According to Chinese custom, the time between the beginning of the winter to the winter solstice is the best period of time for nourishing the human body. People call it “winter nourishment”. The correct tonic methods can strengthen body Continue Reading

      As Chinese medical principle believes, the Yang Qi inside people’s body is born on thisday. In ancient times, there was a period considering “Winter Solstice” as the beginningof the year. People believe that when the Yang Qi is Continue Reading

   As an important part of the Neolithic Age in Northern China, the Hongshan Culture was discovered in 1935 and covers an area from the Wuerjimulun River valley of Chifeng, Inner Mongolia in the north to Chaoyang, Lingyuan and the Continue Reading

    Yutian(玉田：Yùtián) enjoys the reputation of “China’s Folk Art Town” . Yutian clay figurines, with a history of over 200 years, have more than 130 kinds of animals , gods of longevity , Goddess of the Moon flying to the moon Continue Reading

   Chinese archaeologists say they have uncovered strong evidence that Stone Age people in southern East Asia were at least as technologically advanced as their European cousins — challenging the long-standing theory of “two cultures”. Excavations at the Dahe Stone Continue Reading

   Fuzhou bodiless lacquer ware usually featured Buddha images or legendary figures in its early stage, later natural being and bio-simulation theme has been developed gradually, which makes the lacquer works more colorful and having higher artistic value.      Continue Reading

   The Longshan Culture, discovered largely in East and Central China, represents a critical period for the origin of civilization in China.    Geographical Location: Linxia Hui Autonomous District, Gansu Province Period: About 2,000 BC Excavated in 1924 Significance: The Qijia Culture is Continue Reading

   There is also a legend about Nvwa and Dumplings. It is said there was a woman called Nvwa who had a human head and the body of a snake when Pangu created the world. Seeing there was a large Continue Reading

   Astronomically, the Winter Solstice is the beginning of winter. During this period, the average temperature in the northwest areas of China is below zero degrees Celsius, and it is about 6 or 8 degrees Celsius. In the low-altitude valley Continue Reading

    Exceptions: For 1918 and 2021, reduce one to the calculated result.    On the Winter Solstice, the Northern hemisphere experiences its shortest day and its longest night. From then on, the days become longer and the nights become shorter. Continue Reading