A still from the 1987 television series adapted from the Dream of the Red Chamber. The Jia family enjoys an evening banquet and fireworks show…[详细]

This character refers to spring, a season when new life starts. In Chinese literature and arts, spring is the promise that everything can begin ag…[详细]

Observances of Chinese New Year, such as families gathering for reunion dinner and replacing the old spring couplets with the new ones, traditiona…[详细]

When used as a noun, this character often refers to a place of residence, such as gong yu, which refers to an apartment. The word yu yan, in which…[详细]

In the Taoist classic Zhuangzi, the peng is a giant legendary bird that transforms from a kun, a giant fish in Chinese mythology. Photo: SOHO …[详细]

This character has two tones. When pronounced as shān, it is used as a verb, referring to slapping or flapping. When pronounced as shàn, i…[详细]

Details from the painting “Lady with Fan in Autumn Breeze” by the Ming artist Tang Yin (1470–1524) Photo: FILE Ladies&rsqu…[详细]

This character refers to the color purple. Purple is the symbolic color of nobility and divinity in traditional Chinese culture. It often appears …[详细]

Bird's eye view of the Forbidden City, the Palace Museum Photo: 699PIC The Forbidden City and its magnificent architecture lies at the cente…[详细]