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]

This character usually refers to blue or green. In ancient China, it also referred to black. The term dan qing is a poetic expression of tradit…[详细]

“The Land is So Rich in Beauty” (1959) by Fu Baoshi and Guan Shanyue, inspired by one of Mao Zedong’s poems. Photo: FILE …[详细]

In the painting “The Opening of the Great Exhibition (1851)” by Henry Courtney Selous (1803–90), the identity of the man in C…[详细]

This character means “west, westward.” The term xifang is known as the West, most often including at least parts of Europe, Austral…[详细]