Chinese Culture

NEW YORK—In ancient times, the people of China believed their culture was divinely inspired. The elegant works of art and exquisitely made objects displayed in Age of Empires: Chinese Art ...

NEW YORK—Two men clad in leather and fur stand side by side with their legs wide and firmly ...

A marquis named Jing Hou once paid a visit to the prince of Wei State during the Warring ...

Ji Zha (576-484 B.C.) was the youngest son of the King Shou Meng of Wu state, in the ...

There is an old saying in China: In a conflict, when you hold your temper, you will avoid ...

During the reign of Emperor Yao, about 4,300 years ago, there was a great flood around the globe. ...

All Chinese people love the word "Fu – fortune". Every household displays this Chinese character "Fu" on their ...

Impartiality is an important moral ideal, whereby one refrains from giving preferential treatment to anyone but rather treats ...

Laozi and Confucius, the two most famous sages in Chinese history, appeared at the same time 2,500 years ...

Shao Xinchen lived in the Western Han dynasty of China, he got the top grade in the civil ...

The ancient Chinese paid high importance to their reputation and moral conduct. As a famous Chinese saying goes, ...

A crimson comb untrimmed on the head,All in white, a rooster walks nearby.In his life, seldom a single ...

The 2017 Chinese New Year arrives on Jan. 28, beginning the Year of the Rooster, ending on Feb. ...

To write articles or draft speeches for others in English is called "ghostwriting".  However, the literal wording in ...

Serving and former United States government officials have expressed their support for a campaign to bring to Hong ...

Liu An, the King of Huainan (in today's Anhui provinces) lived in the Western Han Dynasty. He was ...

King Wen succeeded his father King Wu of the state of Chu in 689 BC during the Spring ...

Li Deyu (A.D. 787-850), a famous prime minister from the late Tang Dynasty, was born into a high-ranking ...

Cao Jie is an obscure character in Chinese history compared to his illustrious great-grandson, the ruler Cao Cao, ...

During the Warring States period (475-221 BC), Zhuang Zi said: "A gentleman's friendship is as plain as water. ...

The Three Kingdoms period (A.D. 220-280) was a turbulent era in China's history, with colourful historical figures who ...

It's quite evident that the murder of Hamlet's father was just the beginning of the prince's troubles. Ruled ...

Fan Zhongyan was a prominent politician and a famed poet and writer during the Northern Song Dynasty (A.D. ...

Most people believe that we have souls, but know little about when and how a soul begins to ...

Yang Zhen was from Huayin County (now in Shanxi Province) in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD). He ...

Liu Zhuang (28-75 AD), the second emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, became known after his demise as ...

The competition requires of its contestants not just technical skill but also an ability to interpret and depict ...