Book of Songs: The Cry of the Osprey 关雎 (guān jū) 诗经 (shī jīng), Book of Songs
Tag: Ancient Chinese
Sons of Dragon 龙的儿子(1)
Being different with other chinese zodiac, the dragon is one of the totems of ancient China and symbolizes good fortune in Chinese culture and folklore. It is an animal that lives only in people’s imaginations, and according to legend, it has the head of a bull, the horns of a deer, the eyes of a lobster, the body of a snake, the claws of a hawk, and the tail of a lion.
Ancient Chinese Poetry 中国古诗词鉴赏 – 黄鹤楼
The Yellow Crane Terrace 黄鹤楼 (huáng hè lóu) By: Cui Hao – 崔颢 (cuī hào) Era: Tang Dynasty –
Ancient Chinese Poetry 中国古诗词鉴赏 – 蒹葭
Book of Songs: Reeds 蒹葭 (jiān jiā) 诗经 (shī jīng), Book of Songs
Ancient Chinese Poetry 中国古诗词鉴赏 – 朝天子: 咏喇叭
Chao Tian Zi: Trumpet Song 朝天子: 咏喇叭 (cháo tiān zi: yǒng lǎ ba) By: 王磐 (wáng pán) Ming Dynasty,
The Dragon, Chinese Food and Culture 龙与中国饮食文化
Ancient Chinese Poetry 中国古诗词鉴赏 – 相间欢
Joy at Meeting 相间欢 (xiāng jiān huān) By: Li Yu – 李煜 (lǐ yù) Era: Tang Dynasty – 唐朝
The Ancient Town of Lijiang, Yunnan Province 云南丽江古城
丽江古城位于中国西南部云南省的丽江纳西族自治县，始建于宋末元初（公元13世纪后期）。古城地处云贵高原，海拔2400余米，全城面积达3.8平方公里，自古就是远近闻名的集市和重镇。古城现有居民6200多户，25000余人。其中，纳西族占总人口绝大多数，有30%的居民仍在从事以铜银器制作、皮毛皮革、纺织、酿造业为主的传统手工业和商业活动。 First built at the turn (later 13th century) between the Song and Yuan dynasties, the Ancient Town of
Leshan Giant Buddha：乐山大佛
The Leshan Giant Buddha（乐山大佛Lèshān Dàfó）, which was chiseled on the cliff wher the Min River（岷江Mín Jiāng）, the Qingyi River （青衣江Qīngyī Jiāng）and the Dadu River（大渡河Dàdù Hé）flow together, is the world’s largest stone-carved Buddha so far. The giant sitting Buddha was proposed to be built by Monk Haitong in a bid to weaken the flow of water and reduce water disaster. It was carved from 713 AD and not completed until 803 AD, costing an unprecedented amount of manpower and material resources. On December 16th of 1996, this massive spectacular Buddha statue was officially authorized as "World Cultural and Natural Heritage" and was placed on the World Heritage List by the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).
Write "龙"(Chinese dragon) in Chinese character
字形： “龙”字的古体就是中国人对于“龙”这种神秘动物的想象的样子。中国人观念中的龙不同于西方的龙，更有别 于自然界中的动物，它的形态是一个自然界动物的复合体，它的身体像蛇，耳朵像牛，角似鹿，掌似虎，爪似鹰，鳞似鱼。龙是中国人心目中最为神圣的动物，它能 够呼风唤雨、上天入地。龙也是中华民族的象征。 The ancient form of the character "龙" was what this mysterious animal looked like in ancient
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