This novel is thought to have been compiled by Luo Guanzhong between the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the...
Chinese Literature and Arts
Sima Qian（145year）wrote Historial Records.He began to write it at the age of 42，completing it 11 years later.The records cover a...
Sun Zi Bing Fa is a book of military strategy and tactics written by Sun Wu ，the great military strategist...
Si Shu Wu Jing means The Four Books and The Five Classics.In the Confucian tradition，The Four Books and The Five...
The ancient Chinese used brushes to write characters or copy books on silk fabrics.This is called boshu which means“an ancient...
Western bibliophiles know of the clay tablets of the Sumerians，the papyrus scrolls of the Egyptians，and the parchment texts of the...
In ancient China，human beings were regarded as the most valuable treasure of nature.Man is respected as one of"The Four Greats，"together...
Taijiquan has a reputation as a good treatment for chronic ailments，and this reputation is not groundless for it has the...
Baguazhang is literally translated as“eight-diagrams palm"or“octagon palm" and it is one of the three primary Neijiaquan or internal styles of...
This system is the foundation for all of the traditional styles of external wushu.It is based on the combined techniques...
Styles of Chinese martial arts may be broadly categorized as the Northern style and the Southern style with reference to...
Wushu literally means“martial methods"and was historically called“wuyi ”or“martial arts”.Throughout human history，wushu have been created and developed for self-defense and survival.Chinese...
Majiang is a social game of Chinese origin that enjoys worldwide popularity.The English name is simply the transliteration of the...
Xiangqi is the classic Chinese popular board game，usually known as Chinese Chess or Elephant Chess.It is played on a board...
The essential rules of weiqi are as follows： a.Two players take turns placing black and white stones on the board's...
Weiqi is the Chinese name for the classic board game usually known in English as Go（from the Japanese go）.It has...
For thousands of years，people have been planning attacks，captures，chases，and conquests in a variety of different board games.Most such games commonly involve...
Environmental pollution causes damage to calligraphy and paintings.In cities，the air has high acid and alkali elements due to car exhaust...
In the West，the human form has been the point of central interest throughout most of history，from the sculpture of the...
Chinese brush painting can be classified into three main categories:landscape painting，bird and flower painting，and figure painting.Each classification can be further...