Chinese Culture

Long ago, Phoenix Mountain in Shandong Province was home to a secluded spiritual follower and his guard wolf. Through his Buddhist cultivation, the spiritual follower had already become a mountain ...

China, with its 5,000 years of civilization, was once known as "Shen Zhou," which translates to The Divine Land. ...

Our mothers have great influence on us. As our first teachers, they influence us in every way, shaping ...

The “Three Character Classic,” or “San Zi Jing,” is the best-known classic Chinese text for children. Written by ...

The ancient city of Vaishali, India, was home to 500 blind people. Because of their disability, they couldn’t ...

Long ago, in a city in China, the residents built a large, traditional-style temple. The temple was solemn ...

The very first story in the 500 volumes of the Extensive Records of the Taiping Era is about ...

Words of Wisdom aims to highlight important morals, which we feel our readers will benefit from reading. We ...

It is said that every mark of the scale on a traditional Chinese 16-liang weighing balance represents a ...

Many Chinese will be visiting the tombs of their ancestors on April 5 to pay their respects, as ...

Li Linfu was a prime minister during the Tang Dynasty. As a child, he lived in the eastern ...

On Wutai Mountain there once lived a creature called Han Hao Bird. Unlike other birds, it had four ...

According to legend, the Yellow Emperor founded the Chinese civilization in 2697 B.C. He is said to have ...

The "Standards for Being a Good Student and Child" (Di Zi Gui) is a traditional Chinese textbook for ...

Laozi, the founder of Taoism, had a childhood teacher named Chang Cong, who carefully taught him the complicated ...

Everyone likes a good story, but what makes a story a true gem? Journey to the West is ...

Among the plays of the Yuan Dynasty, there was one called “The Dream of Bao Gong Examining the ...

During the Ming Dynasty, Yu Liangchen and his peers created a community where members did good deeds and ...

“There are only two monks in this small temple—you and me,” a young monk said to an old ...

“As lovely as the winter sun,” says a Chinese expression that describes those who are so kind that ...

A new year is an optimistic time that offers the promise of fresh starts and renewed hopes and ...

Quite a number of people can remember their previous lives. Sometimes, it is for the sake of letting ...

The Chinese New Year  is celebrated on Feb. 5, marking the beginning of the year of the Pig ...

Bao Xuan came from an impoverished family during the Western Han Dynasty, 2,000 years ago. His mentor appreciated ...

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a man named Zhang Gongyi. In his lifetime, he could bear anything ...

In the seventh year of the Chunxi Era of Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty (1180), there ...

Night was about to fall, and an old monk was on his way home to the temple. All ...