This character is often associated with beauty or aesthetics. It is composed of two parts. The upper part is the character yang, or sheep, while t…[详细]

A detail of “Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove” by the Ming artist Chen Hongshou (1599–1652) Photo: FILE The Six Dynasties …[详细]

This detail of “The Spinning Wheel” by Wang Juzheng from the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127) depicts a poor woman at a spinning…[详细]

This character refers to filial piety, an important traditional moral in China. Due to the global trend of aging populations, greater attention is…[详细]

Meiguan, or the Mei Pass, has been a strategic site situated between Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces since the Qin Dynasty. It remained importa…[详细]

This character is generally known as road, route or path. It also signifies doctrine or principle. In the context of traditional Chinese philos…[详细]

These pieces of jian paper are collected in the Beiping Jianpu, or Chinese Color Prints of Today. The first (top-left) is designed by Wang Zhenshe…[详细]

This character often refers to letter paper, especially artistic paper with designs. It originally referred to small, narrow pieces of bamboo used…[详细]

This character has the general concept of medicine. This is an ideographic character composed of two parts. The inner part represents an arrow and…[详细]