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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

"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]

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]

The Yangtze finless porpoise began facing extinction in recent years. Thanks to the fishing ban and other environmental measures, several groups o…[详细]

Michael Wood is an internationally acclaimed historian, film producer, broadcaster and writer. He is currently a Professor of Public History at th…[详细]