Chinese Culture Blog

"The Global Chinese Kung Fu Star TV Competition kicked off here Thursday expecting to select a new icon of the Chinese kung fu after Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li." ... Read More

"To many people's great surprise, the little-known Baiyun Mountain, located in central China's Henan Province, was crowned 'the most beautiful mountain in China' by readers of the Chinese National Geography ... Read More

"Liu's reaction was common among most of the straight people in China, where homosexuality, once considered as 'a mental illness,' is still a taboo. Gays and lesbians are mostly still ... Read More

The Three Gorges Project is known as the largest construction project in China since the Great Wall. View the photos.

Yuanmingyuan was the largest and most magnificent emperial garden in the world. Unfortunately the garden was looted and burned to the ground by the Anglo-French Joint Forces in 1860. See ... Read More

"Chinese archaeologists claim that pottery utensils dating back 7,000 years ago which bear inscriptions of various symbols are probably one of the origins of Chinese characters." Read the story.

"China will start to shoot a movie 'Huamulan' in March. This has raised people's expectation. The movie, focusing on China's legendary heroine Huamulan's 12 years' service in the army, will ... Read More

A good teapot will enhance the taste of tea. The famous Yixing teapot probably is your best bet. Read the full article.

"A large-scale matchmaking meeting, sponsored by the Zhejiang Women's and Children's Center, was staged on Sunday at the botanical garden in Hangzhou city, in east China's Zhejiang Province." Read the ... Read More

The culture center aims to direct Koreans attention to better understanding China, its people, language and culture, said the culture chief of the Chinese Embassy. Read the story.

"Lei Feng is no longer a hero only in real life. He is also the hero of an online video game. To do good deeds, as many as you can, ... Read More

Paper cutting is a traditional art in China which has been making its way along the route of the long history of paper. Read the article.

"China's prime minister has ended an annual meeting of parliament vowing to improve the lives of poor farmers, amid worries about rising rural tensions." Read the story or read Premier ... Read More

"We are seriously considering borrowing from it, but elections contradict traditional Oriental culture which opposes money politics -- the buying or selling of government posts," Li said. Read the story.

"Many newsstand operators said they quickly sold out of the inaugural copy of the mainland edition of Rolling Stone magazine, featuring Chinese rocker Cui Jian on the cover." Read the ... Read More

"The flagship Dio Coffee near the Wannian Bridge (Everlasting Bridge) is challenging a city whose citizens are proud of their elegant tea culture." Read the story.

For the 11th Five-Year Plan, China has planned to shift focus from the speed of growth so far driven by huge investment in manufacturing and urban infrastructure as well as ... Read More

China plans to build the first national museum featuring the culture and history of Chinese characters as well as ethnic languages at the famous Yin Ruins, where oracle bone inscriptions ... Read More

Lion is a special animal to Chinese people. A pair of stone lions, a male and a female, can often be seen in front of the gates of traditional buildings. ... Read More

"With the Beijing Olympics now only two years away, the authorities have launched a campaign against one of the city's least pleasant habits: spitting." Read the story.

Xinji City is well known for many folk handcrafts including paintings, embroidery, glued-cloth pictures, toys and tiger shoes. Read the full article.