Culture

  • When used as a verb, this character often means “lost” or “handed down or left behind at one’s death.” 路不拾遗 …[详细]
    10-21-2020
  • The painted jar from the Yangshao culture, in the collections of the National Museum of China, depicts a stork pecking a dead fish next to a stone…[详细]
    10-21-2020
  • This character originally refers to the god of land. After the Zhou Court set the rule that every 25 households should have a she miao (a shrine t…[详细]
    10-14-2020
  • A woodcut illustration of The True Story of Ah Q by the artist Zhao Yannian depicts how Ah Q shows off his coppers and “a large purse.&rdquo…[详细]
    10-14-2020
  • This character refers to writing tools including pens, pencils and writing brushes. 下笔如有神 xià bǐ rú yǒu shén …[详细]
    09-30-2020
  • A detail of “Moon Rabbit Under an Osmanthus Tree” by Jiang Pu (1708–1761), a court official of the Qing Dynasty Photo: FILE …[详细]
    09-30-2020
  • When used as a noun, this character refers to fire. When used as a verb, this character means “to become popular.” 野火烧不尽 yě…[详细]
    09-23-2020
  • Ba Jin in his youth Photo FILE From age 28 to 42, the Chinese writer Ba Jin lived his prime years in wartime. During this period of great turmo…[详细]
    09-23-2020
  • This character refers to copper. 铜雀春深锁二乔 tóng què chūn shēn suǒ èr qiáo Tong refers to “cop…[详细]
    09-17-2020
  • Wang Youliang working on a bronze ding (sacrificial vessel) of the Warring States Period (475–221 BCE) Photo: Ban Xiaoyue/CSST The year 2…[详细]
    09-17-2020