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267 articlesHouse of Flying Daggers
A 2004 Chinese wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou, featuring complex relationships and stunning visuals.
Dough Sculpture
Chinese traditional folk art of creating sculptures from colored flour dough.
Han Fei
Han Fei was a Chinese philosopher who developed the syncretic Legalist philosophy during the Warring States period.
Zhejiang Cuisine
One of China's Eight Great Culinary Traditions, known for its delicate flavors, fresh ingredients, and refined preparation techniques.
Wen Tianxiang
Wen Tianxiang was a renowned scholar-official and poet of the Southern Song Dynasty who became a symbol of patriotism and resistance against the Mongol Yuan Dynasty.
Qi Jiguang
Qi Jiguang was a renowned military general and strategist who played a pivotal role in suppressing the wokou (Japanese pirate) raids along China's southeastern coast during the Ming Dynasty.
Patrilineal Clan System
The patrilineal clan system was a hierarchical social structure that governed inheritance, power, and social organization in ancient China.
Cantonese Embroidery
Cantonese Embroidery, one of China's Four Great Embroideries, is a traditional textile art form with over a thousand years of history.
The Great Learning
A classic Confucian text that forms part of the Four Books and has profoundly influenced Chinese education and philosophy.
Chinese Alligator
The Chinese alligator is a critically endangered crocodilian species native to eastern China, known for its evolutionary significance and cultural importance.
Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) was a golden age in Chinese history marked by political stability, economic prosperity, and cultural flourishing.
Spring and Autumn Annals
An ancient Chinese chronicle compiled during the Spring and Autumn period, traditionally attributed to Confucius.
The Analects
A collection of sayings and teachings of Confucius and his disciples compiled by his followers.
Four Great Inventions of Ancient China
The Four Great Inventions—papermaking, printing, compass, and gunpowder—profoundly influenced global civilization.
The Forbidden City, Beijing
The Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum, is a vast imperial palace complex in the heart of Beijing that served as the home of Chinese emperors for nearly 500 years.
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio
A classic collection of supernatural tales written by Pu Songling during the Qing Dynasty.
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine is a comprehensive medical system with a history spanning thousands of years, based on ancient philosophical concepts and clinical experience.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
A period of political fragmentation in China from 907 to 979 following the fall of the Tang Dynasty.
Mount Huangshan
Mount Huangshan is a renowned mountain range in Anhui Province, China, celebrated for its granite peaks, pine trees, hot springs, and sea of clouds.
Spring River Flower Moon Night
A famous Tang dynasty poem by Zhang Ruoxu exploring themes of nature, time, and human longing.