Culture

  • This character originally referred to the dregs produced during the process of rinsing silk fibre. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Lun (61&nda…[详细]
    01-21-2021
  • A Late Bloomer by Mo Yan Photo: XINHUA In 2020, an unusual year, Chinese writers made remarkable literary achievements. Vitality can be found e…[详细]
    01-21-2021
  • This character originally refers to a bud. When used as a verb, it means "to sprout, begin or start." Influenced by Japanese culture, this charact…[详细]
    01-13-2021
  • The Yongzheng Emperor (left) and the Kangxi Emperor (right) strike cute modern-day poses for the Palace Museum's marketing campaign Photo: PALACE …[详细]
    01-13-2021
  • This character refers to windows. 何当共剪西窗烛 hé dāng gòng jiǎn xī chuāng zhú He dang means "when" and gong…[详细]
    01-06-2021
  • A still from the 1987 TV adaptation of The Dream of the Red Chamber reveals the style of ancient window screen and latticework. Photo: FILE Gau…[详细]
    01-06-2021
  • As one of the most common Chinese characters, sheng has various meanings. As a verb, it means "to give birth, bring up, grow, or live." As a noun,…[详细]
    12-31-2020
  • "Cats and Butterflies" (left) by the Qing female artist Chen Shu, and "Autumn Colors in a Lotus Pond" (right) by the Qing female artist Yun Bing P…[详细]
    12-31-2020
  • This character refers to a river, particularly the Yangtze River. 春江水暖鸭先知 chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī Chun refers to …[详细]
    12-24-2020
  • The Yangtze finless porpoise began facing extinction in recent years. Thanks to the fishing ban and other environmental measures, several groups o…[详细]
    12-24-2020