Culture

  • Pottery lamps were created as technology for manufacturing pottery advanced. Some scholars believe a trumpet-shaped mouth utensil unearthed at the K…[详细]
    02-22-2018
  • Dogs are called gou and large ones were also called quan (犬) in the past. These two words are used interchangeably today. The word “犬&rdqu…[详细]
    02-08-2018
  • A scene in the film Postmen in the Mountains Dogs are called gou and large ones were also called quan (犬) in the past. These two words are…[详细]
    02-08-2018
  • This picture shows part of the Portrait of a Flower-wearing Maid by Zhou Fang in Tang Dynasty (618-907), where the maids are playing with dogs. …[详细]
    02-08-2018
  • Mu (trees or wood) in Chinese language refers to all kinds of trees. Sharing the same component “木,” scores of Chinese characters mea…[详细]
    02-01-2018
  • Modern woodcarving gradually becomes independent works of art, transforming its affiliated role in architecture and religious activities. Mu…[详细]
    02-01-2018
  • A woodcarving of a local residence at Wuyuan County in ancient Huizhou area portrays the he (cranes) and he (lotus), both of which are homophones …[详细]
    02-01-2018
  • Yu (jade) is seen in Chinese culture as the embodiment of virtue. Sharing the same component “王”, a variation of “玉”, sc…[详细]
    01-25-2018
  • The jade cong unearthed in Jinsha site demonstrates the cosmic idea of the sky as an orb and the earth as a rectangle in ancient China. Yu (…[详细]
    01-25-2018
  • Ancient Chinese hung jade pedants on their clothes because jade is the embodiment of virtues in China. Yu (jade) is seen in Chinese culture…[详细]
    01-25-2018