Culture
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Details from the Bei Xi Xiang Ji, a woodblock printing edition published in 1598 by the Ji Zhi Zhai during the reign of the Wanli Emperor Porce…[详细]08-02-2018
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Wu Sha Mao was the standard headwear of officials during the Ming Dynasty. This painting portrays three Ming officials in formal dress with differ…[详细]07-26-2018
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Details from the painting “Hundreds of Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix” by Shen Quan (1682—1760), a well-known painter of the…[详细]07-19-2018
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Snow-covered siheyuan in Beijing (BIGBIGWORK) This character often refers to an outdoor area surrounded by walls or fences, such as a courtyar…[详细]07-12-2018
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“Hou de zai wu” is often used to describe a person like junzi, meaning “Self-Discipline and Social Commitment.” This…[详细]07-05-2018
- In 221 BCE, the Qin wars of conquest brought an end to the Warring States Period, a tumultuous era marked by…MORE
- The tradition of painting coffins is deeply rooted in Han culture, and the origin of the lian-bi patterns ca…MORE
- China’s Great Wall dates back as early as to the Spring and Autumn period.MORE
- The Miaodigou culture was viewed as the heyday of painted pottery.MORE
- Xu Zhimo was known for his efforts to set Chinese poetry free from the constraints of its traditional forms,…MORE
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Let me state that I am against a certain “apologetic” stance taken by the entire field of the humanities r…[详细]