Sundials
A sundial is an instrument that measures time by the position of the sun. Called “rigui” in Chinese, a sundial is a timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial…
Chinese Culture: Zhongyuan Festival (中元节)
This is the Chinese Zhongyuan Festival. Today I will introduce the zhongyuan Festival(中元节 zhōngyuán jié). Zhongyuan Festival, also called Ghost Festival(鬼节 guǐ jié), is specified at the date of July…
Famous Boats in Ancient China
The shipbuilding in China enjoys a history almost as long as the development of mankind. Through thousands of years, ships have been developed from the raft, canoe, wooden boat,…
Chinese Culture: Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节)
This is the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. Today I will introduce the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mid-autumn Day (中秋节 zhōngqiū jié), or Mid-autumn Festival, falls on the fifteenth day of the lunar…
Ancient Clepsydras
Lou (water clock) is an idiom used by ancient Chinese equivalent to today’s “clock”. Zhonghu Dilou is also called clepsydra or water clock. The time-measuring device consists of several…
