Chinese Culture

William Blake wrote, “To see a world in a grain of sand. And a Heaven in a wild flower.” The Buddha talked about three thousand realms, and in the view ...

King Wen of Zhou (around 1152–1056 B.C.), personal name Ji Chang, was born in present-day Qishan, Shaanxi Province. ...

“Continuously dripping water eventually penetrates a large stone,” an ancient Chinese saying tells us. In other words, we ...

Li Jing was a famous Tang Dynasty strategist who was also well versed in literature. After he retired, ...

The greatest work of Chinese calligraphy written in the semi-cursive style is the “Preface to the Poems Composed ...

There was once a beautiful mountain called Sun Mountain that was home to an old man who planted ...

Long ago, Phoenix Mountain in Shandong Province was home to a secluded spiritual follower and his guard wolf. ...

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 ...