Chinese Culture & History

    A liquor-laden tradition: The Chinese picnic

    On that day, the sky was sunny and the air was fresh, and a gentle breeze blew freely. Looking up, we can see the vastness of the universe; when looking down, we can observe nature’s abundance.As the poet and architect Continue Reading

    端午节习俗Customs in Dragon Boat Festival

    The explanation is this: the boat race on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month is undertaken to commemorate the poet Qu Yuan who drowned himself in the Miluo River that day. People sympathize with his death. Therefore Continue Reading

    About Milk and calcium do the body good

    As for the recent heated debate on pasturized milk and ultra-high-temperature processed milk, Yang suggests that both processing methods retain both the protein and calcium, while some vitamins are lost in the ultra-high-temperature processing. Recent disputes about the Continue Reading

    Wall Vase of the Qing Dynasty

    The following are eight official wares of Qianlong Period collected by Guangdong Museum. These wall vases reveal their special relationship with the Emperor. Wall vase first appeared inthe Wanli Period(万历年间Wànlì niánjiān), Ming Dynasty. People hung it on their Continue Reading

    Moulding Earthenware Technique in Xinjiang

    These earthenware vessels and their techniques are witnesses to the change between the East and the West on the Silk Road. We can find some with signs of Buddhism while some have obviously Arabic styles. By studying the ceramic Continue Reading

    About Picassos of Pottery

    “This is the essence of abstract art. Everyone can tell these are frogs, but clearly, they are not mere imitations of the real creature,” he said, smiling. It’s a general consensus that abstract painting is a style considered Continue Reading

    The Chupu Game

    Chupu is an ancientchess game(棋类运动qílèi yùndòng) played in the China. It is so named because the dice used in the original game were made of the simaruba. It is also called the Play of Five Wooden Dice since a Continue Reading

    Gong Gong

    Though he failed to tackle the root causes, he accumulated a lot of experience in flood control for later generations. So, Gong Gong was later honored as the God of Water. He was also an expert in agriculture and Continue Reading

    Door Gods of China

    In the Tang Dynasty, another door god named Zhong Kui, an excellent ghost catcher, became popular. In former times,door gods of China(中国门神Zhōngguó ménshén) were divinities Taoists(an adherent of any branch of Taoism) and common people believed to guard Continue Reading

    About Good food for good eyes

    Rich in vitamin E, as are pistachios, peanuts and particularly almonds. Best source of lutein and zeaxanthin which are especially important in preventing macular degeneration(the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power Continue Reading