From the 15th century on, humans had accelerated their pace in combing the oceans. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) came upon the...
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No discussion about Chinese culture is complete without mention of the Great Wall. Through more than 2,000 years from the...
When Emperor Yongle sent Zheng He on the missions to the Western Seas, he expected to show off the prosperity...
On the 1th day of the 7th lunar month of 1405,a huge fleet of 208 ships appeared on the blue...
The Tang capital Chang' an was probably the largest metropolis in the world at the time. It ran nearly 10,000meters...
Not only did the Tang Empire open its doors to overseas friends and embrace foreign cultures, many of its people...
Nestorianism,a branch of Christianity, was introduced into China during the reign of Emperor Taizong.Nestorius(c.386-c.451), the founder, was condemned for practicing...
Both the Tang and the preceding Sui Dynasty(581-618) presented large-scale song and dance performances at court banquets and ceremonies. The...
The Analects(Lunyu) begins with the Confucian edict:"Is it not a pleasure to meet friends from afar?""Afar"implies different ways of life...
As Buddhism spread east along the Silk Road, many large temples and grottoes were built in oases, housing exquisite statues...
The Silk Road exerted an inestimable influence on the lives of the Chinese people. While Chinese culture and technology, such...
The pioneer who blazed the trail of the Silk Road was Zhang Qian(c.164-114 BC),a general of the Western Han Dynasty (206...
The Silk Road refers to a transport route connecting ancient China with Central Asia, West Asia, Africa, and the European...
The 2008 Olympics Games has adopted a set of symbols to represent the beauty of Chinese calligraphy.By combining certain features...
The numbers of Chinese language learners across the world have been on the rise in recent years.While those used to...
Over a history of 5,000 years, Chinese people have produced numerous inventions. These include traditional Chinese medicine, silk, porcelain, the...
Related to eco-ethics and eco-philosophy is the eco-aesthetics of traditional Chinese culture. Ancient Chinese thinkers regarded nature, with human beings...
Love for all living things in the world and appreciation for their state of being can often be found in...
Protection of the eco-environment is capturing wider international attention today. Eco-ethics and eco-philosophy have arisen in the face of the...
Ancient Chinese believed that people could communicate with Heaven, and the Temple of Heaven was built to enable this. The...