When used as a verb, this character means "to think" or "to miss or long for." When used as a noun, it often refers to thought. 至今思项羽 z…[详细]

Zhao Shichao, born in 1946, is the deputy head of China pre-Qin History Society under Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is known for his rese…[详细]

This character usually refers to a duke state under the Western Zhou Dynast (1046–771 BCE), rising from the valley of the Yangtze River. …[详细]

A Han-Dynasty terracotta dancer unearthed from Northern Jiangsu Province. Photo: FILE Northern Jiangsu Province (usually abbreviated to Subei),…[详细]

When pronounced as yǐn, this character means “to drink.” When pronounced as yìn, it means “to give water to livestock.&r…[详细]

One of a series of drawings titled "Farming and Weaving" by the Qing artist Chen Mei Photo: FILE In recent years, academia has paid much attent…[详细]

This character usually refers to the dynasty that established the first great Chinese empire, the Qin Dynasty (221–207 BCE). It is also used…[详细]

The terracotta warriors unearthed from the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Photo: 699 PIC The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (or the Qi…[详细]

When used as a verb, this character often means “lost” or “handed down or left behind at one’s death.” 路不拾遗 …[详细]