Ancient times, in the north of the country, there is a magnificent towering Chengdu contained Tianshan mountains there lived a giant called Kuafu family clan. Kuafu tribe leader called braggadocio, he was extremely tall, Litaiwuqiong, strong-willed, the e [ ...阅读全文 ]
青松、翠竹和冬梅这三种植物在寒冷的冬天也能显示出勃勃生机,被称为“岁寒三友”。Pine, bamboo and plum thrive through the cold winter days. They are dubbed as "Three Friends in Cold Weather".松树是一种生命力极强的常青树,人们赋予它意志刚强,坚贞不屈的品格。中国民间将它作为长寿的代表。Pines are ever-gre [ ...阅读全文 ]
Jieqi (or solar terms)are days marking one of the 24 time zones of the solar year in traditional Chinese calendar. Jieqi was used to indicate the alternation of seasons and climate changes in ancient China. It is a unique component and creative invention [ ...阅读全文 ]
Introduction介绍Mahjongis a game for four players that originated in China. A Korean variation allows for three players as well as some variations in Japan and Malaysia. It is known as three player mahjong. By far, the most common form of mahjong is that pl [ ...阅读全文 ]
Who is Confucius(孔子kǒng zǐ)?子(zǐ) is respectful form of address in ancient China reserved for those with moral integrity and knowledge. Kong Zi, known as Confucius, was a Chinese educator and thinker who lived more than 2,000 years ago. His surname was Ko [ ...阅读全文 ]
A modern Chinese usually has a surname (“family name”)or xing and a given name (“first name”or“Christian name”),or ming(or mingzi),always in that order.Thus Deng Xiaoping is Mr. Deng with the personal name Xiaoping the same way John Jones is Mr. Jones wit [ ...阅读全文 ]
What are the people in the pictures doing? Dancing? Boxing? Or practicing gymnastics? It looks like none of those.In recent years, more people have discovered and fallen in love with Chinese tai chi chuan(太极拳).But why do people find it so fascinating?Tai [ ...阅读全文 ]