Chinese dress: Changshan长衫
Changshan was formal dress for Chinese men before Western-style suits became common in China. In traditional Chinese dress, a changshan (长衫chángshān) is the male equivalent of the women’s cheongsam (qipao). Today we will introduce some basic…
Chinese Arts and Crafts: Guyuexuan 中国工艺品之古月轩
Guyuexuan was an industrial art that originated during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). In the Qing Dynasty, vases of many shapes, sizes and styles were…
Three Friends of Winter岁寒三友
This is the three friends of winter, in other countries also use bamboo as the Christmas tree in winter, so this three plants is very important in the world. …
The Legend of the Wooden Fish 木鱼传奇
The Buddhist came home, full of anger. He said to himself: “It is the fish that made my 17 years of efforts wasted.” He then had a statue of…
Art of Chinese Fans 中国扇文化
Many people love bamboo with its long, slim, and clean elegance, while poets and painters have admired the plant for its noble, fresh and elegant character. There were…
