Paintings by Feng Zikai depict how the Chinese people celebrated Spring Festival in the past. Photo: FILE Feng Zikai (1898&ndash…[详细]

“A Bird on Parched Wood” by Bada Shanren Photo: FILE Bada Shanren (1626–1705) is the literary name of one of t…[详细]

This character usually refers to a hill or a mountain. The earliest form of this character appeared in the scripts of the Shang Dynasty as a picto…[详细]

This wall panel sculpture of a guardian stolen from the tomb of Wang Chuzhi was returned to China from the US in 2001. Photo: FILE Ch…[详细]

This character usually means “go back, return or turn around.” 故国不堪回首月明中 gù guó bù kān…[详细]

A detail from “The Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies” of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Photo: FILE During t…[详细]

This character refers to mirrors. Bronze mirrors, which precede the glass mirrors of today, are loaded with profound historical and cultural co…[详细]

An octagonal footed gold cup (left) found in the Belitung shipwreck and an exquisite and amazingly well-preserved gold necklace (right) found i…[详细]

This character usually means “sink” when used as a verb. When used as an adjective, it means “deep, heavy or calm.” As …[详细]