The Tang Dynasty writer Lu Yu (AD 733-804) is known as “Sage of Tea” for his contribution to Chinese tea culture. He wrote “The Classic of Tea,” or “Cha Jing,” the very first monograph on tea in the world, including Continue Reading

The Furniture from Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially theQing-style furniture(清式家具Qīngshì jiājù), has attached particular importance to the application of decoration as the way of embodying its rich cultural connotations(the connotations of a particular word or name are the ideas Continue Reading

Date palm was introduced to China in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907). It grows in Guangdong, and Yunnan provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is high in calories and is made into a paste for external use Continue Reading

Theredandlongbodyofthemountaingodcouldshinedivinely,andeventhedarkanddeepundergroundwasbrightened.Heoftenheldinmouthacandlelighteningthedarkgateofheaveninthenorth,thushewascalled“CandleDragon”or“CandleYin”. Whythereexiststheroutineofthefourseasons?Whydoesdaysalternatewithnights?ThisitallbecausetherelivesapowerfuldragonnamedCandleDragon. Itwassaidthat,tothenorthoftheChishuiRiverbeyondthedistantNorthwestSea,therewasastrangemountainnamedZhangweiMountain,inwhichlivedamagicalgodofmountainwhoworeahumanface,yetwithacurvingsnakelikebodyofmorethan1000li.Thewholebodyofthemountaingodwasthoroughlyredlikeafierydragon.Hiseyeswerealsoquitedifferentfromordinarypeople,liketwoolivesverticallyhungontheface,whichturnedintotwostraightslitswhenheclosedthem. Themountaingodwassomightythatwhenheclosedhiseyes,nightbefelltheearthandwhenheopenedthem,theworldturnedintodaytime.Hewinkedandwinked,anddaysandnightsoccurredalternately. Themountaingodneversleptandhealwayscurleduptherewithouteating,drinkingorbreathing.Oncehebreathed,therewouldappearthefiercewindandtorrentialrain;onceheblew,therewouldbewinterinasecondwiththeskyfilledwithblackcloudsandheavysnowstorms;oncehesniffed,therewouldbemidsummerinnotimewithscorchingsunthatcouldevenmeltthestones.

这就是后羿射日的故事。尽管后羿因此受到惩罚，但后人永远感念他的恩德。 In ancient China, people believed that there were ten suns that appeared in turn in the sky during the Chinese ten-day week. Each day the ten suns would travel with their mother, the goddess Xi He, to Continue Reading

In spite of the popularity of TCM among Chinese, western medicine also plays an important role because of its quick effect and convenience. Commonly, most hospitals in China provide both TCM and western treatments, and doctors usually make a Continue Reading

As the long-term development of silk, China now produced hundreds varieties of silk in thousands of colors and designs. Silk with one-side embroidery, double-sided embroidery, double-face with different colors, designs and embroideries, silk products of quilt-cover, pillow-case, table cloth, Continue Reading

Therefore, some paintings are extremely precious with many seals and inscriptions by quite a few great painters and some emperors, while it is also a pity that sometimes too much to cover parts of the paintings.Today, famous paintings of Continue Reading

Today, I will introduce the Chinese Crafts, Souvenirs and Products. Let us have a brief introduction. China is a country with abundant tourist resources and offers countless tourist crafts and characteristic souvenirs that remind one of its long history, Continue Reading

By contrast, Chinese patent drugs (decoction, pills, electuary, pulvis, vinum, troche, syrup, electuary, medicinal tea, etc) are more convenient, as they have usually been processed by modern medical technology and patients can take them directly. Generally speaking, herbal therapy Continue Reading