Power of Perception
If you think the ball on the left side is real and the one on the right is a delusion,…
Daily Lives of Chinese People in the 11th Century
Along the River During the Qingming Festival (清明上河图) is one of the most acclaimed classic Chinese masterpieces created by Zhang…
Life of Old Beijing in Illustration
Each year from the early autumn on, there were roasted sweet potato stalls emerging in Beijing's trading centres and hutongs…
Poems on Crabs from Dream in the Red Chamber
Dream of the Red Chamber narrates how a grand household with a large population and a high GDP figure decayed and collapsed. During its…
Dragon Boat Festival
Boat racing and zongzi during the Duanwu festival were initially created to pay tribute to Qu Yuan (343 BC -…
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…
An Ancient Chinese Tale of Relativity in Time
A woodcutter watched two men playing chess Weiqi in a mountain. But once the game was over and he arrived…
Money God in Chinese New Year’s Painting
Chinese New Year’s Paintings are typically used to decorate the internal walls at the beginning of each new lunar year. The…