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If you’ve been to Chinese villages or towns, you may find that on the front door of a house, there is always a mirror hanging on the door, Chinese named it “Baojing” (a magic mirror). Mirror is originally among living goods. But the mirror here is a mascot. It mainly functions as exorcising evil spirits […]

The Four Treasures of the Study are the writing tools with Chinese characters. Also known as “the Scholar’s Four Jewels”, namely, the writing brush, ink-stick, paper and ink-slab. The study got its name in the Northern and Southern dynasties, referring only to the study of the literati. The Four Treasures, varied and colorful, are famous […]

If you’ve noticed the emblem of the 2008 Olympic Games, you may know it is a Chinese seal. Seal cutting is based on Chinese calligraphy. It takes Chinese characters as its form of expression, using craving knives instead of writing brushes, and stone instead of the paper. It can be viewed as a pocket edition […]

Ancient Chinese people grasped or tore food with their bare hands at the beginning. Chopsticks, forks, knives and spoons were used much later. Chopsticks are a wonder of Chinese dining utensils with a history of thousands of years. And it became the most frequently-used utensil in Chinese’s daily life. In ancient China, they were called […]

There is an allusion that goes, Xi Shi, known for her peerless beauty, was beset by some sort of heart trouble, so she was often seen knitting her brow with hand on her chest. Now there was an ugly woman in the neighborhood, who one day saw Xi Shi in the village. In admiration, she […]

There is a very popular Chinese story about tolerance and understanding. Zhang and Ye were neighbors. Each family wanted to push their outer wall further to the other side. No sooner had one family pushed its wall outwards by one foot than the other family would push its wall in the opposite direction by 2 […]

Even for small children in China, they know the story of Jiang Taigong, which is a popular name for Jiang Ziya, statesman and strategist. As an advisor of King Wen of the Zhou State in ancient China, he helped the young King Wu overthrow the Shang Dynasty and established the Zhou Dynasty. Jiang Ziya lived […]

The story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is the so-called “Chinese Romeo and Julie”, it is based on a historical legend known to every Chinese. In feudal China, love as young people’s own choice was considered to be devious from the norm of the society. Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai were classmates. Liang Shanbo […]

Dali is situated in the southwest of Yunnan China. According to Chinese literature, Dali Ancient City was a gateway to the Silk Road in Southwest China, and also serves as a seat of government and a major military barracks for Yunnan Province in the ancient time. It enjoyed magnificent scale, with a wall length of […]

Bai ethnic minority is typically a minor group in Yunnan China. Their buildings are very special. The traditional Bai ethnic minority folk houses give the city distinctive feel. A typical house is characterized by “3 rooms and a wall screening” and “4 joints and 5 yards”. The first style means that every house has a […]