Chinese Culture

Confucius is well known as a great thinker and educator. Thousands of educational institutes all over the world established by China to promote the Chinese language and culture are named after Confucius. While the … [more >>]

As I have said, the Chinese do not worship dragon. What is usually translated as “dragon” is actually Chinese Long. Though there is a detailed description of the Chinese Long’s appearance, it is worth noting … [more >>]

“Dragon” is the word usually used to translate the Chinese character “long”, but actually they are not the same thing.

I often wonder why the early translators used dragon to translate Chinese Long, and vice versa. … [more >>]

On the afternoon of May 12, 2008, an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale hit Sichuan Province, a mountainous region in Western China. Millions of buildings collapsed in the earthquake. However, the Dujiangyan Irrigation … [more >>]

We often hear about the “red China” or the “China red”. It seems as if red is the symbol of China. This is quite curious to me, because red is not the tradition of China. … [more >>]

In many people’s opinions, the Chinese are quite restrained in the expression of emotions. They are not used to say the word “love” often, except young lovers. Between parents and children, elder couples, and brothers … [more >>]

Family may still feel the grief;
Others already sing in relief.
This is a line from a famous Chinese poet, Tao Qian. Tao Qian (365 - 427) lived in a troubled era when China was split into … [more >>]

China has a vast land with various climatic and geographical conditions. It is inevitable that natural calamities occur from time to time in Chinese history. But the natural calamities are not the worst thing–man-made disasters … [more >>]

In the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) of China, earthquakes took place quite frequently. According to historical records, there were 26 large earthquakes between the year 92 and 125. In order to better … [more >>]

Mourn for the people lost in the earthquake.
Hope for the best things for the survivors.
Bless.