In the Song Dynasty, the large-scale commerce in tea and horses between the Chinese dynasties and the Tibetan developed very quickly. The government then required a large number of warhorses to defend against the invading..

On the lunar New Year’s Eve which connects and separates the old and new years, families get together for a reunion. All members sit together around a table with tea, pastries and fruits on it…

In ancient times, Chinese people had a tendency of preferring boys rather than girls. And they think boys should be the person to learn, to work and to do some important thing, while girls should..

There were customs of “counting the nine-day periods” and “drawing the nine-day periods” among the ancient people. That is, people noted down the passage of the nine-day periods and the relevant weather changes with interesting..

The Lord Rabbit is a typical Chinese toy for the children. In the past, the dolls of Lord Rabbit were customarily given to children on Mid-Autumn Festival. When people worshipped the moon, they would make..

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..

Cui Jian is known as “the Father of Chinese Rock.” He was born in Beijjing in 1961, and during the 80s he skyrocketed to musical fame in army camouflage and a red bandana. He wrote..

study Chinese with Keats School. Here are a few tips for you to memorize the characters. The character “娶” is used to refer to a groom bringing his bride home to take her hand in..

In the Chinese Han Dynasty, the popular songs were mostly simple, straightforward, and expressive ballads about passionate love or bitter hatred. One example from that time contains the words: “Till the mountains are flattened, and..

In the Chinese language, there is a word very typical of China: 天命tiān mìng—literally “the will of the heaven”. Ancient Chinese people believe that something is destined, it is “天命”, you can not decide anything,..