Chinese Culture Blog

"China has always been hailed as the hometown of ancient rockets, which was made by ancient scientists via applying the counterforce produced by ignited gunpowder. The word 'rocket' appeared as ... Read More

"Inspired by an unearthed piece of gold foil (with a ray-emitting sun in its center and four vivid flying phoenixes in four directions), the four-act musical tells the story of ... Read More

"The world is coming to see the Olympics and sample some of China's typical building styles, developed over several thousands of years. How exciting it would have been for the ... Read More

"Chairman Lien Chan of Kuomintang (KMT), or the Chinese nationalist party, arrived Tuesday afternoon in east China's Nanjing City, on the first visit to the mainland by the top leader ... Read More

"For those who would prefer to live in California, Beijingers have been able to set up shop in the Yosemite subdivision. Now there is the additional option of moving to ... Read More

"If Huanbin receives too much Western culture, in the future he may not cherish family relations, forget his ancestors and not go back to our hometown." Read the story.

"Dazhalan is Beijing's most ancient and famous downtown business area with its own unique style. Many shops and stores line along both sides of the narrow street. In the old ... Read More

"Art dealers, architects and designers who helped create the freewheeling Dashanzi Art District, where artists can meet the masses, are planning to stage a festival to celebrate Beijing's emergence as ... Read More

"I feel deeply saddened when I see the cultural globalization as brought along with the economic globalization in the world. I'm very much concerned about how China is going to ... Read More

"Chinese consumers are yearning for vehicles that express their feelings about who they are. And car designers from around the world are flocking to China to witness the birth of ... Read More

"These letters are a package of various cultures in literature, aesthetics and calligraphy. They also reflect the development of China's traditional rites, papermaking industry, post and package services." Read the ... Read More

I can't believe the view of the article, Middle Kingdom Mentality, by Martin Jacques, a visiting fellow at the LSE Asia Research Center. From his article, I can see he ... Read More

"The commercial success of many forms of popular culture has inspired not only book entrepreneurs, but also novelists themselves to bundle their literary creations according to easily recognized themes, from ... Read More

"The documentary about Yao Ming — the 7-foot-6 Houston Rockets center and instant pop-culture icon — follows the National Basketball Association's first Chinese player from his selection as the No. ... Read More

"Youth Novels are either written by teenagers or describe teenage life. Their literal value is open to question, but their market value is undoubted, as bookstores filled up with youth ... Read More

"Japanese atrocities in China were manifest and horrific and the country’s textbook writers seem unable to come to grips with it. Japanese political leaders still visit the Yasukuni Shrine in ... Read More

"A world-famous brand, since the 15th Century Jingdezhen has enjoyed great reputation within the ceramic industry, whereas genuine porcelain was not produced in Europe until the 18th Century. From the ... Read More

"The 3rd Beijing International Drama Festival will run through April, with more than 50 top performances in 20 days. Of the performances about to thrill the city are film-turned-musical Casablanca, ... Read More

The "underground Great Wall" located in Beijing's Chongwen District has been opened to the public. The site is at ten meters under the ground, built between 1969 and 1979 in ... Read More

"The urban planning authority of Shanghai has approved a face-lift for more than 200 old villas along the western section of Julu Road, with the eventual purpose of building an ... Read More

"Beautiful and fragrant, the mudan peony is a symbol of happiness and prosperity in China, as well as the China's national flower." The Peony Festival will be held in Luoyang, ... Read More

"The nation has gone through many changes since opening its market to foreign companies. With its entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001, the changes are accelerating." Read the ... Read More

"The New York Asia Week, which opened Monday, could be renamed the China Week. Not that other Asian countries are absent. It is the sheer weight of China that is ... Read More