Chinese Culture

On a mountain was a temple that housed a group of monks. Among them were an old monk and a young monk. Whenever the old monk went down the mountain ...

In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Yufu. He did not want to live ...

What if money were a herb? Zhang Yue, the author of “Money as a Herb”, was first appointed ...

Chen Xiao was a magnanimous person born in Shaoxing during the Western Han Dynasty. As a young boy, ...

Marion Servat-Fredericq, assistant curator of ethnology at the World Museum in Liverpool, England, shares about the “Golden Horse ...

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

Lady Fan was a consort of King Zhuang of Chu. This virtuous lady displayed her wits and wisdom ...

Towards the end of the eighth century, during the reign of Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty, there ...

In the Qing Dynasty, there was a person who lived in Chiayi State of Taiwan. His name was ...

Iron Crutch Li left with Supreme Old Lord on a celestial visit to various paradises. During the journey, ...

Iron Crutch Li ranks first among the Eight Immortals. He was originally named Li Xuan and was also ...

At the time of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a man called Zhong Mou. He became an ...

Something odd happened to him recently: He sat in front of a symphony orchestra, and all that familiar ...

Near the end of the Qing Dynasty, there was a village in Northeast China where a family surnamed ...

You ask me why I dwell in the emerald mountains. I smile and make no reply, my heart ...

The 15th day of the 7th lunar month is known as the Ghost Festival. Its origin dates back ...

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a young man named De Yuan. He lived a very poor life ...

During the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history, there was a bow maker in the state of ...

One day, after collecting firewood from the forest, Zhao Zan was on his way home. His mother was ...

A man named Wang Xiang lived during the Jin Dynasty. He was well-known for his filial piety. Wang ...

A basic tenet of ancient Chinese beliefs was that of filial piety, or caring for one's parents. Both ...

At the beginning of the Hong Wu period of the Ming Dynasty in the 14th century, there was ...

“If your heart is like a pool of clear water, every moment in your life can serve as ...

Yu Shun, also known as Chong Hua, had a father, named Gu Sou, who was blind. His stepmother ...

There was an ugly woman in the state of Qi during the Warring States Period (475–221 B.C.) who ...

There is a clay statue of a mad monk in the 500 Arhats Hall at Xiyuan Temple in ...

In the spring of the 13th year of the Tianbao period (circa A.D. 754) of the Tang Dynasty, ...