A wooden dragon head is attached at the bow, and a dragon tail at the stern. A banner hoisted on a pole is also fastened at the stern and the hull is decorated Read More

   There are many legends about the twelve Chinese zodiac signs, today, we talk about one legend among them, and we will introducing the three animals of the twelve—rat and ox. 在中国有很多关于十二生肖的传说。今天我们来介绍一下关于老鼠和牛的传说。 LegendAccording to Read More

   Chinese art:Traditional Paper-Cutting传统剪纸(jián zhǐ ) 剪纸是中国一门传统手工艺，也称窗花。窗花，是有各种颜色、各种图案的民间剪纸艺术品。这种富有民族特色的民间风俗已有上千年的历史。山西民间的剪纸，尤其是窗花剪纸，充满山西民间的乡土气息，浓郁的乡土风味。什么“喜鹊登梅”、“二龙戏珠”、“孔雀开屏”、“天女散花”以及各种花、卉、虫、鱼、鸟的图案，表示了农民对未来生活寄的美好希望。 Paper cutting is a traditional Chinese handicrafts, also known as paper-cut.Paper-cuts for window decoration are folk artworks with various colors and patterns, which, with distinctive ethnic features, Read More

   Chinese Brush Painting is more than a representation of an object; it is also a symbolic expression. This is why a full flower is never painted, only a few blossoms representing the subject Read More

   There is another saying which goes, “There is usually a lack of rain during both the Tomb-sweeping Day and the Grain Rain periods.” That is to say, there is always a shortage of Read More

Guyu, is one of 24 solar terms. And it is the unique custom of the fishermen residing along the coast of the Huanghai Sea to spend their Grain Rain season the same way they Read More

   In this current period, the mulberry leaf pickers are beginning to pick leaves from the mulberry gardens. This is the scene of the expression, “the mulberry leaf picking girls are busy with picking Read More

   There is a love story surrounding both the peonies and the Grain Rain. It dates back to the Tang Dynasty when Gaozong was in power. A youth by the name of “Gu Yu” Read More

   People find hope and comfort in expressing wishes with paper cuttings. For example: for a wedding ceremony, red paper cuttings are a traditional and required decoration on the tea set, the dressing table Read More

   Sui dynasty is called a Restoration of Empire.China was reunified in A.D. 589 by the short-lived Sui dynasty (A.D. 581-617), which has often been compared to the earlier Qin dynasty in tenure and Read More