Tag: Culture

Long, long ago, there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang. His parents died when he was a

丝绸之路 Silk Road

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.

Features of China’s Food Culture 中华饮食文化中的特点

中国人讲吃，不仅仅是一日三餐，解渴充饥，它往往蕴含着中国人认识事物、理解事物的折射。一个小孩生下来，亲友要吃红蛋表示喜庆，“蛋”表示着生命的延续，“吃蛋”寄寓着中国人传宗接代的厚望。 For Chinese people, food involves not only three meals a day to allay thirst and hunger, but also has

The Dragon, Chinese Food and Culture 龙与中国饮食文化

在中国先民的心目中，龙既然是神物，当然也就在观念上将龙同祥瑞联系到一起了。人们用龙比喻美好的事与物，龙的形象深入到社会生活的方方面面。在各种艺术作品中，在语言文字中，在各类物品上，都不乏龙的形象。 Ancient Chinese people believed that, since the dragon is holy, it is naturally connected with auspiciousness and fortune. People

Beijing’s Time-honored Brands: Eight Famous Lou 北京老字号：吃吃喝喝八大楼

老北京的餐饮业非常发达，有所谓“八大楼”的说法，这八大楼具体指哪家，各有各的说法，其中一种说法是指萃华楼、泰丰楼、致美楼、鸿兴楼、正阳楼、新丰楼、安福楼和春华楼。 Beijing has had a highly developed catering industry since ancient times. It has the so-called “eight famous lou (restaurants

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

琵琶 Chinese Pipa

The Pipa(琵琶pí pá), like the Chinese Guqin, is one of the most representative classical Chinese instruments of traditional Chinese culture. The Pipa first appeared in the Qin Dynasty in ancient China and has a history of over two thousand years.