Generally speaking, the chronicle style is the more natural method to record historical events, and therefore, the veritable records (shilu 实录), the court annals, were written in this style. Quite contrary to that, Read More

   Chinese tradional culture comes from a very long history. It includes quite a lot of  details, so that it’s not so easy to understand all. The above three tips can only help you to mainly understand the Chinese tradional Read More

   清朝 qīngcháo：the first dynasty of Imperial China.    Confucian Temple is a gorgeous place which has a great reputation. And it is the place where Chinese officials in ancient times offered sacrifices to Confucius, the Read More

   The Introduction to Laba Festival     In China, December of the lunar calendar is called the La month（腊月là yuè）, so the date of December 8th is also the Laba Festival（腊八节là bā jié）. It is Read More

   The days of the year when frost appears vary a lot across China. There is no frost at all in some places, such as Hainan province and Taiwan, while there is frost even Read More

   “三月三”这个节日，是一个十分古老的节日。这个节日，不但在汉族地区流行，也还在许多少数民族地区盛传不衰。有人认为它就是古代上的上巳节。古时以夏历三月的第一个巳日为“上巳”。有人说起于周公曲水之宴，有人说起于周时的水滨祓禊。 The Double-Third Festival is an old festival. It is popular for both the Han people and many other ethnic groups. As for its orgin，one story says that the Double-Third Festival was exactly Read More

   Wearing Cornel Twigs (Dogwood)  The cornel (dogwood) is a species of evergreen arbor; it is heavy-scented plant whose fruit is edible and stock and leaves can be medicinal materials. They can expel insects, Read More

   While the Hani ethinic group inhabiting in Mount Ailao on the southern bank of the Red River referred to this day as the Day of Worshipping Dragons，with a moving folktale of two brave Read More

   It seemed that Cai Junmo was touched by the poem and withdrew the order. Though it is difficult to prove what really happened at that time, this significantly mirrors the fact that customs Read More

   ‘Love Love Love Love’ was written by Golden Melody Award-winning producer 常石磊 Chang Shilei and sung by 21-year-old singer 吴莫愁 Wu Mochou aka Momo Wu, the runner-up of the first season of the Read More