Starting from the Xia, the Shang and the Western Zhou, China began the replacement of dynasties one after another. Both...
Culture
In the early stage of human society，stone artifacts were the main implements of production. Through the fabrication of stone artifacts...
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...
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...
From the 15th century on, humans had accelerated their pace in combing the oceans. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) came upon 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...