Ink and wash is a unique genre of traditional Chinese painting. It uses little or no color but applies black...
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In the Hall for Cultivation of Mind of the Palace Museum，there is a Three-treasure Study，which derives its name for the...
Calligraphy is the art of lines, or strokes. Lin Huaimin (b.1947),a famous dancer from China's Taiwan Island and director of...
Today，anyone who knows a little bit about Chinese culture usually knows about Chinese calligraphy. This unique art is related to...
In October 1996,a cave was accidentally discovered at a construction site in Qingzhou of Shandong Province. Archeologists found more than...
The Longmen Grottoes, located in the southern suburbs of Luoyang, Henan Province, have a history of more than 1,500 years....
As one of the four famous grottoes in China, the Maijishan(Haystack Mountain) Grottoes are appreciated for the quality and quantity...
Buddhism found its way to China around the first century and has since exerted a significant, far-reaching influence on Chinese...
The terracotta warriors and horses caused a sensation upon their discovery，not only because of the impressive size of the army，but...
Renowned as one of the"Eight Wonders of the World,"the Terracotta Army of the First Emperor of Qin(r.246-210 BC) is not...
One cannot discuss Chinese music without mentioning a seven-stringed musical instrument, the Chinese zither, which represented the zenith of cultivated...
Cast during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), Galloping Horse Overtaking a Flying Swallow stands out as an immortal work of...
A pair of square bronze kettles from the late Spring and Autumn Period are two outstandingartifacts from China's Bronze Age....
The Bronze Age refers to the period when bronze tools and weapons were commonly used. The Bronze Age in China...
The tradition of Chinese music dates back to remote antiquity. Governing the country and nourishing the mind through music are...
No one can visit the Forbidden City without marveling at its unique application of color. Yellow and vermilion are the...
The Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum, is where 24 emperors of the Ming(1368-1644) and Qing (1616-1911) dynasties...
The wonder of the Great Wall lies in its magnificent and varied structure. As a defense work, the Great Wall...
The hardships involved in building the Great Wall are beyond imagination.Numerous people had to leave their homes and families to...
The geographic structure and climatic patterns of China has led to the development of two distinct cultures from ancient times....