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]

A detail of “A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains” by Wang Ximeng, a Northern Song artist Photo: FILE It is a misunderstanding…[详细]

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]