Chinese Culture

During the Qing Dynasty, a man surnamed Nie from Henan was wrongly accused of murder. After being tortured …

Although the Tao Te Ching contains just 5,000 characters, its meaning stretches across heaven and earth. Within its …

Throughout history, people have believed that those who hold firm to righteousness are watched over by higher powers. …

Tao Shu, a native of Anhua, Hunan Province, was an important official and scholar during the Daoguang period …

On April 28, 1904, a 15-year-old girl stood on the Huangpu River dock in Shanghai, ready to leave …

Zhong Liyi, also known by his courtesy name Zi’a, was a native of Shanyin in the Kuaiji region …

The Chinese idiom “to strike the tiger’s teeth” describes the fearless resolve needed to challenge a powerful, perilous …

Duke Zhuang of Wei had three sons. The eldest was kind and virtuous, the second known for his …

In 1684, King Louis XIV of France dispatched the most renowned sinologist in the country, Joachim Bouvet, to …

Today, most of us wouldn’t dream of taking a long trip without GPS. Whether driving or walking, modern …