Folk-song-styled-verse HARD ROADS IN SHU —Li Bai Oh, but it is high and very dangerous! Such travelling is harder than
Category: Chinese Poems
THE INLAID HARP
Seven-character-regular-verse THE INLAID HARP —Li Shangyin I wonder why my inlaid harp has fifty strings, Each with its flower-like fret
GUAN JU
Guan-guan go the ospreys , On the islet in the river . The modest , retiring , virtuous , young
纪传体 Biographic-thematic type (of historiography)
The jizhuanti 纪传体 "biographic-thematic type" is a literary type in Chinese historiography in which history is dealt with in biographies
Pavilions 亭
Today I’d like to make an introduction of Pavilion, one of the most amazing traditional architecture in China. A common
Pailou 牌楼
Today let’s take a brief introduction of pailou. The pailou, also known as paifang, is an archway of a memorial
Huabiao 华表
Today I’d like to make an introduction of Huabiao. Huabiao, as something typical Chinese, is actually an ornamental or symbolic
The Pilgrimage to the West 西游记
The Pilgrimage to the West is avery lively and famous mythical novel of China. Also known as Journey to the
Evolution of Female Beauty and Fashion in China中国美女与时尚演变
In ancient China, there were Four Great Beauties-Diaochan, Lady Yang, Xi Shi and Wang Zhaojun [*note] - who were so
Dragon Robe (龙袍 Longpao)
The robe embroidered with dragon patterns was made for the exclusive use of an emperor during the Qing dynasty. The