A scene in the film Postmen in the Mountains Dogs are called gou and large ones were also called quan (犬) in the past. These two words are…[详细]

This picture shows part of the Portrait of a Flower-wearing Maid by Zhou Fang in Tang Dynasty (618-907), where the maids are playing with dogs. …[详细]

Mu (trees or wood) in Chinese language refers to all kinds of trees. Sharing the same component “木,” scores of Chinese characters mea…[详细]

Modern woodcarving gradually becomes independent works of art, transforming its affiliated role in architecture and religious activities. Mu…[详细]

A woodcarving of a local residence at Wuyuan County in ancient Huizhou area portrays the he (cranes) and he (lotus), both of which are homophones …[详细]

Yu (jade) is seen in Chinese culture as the embodiment of virtue. Sharing the same component “王”, a variation of “玉”, sc…[详细]

The jade cong unearthed in Jinsha site demonstrates the cosmic idea of the sky as an orb and the earth as a rectangle in ancient China. Yu (…[详细]

Ancient Chinese hung jade pedants on their clothes because jade is the embodiment of virtues in China. Yu (jade) is seen in Chinese culture…[详细]

Guan means “pass” in Chinese. The concept Guanzhong, literally “among the passes,” refers to the area of central Shaanxi P…[详细]