History & Culture

The Story Behind Yuan Xiao Jie 元宵节

Yuan Xiao Jie (Chinese: 元宵节 ; pinyin: yuán xiāo jié) or the Lantern Festival, also known as the Shangyuan Festival,...

3 February 2023

Feiyufu (Chinese: 飞鱼服 ; pinyin: fēi yú fú) is a type of traditional Chinese clothing that first appeared in the...

31 January 2023

A story between Wu Zetian and peony.

28 January 2023

Chinese New Year Story, Legend of Nian Why celebrating the Chinese new year is often called Guo Nian (Chinese: 过年...

20 January 2023

Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important festival in China and a major event...

18 January 2023

Tang dynasty (Chinese: 唐朝; pinyin: táng cháo) was one of the Chinese dynasties that succeeded the Sui dynasty and preceded...

9 January 2023

Ancient people could make a robe from 100 fabrics from various families? More about Baijiayi: Baijiayi 百家衣, Hundred Families Robe

3 January 2023

Fengguan Xiapei are not clothes, they are accessories. Fengguan means phoenix crown and xiapei means red cloud scarf. Fengguan Xiapei...

28 November 2022

Do you often see these clothes in many historical Chinese dramas? These clothes are called Hanfu (Chinese: 汉服 ; pinyin:...

22 November 2022

Fengguan Xiapei (Chinese: 凤冠霞帔 ; pinyin: fèng guān xiá pèi) is a set of Hanfu accessories for ancient noble women...

13 November 2022