Yang Gui Fei is one of the most beautiful ladies of ancient China, but she got the most unfortunate compare to those three.Yang Gui Fei was named Yang Yuhuan, she…
Xi Shi, One of the Four Beauties in Ancient China
Xi Shi was said to have lived during the end of Spring and Autumn Period in Zhuji(诸暨),the capital of the ancient State of Yue.She was said to be "so beautiful…
Weaponry of Stone Age, the Earliest Weapons in China
In the Stone Age, conflicts between rival clans used sharp tools for production and hunting. Thus, the development of basic weapons has begun. The first weapons used were probably bows…
Wang Zhaojun, One of the Four Beauties in Ancient China
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…
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…
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 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…
Modern, Contemporary, Present-Age Literature in China
The opium war ended China's isolation and ushered in a new historical period. Facing the political, economic and cultural crisis,Lin zexu proposed a more open literary creation. On the basis…
Contention of the Hundred Schools of Thought in China
During the spring and autumn period and the warring states period, a hundred schools of thought contended in China. At that time, the rule of the slave society began to…
Four Great Classical Novels in China
The“Four Great Classical Novels” are commonly regarded by scholars as the greatest and most influential pre-modern Chinese fictions. Dating from the Ming and Qing dynasties, the stories, scenes and characters…