Culture

  • In China, this character usually refers to a pagoda, originally used as a religious building. It also refers to a tower or tower-like building. …[详细]
    08-07-2020
  • A measured drawing of the Pagoda of Fogong Temple by Liang Sicheng Photo: FILE The Pagoda of Fogong Temple, a wooden pagoda in Ying County, Sha…[详细]
    08-07-2020
  • This is a frequent Chinese character, which often refers to the sky or heaven. It is also associated with weather and days. 天凉好个秋 tiān…[详细]
    07-29-2020
  • The Dunhuang Star Chart is one of the first known graphical representations of stars from ancient Chinese astronomy, dated to the Tang Dynasty. It…[详细]
    07-29-2020
  • This character usually refers to clouds. It also means “to say or speak” in ancient Chinese. 云深不知处 yún shēn b&ug…[详细]
    07-22-2020
  • The seated Buddha in Cave 20 at Yungang Grottoes Photo: 699PIC The massive Yungang Grottoes complex extends approximately 1 km from east to…[详细]
    07-22-2020
  • This character refers to “east.” Its meaning can be extended to “host,” such as fang dong (landlord) and gu dong (share…[详细]
    07-15-2020
  • Edgar Snow in a Communist base in Northern Shaanxi in 1936 Photo XINHUA In July 1936, after a number of mishaps, the American journalist Edgar…[详细]
    07-15-2020
  • This character refers to love. 爱而不见 搔首踟蹰 ài ér bú xiàn sāo shǒu chí chú A…[详细]
    07-08-2020
  • “I’m reading manuscripts while Meitang is teaching a song to our granddaughter” (above), “My first glimpse of Meitang after…[详细]
    07-08-2020