Ceramics & Celadon
A Brief History of Ceramics 陶瓷史简介 Ceramics began in China 6,000 years ago during the New Stone Age, whose advent was marked, among other things, by the invention of pottery. The earliest earthenware was moulded by Continue Reading
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The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Min Ziqian 二十四孝：闵子骞
As one of the cores of Chinese culture, “filiality” is not only the moral code for maintaining family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, but also the traditional virtue of Chinese Nation. A Yuan-dynasty(元朝Yuáncháo) writer Guo Jujing(郭居敬Guō Jūjìng) compiled Continue Reading
Art in China — Jingdezhen
The leading centre of the porcelain industry, Jingdezhen has been put under state protection also as an important historical city. With 133 ancient buildings and cultural sites, it is a tourist town attracting large numbers of visitors from home Continue Reading
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Zeng Shen 二十四孝：曾参
His mother bit her finger, her son’s heart felt the pain. He bundled up the firewood And ran home just in time. What age has ever witnessed deeper ties of filial love Than the depth of shared between this Continue Reading
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Zhu Shouchang 二十四孝：朱寿昌
He said good-bye to Mama at age seven, He served the land with skill for fifty years. One day he wished to see his long-lost mother, His journey done, they both wept joyful tears. As one of the Continue Reading
The Chongyang Festival 重阳节
Wearing the cornel on the Chongyang Festival is also an ancient custom. According to the records, the cornel can be regarded as medicine. The aromatic flavor of the cornel can dispel the insects and the evil spirit and can Continue Reading
The Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节
The Mid-Autumn Festival, one of the traditional and popupar Chinese festivals, is held on 15th day of eighth month in lunar month. This festival is to commemorate the Chang E (嫦娥 Cháng’é). It’s a fairy maiden in Chinese ancient legend. The moon on this day is Continue Reading
Seals in China
Seals cut as works of art should excel in three aspects– calligraphy, composition and the graver’s handwork. The artist must be good at writing various styles of the Chinese script. He should know how to arrange within a limited Continue Reading
About the Traditional Chinese Painting
As a kind of important part of the country’s cultural heritage, the traditional Chinese painting(中国国画zhōngguó guóhuà) is distinguished from Western art in that it is executed on xuan paper (or silk) with the Chinese brush, Chinese ink and mineral and Continue Reading
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Jiang Ge 二十四孝：江革
As one of the cores of Chinese culture, “filiality” is not only the moral code for maintaining family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, but also the traditional virtue of Chinese Nation. A Yuan-dynasty(元朝Yuáncháo) writer Guo Jujing(郭居敬Guō Jūjìng) compiled Continue Reading
