China’s Lunchtime Nap Culture
Taking a short nap after lunch is a distinctive Chinese way of living, which is believed to generate positive health…
The Ghost Month in Chinese Mythology
Ghost Month Ghost parade – ink painting by Gong Kai, a 13th-century artist. August 1, 2019, is the first day…
People Who Communicate with Hidden Forces
In the mountainous west Hunan Province in China’s southern inland region, there are many remote villages where the mysterious practice…
Zhong Kui, A Chinese Ghostbuster
August 1 is the first day of lunar July in 2019 and lunar July is viewed as the ghost month…
Classical Chinese Dance
This is the Chinese character “舞”, meaning DANCE. The origin of Chinese dance has its root in the ancient rituals…
Chinese Cakes
Chinese Rice & Flour Cakes Sticky-rice cakes coloured with vegetable juice and filled with red bean paste, traditional southern-style cake…
Tu Youyou – First Chinese Woman Won Nobel Prize
84-year old Chinese scientist Tu Youyou received Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in Stockholm on December 10, 2015. She…
Eight Daoist Immortals
Eight Daoist immortals – ink painting by a contemporary Chinese artist Historically, the Eight Immortals could refer to 8 different…
Pandas Not In Black & White
China found a white panda in Sichuan Province in April 2019. The first panda donning another coloured coat, instead of…
2,200-Year-Old Chinese Cast Iron Troughs
In 1986, an ancient bridge site, with 112 timber bridge piles covering a field over 300m long, was unearthed in…
Over 2,000-Year-Old Chinese Silk Fabric and Garment
It is a consensus view that silk fabric was invented by Chinese, but the opinions are divided as to since…
Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang
Mogao grottoes in Dunhuang at the strategic crossroad of the ancient Silk Road were first dug out in the 4th…
Along the Route of the Ancient Silk Road
In 114 BC, Chinese Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty decided to send Zhang Qian as his envoy to the…
China’s New Development in Rice Farming
Chinese scientists led by Yuan Longping have successfully cultivated hybrid saltwater rice that can grow in deserts, tidal flats, or…
China’s New Bridges
Infrastructure is one of the foundations for the economic development of any nation, while roads and bridges are among the…
A Plan to Nuke China
The US Government made a plan to nuke China and kill 30% of the total Chinese population living in 30…
A Chinese Man Running from the South Pole to the North Pole
When Bai Bin (白斌), a Chinese man from Guizhou Province, decided to run a one-man marathon from the South Pole…
Dream of the Red Chamber
The setting of the story by an unknown author is based on the political, social and cultural environment of the…