Influence of Chinese Culture: Korea
Owing to the adjacent geographic position and the frequent cultural communications between ancient China and Korea, the Koreans have no less understanding of traditional Chinese culture than the Chinese. In history, Korea used to call … [more >>]
Chinese Names
Chinese names are different from English names in many ways. First, the Chinese put the family name before the given name. This makes the expressions “last name” and “first name” inappropriate to refer to Chinese … [more >>]
Football in Ancient China
UEFA Euro 2008 is going to open. Exciting time! By the way, I support the Germans.
As FIFA has acknowledged that the earliest form of football originated in China, let’s see what football in ancient China … [more >>]
First Hot Air Balloon?
On June 4, 1783, two brothers from a prosperous French paper manufacturer family, Joseph and Étienne Montgolfier, launched the first public demonstration of a hot air balloon in the West. The balloon was set off … [more >>]
Duanwu Festival: Welcome to Summer!
This weekend is the Chinese traditional Duanwu festival. The festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month in Chinese traditional calendar. As it is the beginning of midsummer, it is also called the … [more >>]
Dragonball
Dbthemovie has gotten their hands on new scans from Roadshow Magazine showing the first official look at the cast of Dragonball.
Justin Chatwin as Goku
Emmy Rossum as Bulma and Joon Park as Yamcha
Chow Yun-Fat … [more >>]
Yue Maiden and the Way of Sword
This is a story about the Chinese kung fu (also known as martial arts or gongfu) narrated in the Spring and Autumn of Wu and Yue, a history book written in the 1st century AD. … [more >>]
The Oldest Chinese Kung Fu Esoterica
Kung fu, also known as gongfu or the martial arts, is one of the most fascinating aspects of the Chinese culture. Though its origin is too old to be found in certainty, we know that … [more >>]