A Drag Queen’s Romance
As folklore goes, during Ming Dynasty, there was a talented and good-looking young scholar named Zhou Wenbin living in the…
A Love Story of Butterflies
A love story about a pair of white butterflies is one of the most enduring Chinese legends that has been…
Nirvana in Fire (11): the Theme Song
The wind begins to blow, the clouds start to grow, then all disperse into nothingness without a trace.
Nirvana in Fire (10): A Delayed Justice
Jingrui, Mei Changsu’s friend, found himself a deeply troubled man. His mother, the emperor’s sister, was pursued by a masked…
Nirvana in Fire (9): A True Identity Exposed
After returned to the capital, the emperor installed Prince Jing as the new Crown Prince. In the meanwhile, Layang Info…
Nirvana in Fire (8): A Military Coup
While the emperor, Prince Jing and Royal Guards Commander Meng Zhi went for a spring hunting excursion, back in the…
Nirvana in Fire (7): A Hunting Excursion
While Mei Changsu was forced to feed with a poisonous drug by Xia Jiang at Royal Discipline Committee, Lady Xia,…
A Brief Introduction to Chinese Chess
The earliest form of Chinese Chess can be traced back to the Warring States era when military strategists used small…
Nirvana in Fire (6): A Rescue Operation
A plan to rescue former Red Flame Army general Wei Zheng was quickly drawn by Mei Changsu. Observing how the…
Nirvana in Fire (5): A Plot
As Marquis Xie, the chief of the kingdom’s military force and the top ally of the crown prince, was prosecuted…
Nirvana in Fire (4): A Birthday Party
Following China’s scholarly garden tradition, Mei Changsu redesigned his residential garden. After the completion of the project, he invited his…
Nirvana in Fire (3): A Chinese New Year Festival
Chinese New Year was approaching and cargo business was booming. The wharfies complained to the headman that the two boatloads…
Nirvana in Fire (2): A Wanted Man
A traditional Chinese balcony, fully integrated with the indoor space Mei Changsu’s initial misjudgment over the Princess Nihuang incident rose…
Nirvana in Fire (1): A Popular Genius
For its faithful depiction of a traditional China in both spiritual and physical aspects, highly acclaimed Chinese TV drama Nirvana…
The Love Story of a White Snake
According to Stories to Caution the World (警世通言) by Ming dynasty writer Feng Menglong (1574 - 1646), it was at…
Money God in Chinese New Year’s Painting
Chinese New Year’s Paintings are typically used to decorate the internal walls at the beginning of each new lunar year.…
Top 10 Chinese Musical Instruments
In December 1987, a unique solo flute concert was taken place at a news conference hosted by the Culture Department…