Chinese Culture

The Chinese character bǐ originally referred to a brush pen made of animal hair and a bamboo shaft.

The character 震 (zhèn) means to quake, shake, vibrate, or shock. The very basic meaning of the character ...

An honest and humble scholar chose the smallest, thinnest sheep for himself and left the bigger sheep for ...

The character depicts a fire shining above a man, or a person holding up a burning object for ...

The idiom lǎo shēng cháng tán means what is often said by or the usual discourse from an ...

As a whole, the character suggests a person going to sleep in the evening, and refers to the ...

The Chinese idiom zhuāng zhōu mèng dié literally means “Zhuang Zhou dreams a butterfly.”

Lose at sunrise but gain at sunset, is a popular saying in both written and colloquial language.

Liu Xiu was known for being an open and honest man who bestowed rewards and punishments in a ...

Taiwanese stone carver Zhang Quan displays his artwork at a roadside in Penghu. He carves poetry, songs, inspirational ...

In Chinese, the same character 羊 (yáng) is used to refer to both the sheep and the goat.

The wild goose symbolizes a letter or an exchange of correspondence in traditional Chinese culture.

The fifth month of the lunar calendar is one of the hottest months in the year. It is ...

Maybe you didn't get to see all the action at this year’s festivals, so here is a glimpse ...

The Dragon Boat Festival, known in Chinese as “Duān Wǔ Jié” (端午節), is here once again.

In ancient pictograph form, the character was often slanted slightly, making the two sides of the character representative ...

The Dragon Boat festival, or Duān Wǔ Jié, celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of ...

The Chinese character for horse, 馬 (mǎ), is a pictogram that depicts a horse with its head turned ...

Ying Zhu, a leading scholar on Chinese cinema and media studies, changes her mind about Confucian philosophy as ...

The Chinese character for silk depicts coils of silk or fine thread formed by strands that have been ...

An idiom referring to a sense of justice, righteousness, and duty that compels one to bravely go forward ...

They come from all corners of the world, and from all walks of life. On May 17 close ...

A 93-year-old Korean man claims to have been taught Chinese in his dreams. His remarkable achievements as a ...

The character 勇 (yǒng) refers to the concepts of bravery, courage, and valour.

Filial piety, a key virtue in Chinese culture, refers to showing respect for one’s parents and ancestors.

Netizens have been calculating the expense of getting married in different cities, and worked out that many men ...

The idiom “propriety, or courtesy, suggests reciprocity” teaches people to extend mutual respect and kindness to one another.