Among multitude of fairy tales told by the ancient Chinese, there were moving stories like those about "King Yi Shooting
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Fan Zeng: Master of Chinese Traditional Painting 范曾:中国国画大师
范曾,生于1938年7月5日,著名国画家、书法家、诗人。现为中国艺术研究院博士生导师、研究员,南开大学文学院终身教授,南开大学文学院、历史学院博士生导师,中国人民大学国学院导师。联合国教科文组织授予其"多元文化特别顾问"称号、法国国民之星金质勋章。 A famous painter of Chinese painting, calligrapher and poet, Fan Zeng was born on July 5, 1938. Now, he
Chinese idioms:八仙过海各显神通Bā xiān ɡuò hǎi ɡè xiǎn shén tōnɡ
Zhōnɡguó ɡǔdài chuánshuō hōnɡ, yǒu báwèi shénxiān( tiěɡuǎilǐ, Hànzhōnɡlí, Zhānɡɡuǒlǎo, Láncǎihé, Héxiānɡū, Lǚdònɡbīn, Hánxiānɡzǐ, Cáoɡuójiù), tāmen ɡèɡè bénlǐnɡ ɡāoqiánɡ. Yǒuyícì,
Shuijingzhu 水经注 Commentary to the River Classic
The Shuijing 水经 "The river classic" was an ancient Chinese geographical book describing the course of rivers. It had been
Chinese Poems 古诗词 Yellow Crane Tower
Introducion: The Yellow Crane Tower has a great myth behind it which induces contemplation on the part of whoever ascends the tower.
Shuowen jiezi 说文解字Explaining Simple and Analyzing Compound Characters
Shuowen jiezi 说文解字Explaining Simple and Analyzing Compound Characters The Shuowen jiezi 说文解字 "Explaining simple and analyzing compound characters", short
Dream of a banquet of China
Red-robed shrimps is said to be a favorite dish of Jia Baoyu(贾宝玉Jiǎ Bǎoyù), the decadent protagonist(a protagonist in a play,
History of Education in China(2)中国教育的历史(2)
The common people should follow the traditions and rules which made by gentlemen. In ancient Chinese culture, there was no
中国棋艺 Chupu 樗蒲
Chupu is similar to the flying chess(飞行棋Fēixíng Qí) of today. A set of five dice in black or white are used, with sharp ends and flat middle part resembling squashed almond. The dice are painted black and white respectively on both sides, with a calf drawn on the black side and a pheasant on the white. They can be put in six different combinations for six corresponding prizes. If full blacks or four blacks with one white are got, another throw can be taken, or it can be deemed as a pass, while other combinations shall not count.
十二属相Chinese Zodiac
中国古代的纪年法是帝王年号与“干支”并用,其中“干支纪年法”从史书上有明文记载的公元前841年(庚申年),一直沿用到现在。