ancient china

Zheng Xie (1693-1765), better known by his art name Zheng Banqiao, was a celebrated painter and calligrapher of …

During the Tang Dynasty, Wang Yan, an official who served the crown prince, once remarked that the events …

Chinese scholars have long cherished orchids for what they represent: refinement, elegance, and inner purity. Within China’s millennia-old …

If you were to find someone else’s money lying on the ground, would you keep it? For people …

Throughout history, imperial physicians — known as Taiyi — were among the most esteemed medical practitioners of their …

What does it mean to “yield”? Is it a form of weakness, or a deliberate choice rooted in …

Sun Shu’ao (630-593 B.C.), a statesman from China’s Spring and Autumn period, is remembered less for grand monuments …

Ethical strength often appears in everyday moments — when ordinary people must choose between comfort and principle, anger …

More than two thousand years ago, a single man’s conviction prevented a devastating war. His name was Mozi …

During the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty, a censor named Hu Muting once told Ji Yun, a …