Details from “Mountains and Streams without End” by the Ming artist Shen Zhou (1427—1509) Photo: FILE As a key form of anc…[详细]

When used as a noun, this character refers to wooden or bamboo slips, the material used for writing in ancient China before the widespread use of …[详细]

Inscribed Yinqueshan Han slips of The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Photo: VCG The Yinqueshan discovery was very significant for China’s stud…[详细]

The archaeologists are sorting and restoring the Yinqueshan Han slips. Photo: YINQUESHAN HAN TOMBS BAMBOO SLIPS MUSEUM The discovery of the …[详细]

This character refers to a door or a gate. Sometimes it serves as an abstract concept representing a family or clan, such as zhu men, or vermilion…[详细]

Building elements of a typical shikumen house Photo: SHANGHAI SHIKUMEN Commissioned during the urbanization of Shanghai, shikumen have shelt…[详细]

A painting of a bookstore in ancient China by the contemporary artist Wu Xujing (1945–) Photo: ARTRON The Li Wa Zhuan, or The Tale of …[详细]

When used as a noun, this character refers to books, letters or script. When used as a verb, it refers to writing, the form of which has evolved f…[详细]

This character usually refers to a word or a term. In terms of poetry, it refers to a form of verse with varying sentence lengths. 一叶叶，…[详细]