traditional chinese culture

“Live long, learn long” is a familiar Chinese saying. But in imperial China, some men took that idea …

In 1734, during the 12th year of the Yongzheng Emperor’s reign in the Qing Dynasty, a remarkable story …

In traditional Chinese culture, a promise was never treated lightly. A person’s word carried moral weight, and an …

Zhang Jun (1097-1164), courtesy name Deyuan, was one of the Southern Song Dynasty’s best-known officials. He resisted the …

In a small town in what is now Pudong, Shanghai, there once stood a house facing a bridge …

In his famous essay On Horses, Tang Dynasty scholar Han Yu wrote: “Fine horses are common, but those …

Traditional Chinese thought treated natural disasters as moral signals rather than accidents of nature. Seen as Heaven’s warnings, …

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

In Hadong County, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, mention the name Liu Xiaoyan, and you’ll often hear: “Isn’t …

There is a saying: “In the next life, become an ox or a horse to repay debts.” Is …