Bai Juyi (also Bo Juyi or Po Chü-i; Chinese: 白居易; 772–846), courtesy name Letian, was a Chinese musician, poet, and politician during the Tang dynasty. Many of his poems concern his career or observations made about everyday life, including as governor of three different provinces. He achieved...

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.Li Shangyin (Chinese: 李商隐; pinyin: Lǐ Shāngyǐn, c. 813–858), courtesy name Yishan (Chinese: 义山), was a Chinese poet and politician of the late Tang dynasty, born in the Henei Commandery (now Qinyang, Henan). He is noted for his imagist and "n...

A detailed scale model brings to life a village courtyard scene from yesteryear.[Photo provided to China Daily]Master craftsman keeps memories of bygone rural life alive through his miniature models, Hou Chenchen reports.The paper edges of faded red Spring Festival couplets curl on the timewor...

A worker makes a lantern for a lantern fair in Zigong, Sichuan province, on Jan 18.SHEN BOHAN/XINHUACHENGDU — Li Yuanming, an artisan with 30 years of experience crafting lanterns, generally keeps busy during Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, as well as during international holidays.The c...

Visitors admire the 40-meter-long balloon loong gliding through the three-story atrium of a shopping mall in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong. [PHOTO/XINHUA]HONG KONG — During Chinese New Year, a balloon loong (the Chinese pronunciation of dragon) measuring over 40 meters in length glided through the three-stor...

John Minford(born 22 June 1946) is a Britishsinologist[1]and literary translator. He is primarily known for his translation of Chinese classics such as 40 chapters ofThe Story of the Stone,The Art of War, theI Chingand theTao Te Ching. He has also tran...