Wang Zhaojun was said to be "so beautiful as to make flying geese fall". Wang Zhaojun is perhaps the best known of China's "political brides". she entered the imperial harem…
Dragon Boat Races, the Most Typical Tradition of Chinese Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon boat racing is one of the most typical traditions of the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Activities are widely…
Diao Chan, One of the Four Beauties in Ancient China
Diao Chan, One of the Four Beauties in Ancient China Diao Chan (c. third century, Three Kingdoms period), said to have "a face that would make the full moon hide…
Da Tuoluo, Top-Spinning, a Popular Street Game for Children
This game of basically whipping the top has a long history in almost all different populations, especially children. In 1926, a top was dug up to prove that the game…
Bahe, Tug-of-War, a Traditional Land Based Game
Tug-of-war is a traditional land-based game in which almost all ethnic groups take an active part. In the past, it was usually held between Lantern Festival and two neighboring villages.…
Ancient Football in China, Cuju in Ancient China
Ancient football (cuju) this is the ancient Chinese football, cuju is the oldest football game in the world. According to historical records, it appeared in the shang dynasty (16th century…
Four Great Inventions, Paper Making, Gunpowder, Printing Technique and Compass
China held the world's leading position in many fields in the study of nature, from the 1st century to the 15th century, with the four great inventions having the greatest…
Four Beauties of Ancient China, Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Diao Chan and Yang Yuhuan
The Four Beauties are four ancient Chinese women, renowned for their beauty. Though actual historical figures, their stories have been greatly embellished by legend. According to legend, they are the…
The Water Margin in Chinese Literature
Outlaws of the marsh is a novel in chapter and Hui style written by Shi Naian at the end of yuan dynasty and the beginning of Ming dynasty. Encyclopedia by…
The Journey to the West in Chinese Literature
Journey to the west is the first romantic novel in ancient China. None of the 100 copies of journey to the west published in Ming dynasty has an author's signature.…