It takes about 56 minutes to travel by high-speed train from north Beijing to Zhangjiakou station, and about 55 minutes from Datong south to Zhangjiakou station, the report said. A…
Chinese Dragons, Powerful and Benevolent Symbols in China
The Chinese dragon is a powerful and benevolent symbol in Chinese culture and is believed to control water phenomena, such as inviting rain during droughts. Dragons are everywhere in China,…
Chinese Couplets, a Mark of the Cultured Life of Scholars
A Chinese couplet is a line of poetry in which two lines complement each other. Couplets are a form of Chinese literature with different contents and styles. They can be…
Chinese Five Elements Philosophy — Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water
Five Elements Theory is a Chinese philosophy used to describeinteractions and relationships between things. The five elements — wood, fire, earth, metal, and water — are believed to be the…