Tug-of-war is a traditional land-based game in which almost all ethnic groups take an active part. In the past, it was usually held between Lantern Festival and two neighboring villages.…
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 Great Inventions, Paper Making, Gunpowder, Printing Technique and Compass
China held the world's leading position in many fields in the study of nature, from the 1st century to the 15th century, with the four great inventions having the greatest…
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…
The Water Margin in Chinese Literature
Outlaws of the marsh is a novel in chapter and Hui style written by Shi Naian at the end of yuan dynasty and the beginning of Ming dynasty. Encyclopedia by…
The Journey to the West in Chinese Literature
Journey to the west is the first romantic novel in ancient China. None of the 100 copies of journey to the west published in Ming dynasty has an author's signature.…
Song Ci, Another Type of Poetry in Song Dynasty
Song ci was another type of poetry. It was produced in the tang dynasty and reached its peak in the song dynasty literature. This type of poetry is similar to…
Sanhe Ancient Town, with a History of 2,500 Years
Sanhe town, 32 kilometers from hefei, is a typical water town in the lower reaches of the Yangtze river with a history of more than 2,500 years. "Three rivers" means…
Romance of the Three Kingdoms in Chinese Literature
"Romance of The Three Kingdoms" describes the history of nearly a hundred years from the end of the eastern han dynasty to the beginning of the western jin dynasty, mainly…
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…