The Goldbeating Techniques of Nanjing
Goldbeating techniques are used to hammer gold into extremely thin leaves for Buddhist image or household article decoration. The goldbeating techniques of Nanjing are unique and technically demanding. They are regarded as special traditional techniques of China. The goldbeating…
Chinese Culture: Shaoxing Opera (越剧)
The first female troupe of Shaoxing Opera was founded in 1923 and female performers gradually replaced the males and nowadays almost all performers are females. The most famous master…
Karez Well
The Karez Well has been recorded in Historical Records. In Uygur, kaner is pronounced as “kan’ermei”. The Karez Well currently existing in Turphan have mostly been built since Qing…
Chinese Culture: China Opera (中国戏曲)
With a center criterion, each in different areas has developed to a style of its own with distinctive local features. Famous operas include Peking Opera (京剧 jīngjù), Shaoxing Opera (越剧 yuè jù), Huangmei Opera (黄梅戏…
The Earliest Seismoscope
The Chinese philosopher Zhang Heng invented the earliest known seismoscope in 132 A.D. The instrument was said to resemble a wine jar of six-foot diameter. On the outside of…
