This painting depicts a famous ci poem by the Song poet Su Shi, “The Mid-Autumn Festival”— “How rare the moon, so round an…[详细]

This character has two tones, lè and yuè. When it is pronounced as lè, it has a meaning of joy, pleasure or happiness. When p…[详细]

This detail from “Playing the Qin under Pine Trees” in the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368) depicts a man enjoying a melody played by hi…[详细]

This character has multiple meanings. When used as a noun, this character refers to a picture, painting or plan, such as lan tu, which refers to a…[详细]

Details from “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” by Zhang Zeduan, now preserved in the Palace Museum in Beijing &…[详细]

This character refers to the Tang Dynasty, which is regularly cited as a great imperial dynasty in ancient Chinese history. It was a golden age of…[详细]

“Meeting Foreign Guests” (Left) is a mural from the Tang Dynasty, depicting officers of the Honglu Temple receiving guests from foreig…[详细]

This character has two tones, yān and yàn. When it is pronounced as yān, it is the name of an ancient kingdom or a surname. When pronounc…[详细]

Wuling Congtai (Pavilions of King Wuling) was built by King Wuling of Zhao to inspect troops. Photo: NIPIC Since its teaching by Con…[详细]