Wang Haixia, a researcher on history of Chinese folk art, is also an artist specializing in wood block New Year pictures. Her blocks are from the late Qing Dynasty, and her work can be seen inthe China Folk Art Hall(中国民间艺术馆Zhōngguó Continue Reading

Palm fans were made in the Jin Dynasty (265-420 AD) and have been widely used by the Chinese people. They are very useful and welcomed by people of less expensive taste. Fans were used in China many thousands Continue Reading

There are many versions about the legend of twelve animals, For example, According to Chinese legend, during a Chinese New Year celebration. Buddha invited all the animals to his kingdom, but unfortunately, for reasons only known to the animals, Continue Reading

In the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.) and over a long period of time in ancient China, plain silk of various descriptions joined bamboo and wood slips as the material for writing or painting on.Silk(丝绸sīchóu) had advantages over the Continue Reading

茶馆cháguǎn：an establishment which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments. Today let’s take a brief introduction of a famous Chinese movie named “The TeaThe movie The Teahouse was adapted fromLao She‘s play of the same name. Released in Continue Reading

TheHemudu Site(河姆渡遗址 Hémǔdù yízhǐ) Museum is located in Hemudu Town, Yuyao City, Zhejiang Province. The site dates from the early Neolithic period in southern China. It covers forty thousand square meters and has a cultural layer that is a Continue Reading

The Writing Brush Produced in Zhejiang Province’s Huzhou Long ago, thewriting brush(毛笔mǎobǐ) produced in Huzhou, ink stick from Huizhou in Anhui Province, ink stone from Duanxi, Gaoyao country in Guangdong Province, and xuan paper, are regarded as the “four Continue Reading

Di Opera(地戏dìxì),which is popularized in the Guizhou towns of Anshun,Huishui,Pingba and Zhenning,is a traditiona Chinese opera.The opera,originally without a name, became known as Di because the audience watched on slopes rising in all directions from the stage. The Continue Reading

The articles of clothing of past dynasties are one chapter of Chinese long history and culture. They are not only the reflection of the politics and economy of a given society, but also the great contributions for world civilization. Continue Reading

The site of Xia and Shang dynasties in ancient China Location: Xiaxian County, Shanxi Province Period: 1900-1500 BC Excavated in 1974 Significance: This find has contributed enormously to the study of the contents of the Erlitou Culture and the Continue Reading