Read the Chinese poem客中作(Ke Zhong zuo) and view its translation with animation to enjoy the great poet Li Bai's masterpiece!...

A temple fair was held at Helisanwang Palace in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Friday.At the temple fair, the Dong people worshiped ancestors and performed Dong operas with unique ethnic customs.Helisanwang Palace is a major historical and...

Answering a Question in the MountainsAuthor: Li Bai (701-762)People ask me why I lead a hermit’s life in the green mountains.With my heart at ease, I smile silently.Peach blossoms jump into the creek and casually swim away.This is another world beyond everything earthly.Li is nicknamed “poetry god...

Illustrator Chen Siyu paints to help a new generation rediscover the beauty of ancient Chinese culture.Should the mythical creatures recorded in the ancient Shan Hai Jing (Classics of Mountains and Seas) ever cross paths with their Western counterparts, such as those seen in Fantastic Beasts and Whe...

At a Mansion in the South of the CapitalAuthor: Cui Hu (birth and death years unknown)Exactly a year ago behind this gate,Peach blossoms were as pink as her face.Today I wonder where she is;Still, peach blossoms smile at the spring winds they embrace.Cui was a Tang Dynasty (618—907) government offi...

Qixi Festival – also known as the Double Seventh Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day – falls annually on the seventh day of the seventh month on the lunar calendar, and for this year that day falls on August 4. While it’s not as commonly celebrated nowadays, the Qixi Festival has been observ...