China’s Rock Carving Statues
The Tallest Rock Stature in China China’s tallest rock Buddha statue is located in Guizhou province in southern China. A…
A Peach Flower Fan
The Peony Pavilion (牡丹亭), Hall Of Longevity (长生殿), Thousands Of Martyrs (千忠戮) and A Peach Flower Fan (桃花扇) are the…
Chinese Relics in an American Restaurant
This is a stone carving taken from the graveyard of the 2nd Tang Dynasty emperor Li Shimin ( 598-649) in…
The White Deer Plain
The White Deer Plain (白鹿原) is a Chinese TV drama narrating the history of an old village on the conservative…
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…
Beijing Opera: Scattering Celestial Flowers on Earth
Lyrics: 悟妙道好一似春梦乍醒 Suddenly I realised my true self as if waking up from a spring dream 猛然醒又入梦长夜冥冥 Yet soon I…
Kunqu Opera: The Peony Pavilion
The Peony Pavilion (牡丹亭), Hall Of Longevity (长生殿), Thousands Of Martyrs (千忠戮) and The Fan Of Peach Flowers (桃花扇) are…
Selected Classic Chinese Poems
A Tang poem wasn’t known to the public until very recently. When a porcelain pot of the Tang Dynasty was…
Complete Enlightenment
This is A Thousand Buddhas Hall (千佛殿) in Lingyan Temple (灵岩寺) in Jinan, the capital city of Shandong Province in…
Water Margin Illustration by Ming Artist
Water Margin (水浒传), also known as Outlaws of the Marsh and All Men Are Brothers in English translation, is one…
A Tiger’s Decree
Yuan Shuipai (袁水拍, 1919 – 1983) was one of China’s great contemporary poets with his best works being 400 satirical…
Dream of Great Ash Tree Kingdom
Dream of Nanke (南柯梦) is one of the four Kunqu Opera dramas about dreams, written by Tang Xianzu (1550-1616) of…
Game of Hunting
Game of Hunting (猎场), China’s latest TV series, is like a cyclopedia of contemporary Chinese business culture. The story is…
A Drag Queen’s Romance
As folklore goes, during Ming Dynasty, there was a talented and good-looking young scholar named Zhou Wenbin living in beautiful lake…
A Love Story of Butterflies
A love story about a pair of white butterflies is one of the most enduring Chinese legends that has been…
Nirvana in Fire (11): the Theme Song
When the Wind Begins to Blow Lyrics: Haiyan (the author of the drama); Music: Meng Ke; Singer: Hu Ge (the…
Nirvana in Fire (10): A Delayed Justice
Jingrui, Mei Changsu’s friend, found himself a deeply troubled man. His mother, the emperor’s sister, was pursued by a masked…
Nirvana in Fire (9): A True Identity Exposed
After returned to the capital, the emperor installed Prince Jing as the new Crown Prince. In the meanwhile, Layang Info…