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Paper Cutting
One of China`s most popular folkarts is papercutting. Archaeological finds trace the tradition back to the 6th century; it…
Chinese Fans
No one knows exactly how fans in China were invented. The invention or rather the discovery of the fanning…
The Four Treasures
of The Study
Writing Brush . Ink-Stick . Paper & Inkstone
Among the various tools of calligraphy. writing brush is…
Shuo Wen Jie Zi (Explanation on Chinese Characters) is the first lexical work analyzing the shape of the characters and…
In 221 BC. China`s first empire Qin established its rein over CHina. But its cruel rule has led to peasant…
Tang Taizong (599-649). named Li Shimin. was the second son of Li Yuan. the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty…
A standing Buddha in Yungang Grottos
TheNorthern Wei Dynasty (386-534) is most noted for unifying northern China in 440. Since the…
Script on animal bones and tortoise shells
The Shang Dynasty (17th-11th century BC) is the second slave dynasty in Chinese history….
According to a Chinese fairy tale, humans were created out of clay by a goddess. In the hands of the…