China’s Effort to Transform Deserts into Farmlands
No Man’s Lands in China’s West Lop Nur, like a giant ear looking from the air, used to be a…
Traditional Chinese Bridges
A royal wedding procession passes through an arched bridge in Bianliang, the capital city of the North Song Dynasty in…
Traditional Chinese Swords
After being buried underground for over two millenniums, when the Sword of Goujian was unearthed in the 1960s, it was…
Demon White Bones – Journey to the West
Encountering a white bone demon is one of the 81 trials Buddhist monk Xuanzang, of Tang Dynasty, and his disciples…
Five Epidemic Demons
In Chinese mythology, epidemics are caused by Five Epidemic Demons with five pairs of evil eyes, all having a human…
COVID19 Pandemic (3) – The World
The World Pandemic Outbreak in Italy Dr Remuzzi, co-author of a paper in The Lancet, says he is now hearing…
COVID19 Pandemic (2) – China
Life In China During Wuhan LockDown In rural areas of Hubei and Henan provinces, villagers blocked the roads between villages…
COVID19 Pandemic (1) – Wuhan
Wuhan Before Struck by Coronavirus A night scene of Wuhan before coronavirus breakout. East Lake in the city of Wuhan.…
A Tale of Nezha
About 3,000 years ago during the Shang Dynasty (商朝), there was a military commander named Li Jin (李靖). Li Jing…
Shanghai in the 19th Century
Longhua Pagoda, located in Xuhui District in Shanghai CBD, was initially built with timber during the Three Kingdoms Period in…
The Wild Goose Lake – A Hidden Side of China
Square dance in the neighbourhood open space in the early morning and evening has been very popular in China for…
Life of Old Beijing in Illustration
Ma Haifang (马海方) is a Chinese artist born and grew up in Beijing’s outskirts. Below are some of his works…
Mythical Creatures in Classics of Mountains and Seas
Classics of Mountains and Seas (山海经) is a collection of Chinese mythology, geography and medicine compiled about 3,000 to 2,500…
The Gobi Desert Around Dunhuang Grottoes
The lakes disappeared for more than 300 years from the Gobi Desert around Dunhuang Grottoes in Gansu Province in China's northwest…
Feng Zikai, China’s First Comic Painter
Feng Zikai (1897-1975) was China’s first and one of the best comic artists, as well as a highly accomplished writer, calligrapher,…
Golden Rooster Film Awards 2019
Golden Rooster Awards (金鸡奖), created in 1981, is the most prestigious film award in the Chinese language world. While this year’s…
Chinese Organizations Funded by NED
It is reported by Chinese media Liaowang Weekly that Hong Kong protesters are getting paid $700 per day just to…