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]

This character refers to “east.” Its meaning can be extended to “host,” such as fang dong (landlord) and gu dong (share…[详细]

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]

This character refers to love. 爱而不见 搔首踟蹰 ài ér bú xiàn sāo shǒu chí chú A…[详细]

“I’m reading manuscripts while Meitang is teaching a song to our granddaughter” (above), “My first glimpse of Meitang after…[详细]

This character is often used as an adjective with a meaning of “cold, poor or desolate.” 人问寒山道 rén wèn h&aacut…[详细]

A detail from “Hanshan and Shide” (known in Japan as Kanzan and Jittoku) by the Japanese painter Hashimoto Gahō (1835–1908). H…[详细]

This character usually refers to the water surrounding continents and islands. It is also used as an adjective, meaning a large amount of somethin…[详细]

The port of Canton trading with foreign merchants in the middle of the Qing Dynasty Photo: William Daniel/NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM Opening up …[详细]