Chinese culture

VENICE, Fla.—For five thousand years, Chinese civilization thrived on divinely-inspired beliefs and cultural practices that led to inventions and innovations that made it a mystical, artistic, and technological powerhouse. But ...

CALGARY, Alberta—Shen Yun Performing Arts has returned to Calgary and Alberta's theatergoers are delighted. New York-based Shen Yun's ...

EDMONTON, Alberta—Business owner Brad Ray of Edmonton spent an evening with friends, colleagues, and family surrounded by beauty ...

PHOENIX—For thousands of years, classical Chinese dance has been developed to be able to express the rich inner ...

RENO, Nev.—Discovering buried treasure is, for most people, a once-in-a-lifetime experience. So when William Sherman, a hotel director ...

PHILADELPHIA—Thirteen years of world touring by Shen Yun Performing Arts, and now, seven touring groups based out of ...

McALLEN, Texas—For 30 years, Phil Ethridge has been a professor of criminal justice at the University of Texas ...

According to legends about the origin of the Chinese zodiac, animals competed in a race to decide their ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Gratitude and good fortune: that's the feeling that great art leaves in us, the sense of being ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The American dream is alive and well, especially for people living in places like China where freedom ...

LONDON, U.K.—In a time when traditional Chinese culture is not as prevalent as it used to be and ...

ATLANTA—At some point between seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts advertisements and Shen Yun Performing Arts itself, Mark Averett's ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON—China has provided over $158 million to U.S. schools for Confucius Institutes to promote Chinese culture, U.S. Senate ...

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

In a small village in Northeast China, there was an old blind woman called Grandma Liu. Although she ...

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 ...

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

A solar term is a period of about two weeks and is based on the sun’s position in ...

Bai Juyi (772–846), also known as Po Chu-I and by his courtesy name Letian, was a renowned poet ...

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

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

The Chinese character 滅 (mie) means eliminate, extinguish, or destroy. Within this character, the ancient Chinese philosophy of ...