简易气功健身法:易筋经(英文)

Qigong (an ancient Chinese exercise that focuses on breathing) is a way to balance body and mind. Qigong's long history makes it a Chinese cultural treasure, but it is also an important aspect of Chinese traditional medicine. It has a valuable role in preventing and curing illness, strengthening the body, prolonging life and even increasing intelligence. Qigong has made a great contribution to the Chinese nation health both in the past and today. Yijinjing is a Qigong exercise passed down from ancient times, which strengthens the physique and adds muscle tone. This exer cise couples hard movement with soft move ment, like 'yin'and 'yang'. Loose clothing and flat, cloth shoes should be worn before doing exercise. Try to regulate your breathing     

Prairie and its Creators

THE Chinese opera Prairie is based on a real historical event that took place in 1771, the 35th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Unable to bear the Czar's cruel oppression, 170,000 people of the Turhuta Mongolian tribe living in     

Huanghe Culture at Jiaxian County

THE Huanghe River has long been regarded as the mother river by Chinese and the Huanghe River valley the cradle of ancient Chinese culture. Last year, I visited Jiaxian County, an ancient town by the Huanghe River in Shaanxi Province, and had the opportunity to experience traditional Huanghe culture. The largest annual Baiyun Taoist Temple fair was held     

中国古代玺印(英文)

Royal seals were first used to validate ancient officials' documents. Most of the seals have Chinese characters. Seals date back to the Shang and Western Zhou dynasties (1600 BC-771 BC), and developed extensively in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 BC-256 BC). ChangeS in China's social structure led to direct relations between the roles of individuals and social     

Splendid Arts Fram Ancient Capitals

IT was in the golden autumn in Beijing, when the sky was high and the air clear, that I hurried to Zhongshan Park to witness the display of the songs and dances of the seven Chinese ancient capitals. The flower beds arranged for the celebration of National Day were still there and the colorful blooms looked especially bright in the sunshine. The seven cities which have served as capitals in Chinese history are Beijing,     

Roam in Yan'an

YAN'AN, located in the center of the Loess Plateau, is an ancient, hilly city established in the Sui Dynasty (581-618). The city has a history of more than 1,300 years. In October 1935, the Central Red Army led by Chairman Mao Zedong accomplished the 25,000 li (1,250 k.) Long March and arrived at Wuqizhen in the north of Shaanxi Province. In Januar, 1937, the Central Party Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) moved to Yan'an. Yan'an then became the base for the Chinese Liberation.     

田义墓——宦官文化陈列馆(英文)

Tianyi Cemetery lies in the western part of Moshikou in Beijing's Shijingshan District, is the first and also the onlymuseum in China that commemorates the place of eunuchs in Chinese culture.Built in 1605, during the Wanli Period of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) as the graveyard of a high-ranking eunuch named Tianyi, it was comprised of Xiande Ancestral Hall,     

Get Rid of Poverty—Visiting Xihaigu Region in Ningxia

The eight counties in the southern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is referred to Xihaigu, where severe natural conditions—intense winds and lack of rain—make it one of the poorest regions in China since ancient times. In 1983, the Chinese     

读者庭院(英文)

If you are interested in Chinese culture and would like to experience some ancient Chinese culture for yourself, we have just the thing for you!     

Sanmenxia:A Pearl by the Yellow River

LOCATED by the Yellow River in the west of Henan Province. the city of Sanmenxia sits at the juncture of Henan. Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. The name of Sanmenxia (Three-Gate Gorge, in Chinese) derives from a beautiful ancient story about a magic axe that could carve out rivers and watercourses. In remote antiquity, a legendary hero named Da Yu was supposed to have tunneled the Dragon Gate, set up a whetstone and cut across     

Dao Meiying,the Last Dai Princess

TO most Chinese, the word "princess" is only a reminder of the remote past. Yet Dao Meiying, age 66, the last Dai princess is still living in Xishuangbanna Dai Nationality Prefecture of Yunnan Province. Wanting to find the woman behind the ancient title, I rang the doorbell of Dao Meiying's house. A Dai teenager opened the door of the siheyuan, a compound with low buildings around a courtyard. Pots of tropical flowers were neatly arranged in the sun. Hearing the voices     

