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]

“The Repair of the Ansteel Mills” (1949) by Gu Yuan Photo: FILE As a special art form produced after the founding of th…[详细]

As a frequently used character in China, ye has many different meanings. It often refers to a course of study, industry or profession. …[详细]

The Shuowen Jiezi (An Explication of Written Characters) describes this character as a type of ruler, which is considered the original meaning …[详细]

From left to right: a wine decanter and a warming bowl from the Song Dynasty, a copper ox lamp inlaid with silver from the Eastern Han Dynasty …[详细]

A detail from “Emperor Taizong of Tang Receiving the Tibetan Envoy” by the Tang artist Yan Liben Photo: FILE The Chi…[详细]