A Women’s Kingdom
The Kingdom of Women (女儿国) is a chapter in the classic Chinese fantasy novel Flowers in the Mirror (镜花缘) by…
A Tale of Nezha
About 3,000 years ago during the Shang Dynasty (商朝), there was a military commander named Li Jin (李靖). Li Jing…
Terrace of Lion – A Kung Fu Man and A Treacherous Woman
Wu Song, one of the 36 major characters in the classical Chinese novel Water Margin, was an accomplished kung fu…
Wu Song Beats the Tiger – Chinese Ink Painting
The Colour ink paintings are selected from the picture book Wu Song Beats the Tiger, which is a story in…
Chinese Tale of the Moon Day
As Chinese legend goes, a long long time ago right here on this planet, ten suns suddenly appeared in the…
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow (长恨歌) is a true story about a tragic love between a Chinese emperor and his…
A Brief Introduction to Chinese Buddhist Temples
A classic Chinese Buddhist temple is typically a building complex consisting of several courtyards as shown in the illustration below.…
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…
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…