Some students are very interested in learning Chinese characters. Today, we will introduce 2 architecture-related characters. Some Chinese characters can tell us about various architectural materials. Other Chinese characters can tell us about the shapes..

Guangdong breakfast tea, in southern China, is a food culture with great appeal. The Guangdong menu has remained very consistent and is virtually standardized. It has a great variety of ingredients, taste, cooking methods and..

东(dōng) Every day, the sun rises in the east. According to legend, there was once a huge mulberry tree, called “fusang”, which grew out of the eastern sea. This was a magic and mystical tree…

In ancient China, the parents have absolute authority to decide the marriage for their children. The parents’ authority, the matchmakers’ arrangements and the betrothal gifts were the three basic elements of an arranged marriage in..

Kun Opera originated in Kunshan during the Yuan Dynasty and flourished in Suzhou where the people went absolutely crazy over the opera. In the 200 years of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the people of..

Even after the wedding day had been chosen, it might still undergo unexpected changes. For example, if a family member died during the engagement period. The wedding would be postponed. One reason was to show..

Drungs have two meals a day by convention. They have “chaomian” or roasted potato as breakfast and corn as supper with something convenient to appease hunger at noon. They have many ways to make food..

Integration of the feng-shui stories The mathematical demonstration of the Yellow River Chart and the Luo River Chart The ancient feng-shui theory gave rise to the mystery of “The Book of Chnages”, and some ideas..

In Chinese culture, there are many legends about fengshui. In order to live and work in peace and contentment, the primitives were encouraged to practice choosing the living places and building the houses continuously. The..

The development of primitive men is always the mystery in Chinese culture for the archeologists or even the foreign students who study Chinese in China. The primitive men’s conditions have made future progress in the..