This character refers to rice, an important crop in China. Sometimes it is used as a general concept for crops grown in paddy fields. 稻花香…[详细]

Farmers in Guizhou Province in southern China transplanting rice by hand in a flooded paddy Photo: BTIME China has long been known as one of t…[详细]

Three paintings by the renowned contemporary artist Chen Yifei (1946–2005) depict different styles of traditional clothing, including the ta…[详细]

This character has two tones. When pronounced as fú, it refers to clothes as a noun or taking medicine as a verb. It refers to a Chinese un…[详细]

Left to right: a kneeling elephant, a guardian lion and a bronze deer Photo: FILE The Forbidden City is known not only for its aesthetic val…[详细]

This character refers to a beast or an animal. It often has a negative connotation when used to describe a person. 困兽犹斗 Kùn sh&…[详细]

This is one of a set of paintings from the Qing Dynasty, depicting how the Qing people celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival. Photo: FILE The …[详细]

In “Duanwu Festival,” the character duan means the beginning or start. The term duanwu first appeared in a book of the local customs a…[详细]

This character generally refers to the Song Dynasty in Imperial China. It is also a common surname. 宋襄之仁 sòng xiāng zhī r&eac…[详细]