Chinese Culture & History

    Grain Rain of the 24 Solar Terms 二十四节气之谷雨

    After the Grain Rain, the rainfall increases and air humidity grows gradually. The peach blossom and the apricot blossom contend in beauty and fascination. The poplar catkins and the willow catkins are flying all through the air. The grain crops Continue Reading

    Chinese models:Ma Yanli 马艳丽

    Ma Yanli was born to a family of farmers in Zhoukou City, Henan Province, and is a renowned Chinese model, actress and fashion designer. Ma proved that a young girl can stand out from the pack with her beauty, Continue Reading

    Origin of Dragon Boat Festival 端午节由来

       Among these legends, the version about commemorating Qu Yuan was gradually spread across China from Chu Kingdom after Qing and Han Dynasties and became generally accepted by Chinese people, and it was passed down from generation to generation because Continue Reading

    Minbao 民报 “People’s News”

    The irregularly appearing newspaper Minbao served as a political propaganda instrument of Sun Yat-sen (Sun Wen 孙文) and his political thought, mostly referred to as the “Three principles of the people” (sanmin zhuyi 三民主义). The revolutionary undertone of Sun’s Continue Reading

    Chinese models:Jiang Peilin 姜培琳

    Jiang Peilin was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, and is a volleyball player-turned supermodel. Jiang started her walk toward fame after placing runner-up at the 1999 Shanghai International Model Contest. Dubbed “the most talented Chinese model” by U.S. media, Continue Reading

    Chinese brands Top 10: China Mobile 中国移动

    China Mobile will have to cater to the needs of the Chinese consumer and tailor software to more advanced smart-phones like the iPhone 5 in order to stay as prominent as it is now. The world’s largest telecom Continue Reading

    Zhanghuiti-Style Novels 章回体小说

    To the mid Ming Dynasty, the use of Hui had been formally established. Works created at this time likePilgrim to the West, Romance of Heroes and Gods andThe Golden Lotus,had a title for each chapter, but the titles were Continue Reading

    Dragon Dance and Lion Dance 舞龙和舞狮

    Mighty and splendid, the Lion Dance features rigid movement and various expressions. There are many different versions of the Lion Dance. Some use fables and some are related to history, adding a mysterious element to the Lion Dance. People Continue Reading

    Chinese brands Top 10: Great Wall Motor 长城汽车

    This growing motor company has a reputation at home for creating good-value automobiles and is the country’s leading producer of sport-utility vehicles and trucks. Although in China car ownership is still low by global standards (one car for every Continue Reading

    The Four Chapters of Kashi 《喀什四章》

    《喀什四章》以全新视角呈现南疆神奇风貌,是对这个中国西部边陲城市的第一次全景式高清拍摄。本片讲述了喀什地区的巴楚、泽普、叶城、莎车等县的人文历史、山川河流、文化民俗、丰富物产,将历史文献、民间传说与现实人物、当下故事相穿插,向世人呈现这片美丽富饶、广袤神奇的绿洲,描绘一幅瑰丽的画卷。 “The four chapters of Kashi” is the first panoramic filming of the magical south Xinjiang scenery about the western China border city. The documentary tells us the historical culture, mountains and rivers, folk-customs and rich resources of Continue Reading