Ancient Chinese gardens were created in the same way as a combination of landscape and paintings together with poems-this was...
The Impression of China
Ancient Gardens History of Chinese Gardens Two main garden traditions in China evolved over time:the vast imperial gardens,emblematic of the...
Penglai Pavilion,seated on the cliff of Danya Mountain close to the seain the north of Penglai City,is a famous coastal...
The Tengwang Pavilion , located on the east bank of the Ganjiang River, northwest of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, is...
Bordering on the Yangtze River and crouching on the top of the Snake Hill, the Yellow Crane Tower enjoys the...
Yueyang Tower,Yellow Crane Tower,Tengwang Pavilion and Penglai Pavilion are the four famous towers in China,whose unique architectural styles are of...
In addition to these four great inventions and what have been mentioned in the first paragraph, China, in the past...
Paper Making Paper making stemmed from the necessity of cultural development and exchange.Priorto its invention,the Europeans wrote on sheep skin(and...
China-A Nation of Discoveries and Inventions In more than a millennium from the Qin Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty,Chinese science...
According to the old wedding custom of China,parents and matchmakers arranged the marriage.Especially for a woman,she had to"follow the man...
Apart from the top ten flowers, quite a lot of plants have deep symbolic meaning in them over the long...
China particularly loves its native lotus flowers,camellia,azalea,peony,chrysanthemums,etc.Perfumed and exquisite,these flowers are symbols of purity,perseverance,renewal and devotion.Being the favoured subject of...
We Chinese give great attention to our tea and the way they drink it. People have high requirements for the...
When we talk about Chinese tea culture today,we shouldn't miss an important figure inChinese history-Lu Yu(733-804),who was respected as a"Tea...
China,the homeland of tea,is the first country to grow,produce and drink tea.The discovery of tea,one of the 3 beverages of...
Grammar and Tones Chinese grammar is much simpler than that of European languages.There are no article(a,an,the),no tenses and no plurals.The...
The official language of the People's Republic of China(PRC for short)is Chinese,which isbased on the northern dialect.It is usually referred...
Educator as well as Philosopher One of the most famous people in ancient China was a wise philosopher named Confucius....
The Imperial Examination System The imperial examination system(also called Keju examination system) is commonly regarded as having started around the...
Beginning of Ancient Education The historical importance of education in Chinese culture is derived from the teachings ofConfucius and philosophers...