The Chinese people have a custom of displaying and enjoying flowers during the Chinese New Year period, which typically falls between late January and late February on the Gregorian calendar, and in 2020, this most […]
In the Spring and Autumn Period (770–476 B.C.), in the state of Chu, there lived a man named Chu Zhuliang who addressed himself as the “Duke of Ye.” The Duke of Ye was known for […]
Do you know that every year in Chinese cosmo-astrology, a Tai Sui is in charge of the fortunes and setbacks of people for the entire year? Tai Sui actually refers to some stars, but has […]
The idiom 妙手回春 (miào shǒu huí chūn), often translated as “magical hands bring the dying back to life,” is used to describe physicians who have such extraordinary skills that they can cure the most severe […]
The Chinese idiom 一鼓作氣(yì gǔ zuò qì) means to press on to the finish without letup. It came from a story about the strategy of a military advisor in the state of Lu during the […]
The Chinese idiom 舉棋不定 (jǔ qí bù dìng) translates as “lift up a chess piece and hesitate about what move to make.” Literarily, it means to not able to make up one’s mind or to […]
The idiom “True scripture is hard to acquire,” which is still widely used today in both spoken and written Chinese, originated from one of the four masterpiece novels in Chinese history “Journey to the West.” […]
By the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (A.D. 317–420), most affairs of state were entrusted to eunuchs while Emperor Ling spent much of his time with concubines and feasting. Likewise, many top government officials […]
During the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 B.C.), there lived an old man in the state of Song. He was very fond of monkeys and raised many of them in his home. He could communicate […]
Ling Mengchu (A.D. 1580–1644) was a famous author from the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368–1644). He is best known for his collections of short stories, which were detailed studies of morality in the 17th century. In […]
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