The Five Elment Theory

The five elements refer to metal,wood,water, fire, earth ,and their motions. 五行（wǔ xíng）包括：金(jīn)、木(mù)、水(shuǐ)、火(huǒ)、土 (tǔ) 及其运动。 The five element theory resulted from the observations and studies of the natural world by the ancient Chinese people

Quenching Thirst by Watching Plums

One summer, Cao Cao was leading his troops in a punitive expedition against Zhang Xiu. It was extraordinarily hot. The burning sun was like a fire, and the sky was cloudless. The soldiers were walking on the winding mountain paths. The dense forest and th

Cheongsam

The cheongsam, or Qipao in Chinese, is evolved from a kind of ancient clothing of Manchu ethnic minority. In ancient times, it generally referred to long gowns worn by the people of Manchuria, Mongolia and the Eight-Banner. ______________________________

Hua Tuo

Hua Tuo is a famous physician of the Han Dynasty who is so widely respected. Huo Tuo love reading since his childhood. When he was young, he studied around Xuzhou region and he was well versed in various sutras and knowledge of keeping health. Prime Minis

Peking Opera

China has more than 360 kinds of local operas which are the most ancient forms of theater that still flourish today. Opera combines acting, singing, poetry, dialog, and acrobatics. Peking Opera is regard as the national opera in China and called “Daxi”(dr

Tai Ji

Taiji is one of the Chinese Traditional martial arts. Long long ago, it was designed as an unique and profound self-defense technique. As an ancie-nt Kongfu, Taiji includes quan, sword, broadsword, spear, push-hand,et cetera. Especially push-hand is w

Learn the character “休”

“休” is a Chinese character, and its pronunciation is “xiū”. Th-e structure of this character is very intresting, even we can regard it as a story.

Chinese characters

Chinese characters were initially meant to be simple pictures used to help people remember things.

Chinese Zodiac

According to Chinese legend, the twelve animals quarreled one day as to who was to head the cycle of years.

Chinese Paintings

It`s interesting that Chinese paintings can be created on the spot, ev-en though most of them have similar subjects.