More than simply ornaments, swords in Chinese culture are symbols of one’s aspiration to contribute to society and can represent the sorrow …[详细]

Roaming by the river, the image of Qu Yuan (c.340-c.278 BCE) carrying a sword is a typical image of a frustrated official–scholar who was de…[详细]

The character for the willow tree is a homophone of the character liu, which means asking a person to stay when bidding farewell. Thus it symboliz…[详细]

The biography of Five-Willow Gentleman is a life manifestation of Tao Yuanming. The character for the willow tree is a homophone of the cha…[详细]

The character for the willow tree is a homophone of the character liu, which means asking a person to stay when bidding farewell. Thus willows sym…[详细]

Fishing provided a means for ancient Chinese scholars to pursue harmony between humanity and nature. It also provided a theme for them to communic…[详细]

A lonely fisherman afloat and angling in the snowy weather demonstrates the harmony between humanity and the nature in Chinese culture. Fish…[详细]

One of the three companions in winter, together with bamboo and plum trees, pine trees in Chinese culture are symbols of people who maintain moral…[详细]

A painting by Wen Zhengming (1470-1559) depicts that scholars make tea under pine trees by a stream. One of the three companions in winter, …[详细]