Category: Traditional Chinese Festivals

Today marks Beginning of Spring(立春 lì chūn), the first solar term of the year. It lifts the curtain of spring, and the daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer afterwards.

中医 Traditional Chinese Medicine

Related News: The Chinese government is moving to standardizing Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM.

Cities along the Silk Road are enormous treasure troves of history, culture, architecture and the arts. A photography competition held by the imaging and optical producer Canon Inc invited photographers to focus their lenses on these Silk Road jewels, offering a glimpse into the glamour of the past and the vibrancy of the present.

冬至 Dongzhi – Winter solstice

Today is the day of Dongzhi (冬至 dōng zhì ), or winter solstice, in China this year. As one of the 24 solar terms according to China’s traditional lunar calendar, Dongzhi is considered a very important one that many people even consider it as a festival.

汉服 Han Chinese Costume

Portrait photos of a five-year-old girl in Han Chinese costume (汉服 hàn fú) hit the Internet recently. It is obvious that the photos of girls in this kind of traditional costume easily become a sensation online.

武当山Wudang Mountain

A group of photos of "Sister Wudang"(武当妹妹wǔ dāng mèi mèi) went viral online. The photos show Zhang Lijuan practices martial

侗族大歌 Grand Song of the Dong Ethnic Group

Grand Song of the Dong Ethnic Group 侗族大歌 dòng zú dà gē A popular saying among the Dong people

chinese culture 瓷器 Porcelain Ware

Traditional Chinese tableware (餐具 cān jù ) and clothes (服装 fú zhuāng) at the welcome banquet for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Top 10 Chinese Cultural Symbols 十大文明标志

When mentioning China, what comes to mind? As a country with a history of more than 5,000 years, China is

水上漂 Running on Water

Chinese monk Shi Liliang from the south Shaolin Temple in Quanzhou city, Fujian Province, successfully broke his record of walking on water during a martial arts show at the local Caobang Reservoir on Sunday, 26 October, 2014.