If the foreign students who are interested in Chinese culture, especially the ancient Chinese literature, they must have heard of the two books name Stories of Wu Song and Stories of Yue Fei. The full-length novel Stories of Wu Song is one of the representative works of Gao Yuanjun, the famous quick-patter rap artist. The […]
The Book of History is a collection of historical documents in ancient China and it is also known as the Book. The Chinese spelling of the book’s name is Shang Shu. Shang means the ancient time of China. Shu means the history which is carved on the surface of bamboo. Thus, Shang Shu means the […]
The Fifth Directors refer to the young directors who graduated from Beijing Film Academy in the 1980s. The works of theirs are subjective, symbolic and referential and they have made great impact on the China film circle. The outstanding representatives of the directors during that period of time are Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, Wu Ziniu, […]
In the last years of Qing Dynasty, Xinhai Revolution broke out in 1911. On the first day of January in year 1912, Sun Yat-sen founded the provisional government of National Republic of China in Nanjing. The period from January 1st, 1912 to year 1949 was the governing period of the National Republic of China. During […]
With the development of the film in China, the First Generation Directors came into being. The First Generation Directors referred to the directors who were in the silent films period during early period of 20th century to the end of 20th century. They were often regarded as the pioneers of the Chinese film-making. They created […]
The court verse refers to the poems which was popular in the late period of South Dynasty. The name of the court verse came from the comments of Xiao Gang. According to the description of some ancient records, the court verse was created a kind of poems by Xu Li. This kind of poem was […]
Tsitshihar Moon Island scenic spot is located in the spot which is seven kilometers in the northwest part of Tsitshihar city. It is an island in the middle of the river. The area of the island is about 0.8 square kilometers. There are many trees and flowers on the island, forming a picture of charming sceneries. […]
The northern part of Shanxi is the Huangtu (Loess) Plateau, and the southern part if sht eQin-Ba Hilly Area, while the middle part is the alluvial plain of Wei River. The two water systems of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River are divided fro the Qinling Mountains, which also set a distinctive division […]
The ninth day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar is the Double-Ninth Festival (Chongyang Festival). Ancient people thought nine a positive number, so the festival was regarded double positive (Chongyang in Chinese). Ancient customs included mountain climbing, drinking, admiring chrysanthemum, arranging dogwood branches, eating colorful steamed cakes and so on. The Double-Ninth Festival […]
The useful declines to be used, whereas the useless asks to be used. Make use of the useless. It is not I who seek help from the callow youth but the callow youth who seeks help from me. According to popular Chinese myth, the spirit of a deceased, except for extreme cases when it is […]