Autumn is the season of mellowness, and the fruits in the field attract loads of people waiting for the “touch autumn day” to come. Many gardeners even leave some mellow fruits on purpose in the field for the guests during Continue Reading

So far, there is no unified and measurable criteria for “Indian summer”. According to the experts of Beijing Observatory, the highest temperature of the “Indian summer” period is usually over 33℃ and lasts for days. However this is only Continue Reading

The basic ideas of Taoism are Changsheng (long living), Shen (god), and Xian (immortal), etc., and its doctrine has evolved from the academic thought of Taoists in the Spring and Autumn, and Warring States Period. As time passed Daoism Continue Reading

The finest huanghuali has a translucent shimmering surface with abstractly figured patterns that delight the eye–those appearing like ghost faces were highly prized. The color can range from reddish-brown to golden-yellow. Historical references point to Hainan Island as the Continue Reading

In the late of feudal society, because of the social unrest, Chinese Buddhism was slow in development. After the founding of People’s Republic of China and the implementing of the policy of freedom in religion belief, Chinese Buddhism embraced Continue Reading

Jichimu, literally translated as ‘chicken-wing wood’, describes a wood whose deep brown and gray patterns when cut tangentially resemble the patterns of bird feathers. The radial cut appears less dramatically with parallel lines of concentric layered tissue. It is Continue Reading

Christianity in China is amongst the three big planet religions to come to China from the west. From the three religions, it was the second to arrive after Buddhism and just before Islam. Christian missionaries arrived overland from Persia Continue Reading

The 14th and 15th of the seventh lunar month is Hungry Ghost Festival in China. Eastern cultures celebrate a Fall festival where they believe the gates of hell are thrown open, releasing hungry ghosts to wander the earth in Continue Reading

14 days after the festival, to make sure all the hungry ghosts find their way back to hell, people flow water lanterns and set them outside their houses (a practice mostly found amongst the Japanese). These lanterns are made Continue Reading

Shangyuan Festival falls on the same day as Lantern Festival, when people hang out various beautiful lanterns to celebrate the first full moon of the Lunar Year. Zhongyuan Festival follows Shangyuan Festival. As the former is one for the Continue Reading