The Tang Dynasty Emperor Xuanzong，Li Longil，himselif an expert in music，re-organized imperial musicians into two departments of“standing performers”and“siting performers”. The standing...
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The Horse-headed fiddle is a bowed stringed-instrument with a scroll carved like a horses head.It is popular in Mongolian music.With...
Pipa（lute）originated in mesopotamia，and later became one of the popular musical instruments in Persia，where the short-necked pipa was called barbat and...
Su Shi（1037-1101）was a writer，poet，artist，calligrapher and statesman of the Song Dynasty，one of the major poets of the Song era.His zi or...
Konghou，an ancient stringed instrument，originated in Mesopotamia. In China，konghou was first produced in the Western Han Dynasty in the form of...
When humans in China first began to use tools thousands of years ago，they also fashioned crude musical instruments from stone，wood，and...
Bai Juyi or Po Chu-i（772-846）was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty.His poems are not cheerful，and were themed around his...
Su Shi made the greatest contribution to the development of ci poetry. He broke through the subtle and decadent style...
The Song Dynasty is the golden age of Ci in Chinese literature.Ci in-stead of regulated poetry could express more refined...
A Brief introduction to Poetry in Tang Dynasty The poetry in the Tang Dynasty was the culmination of the Chinese...
The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the Double Ninth Festival. It occurs in the middle of autumn...
Du Fu or Tu Fu（712-770）was a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. Along with Li Bai，he is frequently called...
Li Bai（701-762），Chinese style name Taibai（太白），was a List of Chinese poet living in Tang Dynasty. Renowned as the Poet Immortal，Li Bai...
Xuanzang（Wade-Giles:Hsian-tsang）（599-664）was a famous Chinese Buddhist monk.Xuanzang was born near Luoyang，Henan in 599 as Chen Yi and died 664 in Yu...
Wang Xizhi（321-379 or 303-361 or 307-365）was a Chinese calligrapher，traditionally referred to as the“Sage of Calligraphy". Born in Linyi，Shandong，he spent most...
Sima Qian's Early Life and Education Sima Qian（145-c.90B.C.）was a Prefect of the Grand Scribes of the Han Dynasty.He is regarded as...
Zhang Qian（164-114 B.C.）was a Chinese explorer and imperial envoy in the 2nd century BCE，during the time of the Han Dynasty.He...
Qu Yuan（340-278B.C.？）was a Chinese patriotic poet from southern Chu during the Warring States Period.His works are mostly found in an...
Tsien Hsue-shen（born December 11，1911）is a scientist who was a major figure in the missile and space programs of both the...
Xu Guangqi（1562-1633）was a Chinese agricultural scientist and mathematician born in Shanghai. He received the equivalent of his bachelor's degree at...