanthemum wine Drinking chrysanthemum wine and appreciating chrysanthemum are main Chinese culture customs, too. According to a book named Xi Jing Za Ji wrote by Liu Xin of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD..

At the cloudless and tranquil night in summer, look up in the night sky, the sky is full of the shining stars and a white belt is across the north and south. It looks like..