White Deer Studio, a 1,000-Year-Old Chinese College
White Deer College (白鹿书院), in Jiangxi Province, was a private university established 1,000 years ago with its heyday during Song…
Taoist Classic: Supreme Lord on Simplicity
During the middle of the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644), there were four men regarded as the top four talented…
The Love Story of a Chinese Mermaid
Watching the lanterns on the Lantern Festival — a duet from Yueju Opera “The Legend of Fish” by actress Wang…
Qi Circulation and Acupoints in Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture works on the corresponding relationship between all parts in a body. So when you feel the stomach ache, a…
Ancient Chinese Oral Medicine
The earliest reference to oral hygiene practice can be found in The Book of Rites, a Confucius classics on state…
Bronze Tripod, the Symbol of Authority
In ancient China, bronze tripod vessels were the official symbols of a kingdom’s authority. This bronze tripod, measuring 1.13 metre…
A 1000-Year-Old Brick Pagoda in Suzhou
Blessing Light Pagoda (瑞光塔) near Pan Water Gate in Suzhou has 8 elevations and 7 floors with a total height of 43m.…
A Taoist Temple in the Middle of a River
The 9th Fairy’s Platform (九仙女台), a Daoist temple, was initially built during the Tang Dynasty in the middle of a river…
The Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra is one of the most important Buddhist classics, while hand-copying Heart Surra is a popular practice among…
Ancient Chinese Household Inventions
Toothbrushes These are the handles of toothbrushes used by ancient Chinese 1,000 years ago during the Song Dynasty (960 -1279).…
An Underground Mansion
This underground mansion in Horse Village, of Shanxi Province, is a tomb dating back to the Song Dynasty about 800 years…
Ancient Chinese Bowls
A semi-transparent stone bowl, produced during the Song Dynasty (960–1279) A Chinese bowl produced during the Song Dynasty (960 –…
A Chinese Drone Flying in Near-Space
In the middle of 2017, Chinese engineers completed a near-space flight test for a drone that reached 20,100 km above…
Classic Chinese Porcelains
A 4,500-Year-Old Black Ceramic Wine Cup A 4,500-year-old ultra-thin “egg-shell” black ceramic wine cup, unearthed from Rizhao, Shandong province. Tang…
Encyclopedia on Classic Chinese Technology
The Exploitation of the Works of Nature (天工开物) is an encyclopedia on ancient Chinese technology, compiled by Song Yingxing (宋应星),…
A Giant Quantum Leap
Chinese scientists have established a quantum entanglement between particles 1200 kilometres apart, smashing the previous world record of 143 kilometres.…
The World’s Longest Manmade River: Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal
Twilight in Wuxi, an ancient city by the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the longest and the oldest surviving manmade river in the…
Traditional Chinese Costume
Five modern Chinese ladies in typical Tang Dynasty costumes, hairstyles and makeup.