It so happened during the Spring and Autumn Period that King Zhuang (?-951BC) of the State of Chu was feting his ministers when the lamps suddenly went out. Taking advantage of the darkness, someone among..

Chinese characters that represent numbers also have their own special meanings. Two (er, “two”) As we know, the Chinese people believe that everything in the universe possesses two properties: “yin” and “yang”. Laozi also said:..

The ancient Chinese incorporated their observations and awareness of nature into the shapes of Chinese characters. Learn Chinese: 星 (xing, “the star”) The ancient Chinese people referred to all celestial bodies other than the sun..

For the character “眉”, the upper stroke in the character represents the eyebrow above the “目” (mu, “eyes”). When Chinese praise someone’s beauty, they often use the expression—“眉清目秀méi qīn? mù xiù”, which means “to have..

Study Chinese with Keats School: 丝sī The character “丝” is a pictographic character, it looks like the appearance of two strands of silk entangled together. during China’s Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-25 AD), Emperor Wu..

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..

Chinese people are very interested in the age of others because, it is related to the different traditional formalities that apply according to age. Chinese customs use age as a basis for defining the relationship..

In ancient China, sacrificial worship was of great importance. Ancient Chinese sacrificial events were held every year and were grand in scale. Many people took part in these events, from the emperor to the common..

The ancient Chinese people believed that the entire world was composed of five basic elements: metal, wood, water, fire and earth. All materials are composed of “气(qì)”. The original form of the character was like..

Some people say, “to visit Hangzhou without entering a teahouse is like not visiting Hangzhou at all.” Over 80% of the managers of Hangzhou’s teahouses are female, and they use their womanly intuition yo create..