Famous Food in Beijing

MORE than 3,000 years have passed since Shao Gongshi was granted territory at Yon (Beijing) by the King of Zhon in 1045 B.C. Ever since,Beijing has had a long and glorious history as the capital for five Chinese feudal dynasties--the Liao (907-1125), Jin (1115-1234),Yuan (1206-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing(1644-1911). As a political, cultural and economic centre,Beijing has formed a unique taste on food with many long-lasting, wellknown eateries.     

节气

The 24 solar terms,based on the sun's position in the zodiac,were created by farmers in ancient China to guide agricultural affairs and farming activities.The 24 solar terms reflect the changes in climate,natural phenomena,agricultural production and other aspects of human life,including fo o d,clothing,housing and transportation.Nowadays,many Chinese,including farmers,still use the terms as guides to help them arrange their daily activities.In November 2016,the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO)added China's 24 solar terms to the list of its items of intangible cultural heritage.     

The First Foreign Clawn in Sichuan Opera

SICHUAN opera, popular in Sichuan,Yunnan and Parts of Guizhou provinces,originated from Emperor Yongzheng's regime in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) by the combination of kunqiang-(melodies which originated in Kunqiang (melodies which originated in Kunshan,Jiangsu Province in the Ming Dynasty),gaoqiang (a kind of rhyme scheme of Chinese opera) and luantan (a     

Walking Into the Temple Gate

In the Chinese Buddhist world there is a saying, "One who knows about Sichuan knows something about Buddhism; one who knows about Buddhism knows about Sichuan." In ancient and modem times, Buddhist temples and monasteries have been located in the mountains, tall, rugged and beautiful in this part of the country, where thousands of Buddhists live or gather to undergo rigorous ascetic discipline. Buddhism has a profound influence in the province. Today about 60,000 Buddhist monks and nuns live in the province, among whom about 2,000 are bhiksuni (Sanskrit term for Buddhist nun). There is an ever greater number of believers in Buddhism. It is thought that there are about six million Buddhists in Sichuan; five million practice Han-language-family Buddhism and the other million are of the Tibetan-language-family Buddhism.In an effort to describe the life of Buddhist nuns to our readers, Women of China visited the Aidao Monastery (a temple that is opened to the public) and the Tiexiang (Iron Statue) Monastery     

Good Reasons to Choose Chinese

TASTE, texture and aroma all act as food's aphrodisiacs. Chinese food combines each of these elements, creating an art for the senses. Diet has long been recognized as a way of preserving and enhancing health. From ancient times, the Chinese noticed people's moods change with the seasons. Using a delicately woven tapestry, food and Chinese medicine go hand in hand. According to traditional Chinese medicine, people should change their     

Lacquer Painting

In 1981, Ningxia archaeologists unearthed an ancient tomb from the tenth year of Taihe in Northern Wei (the year 486). A couple was buried in the tomb. The lacquer painting on the wooden coffin is regarded as a unique flower in the history of ancient Chinese painting. The coffin was decayed but analyzed from its lacquer     

找不着北

Ian Thompson, 28, from the United States, has been living in Beijing for one and a half years. He teaches oral English classes in several primary schools. Fascinated by the beautiful, ancient city, and the warmhearted local people, he says he plans to live in Beijing for another three to five years. Thompson has taken a Chineselanguage course, but he is more interested in practicing spoken Chinese with his     

Wedding in Sheng■hou

"HAVING fun at weddings will bring good fortune to the new couple." This is a local saying in Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province. Fun activities at weddings is actually a way of congratulating and blessing new couples. Singing and composing poems in antiphonal style are what people like to do at weddings in Shengzhou, a tradition that started in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). After the wedding banquet, the bride's maids and best men begin preparations. They try to figure out each other's ability, compose the first sentences of