Wood Block New Year Pictures
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 in the China Folk Art…
Chinese Fans
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…
About Chinese Zodiac 中国的生肖
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…
Writings on Silk in Ancient China
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…
The Teahouse 茶馆
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…
