Painting—“Enjoying Herself In Yanjing Life”

A painter from the late Qing Dynasty left no signature on this portrait of customs and figures. The work measures 148.6 cm long and 79.8 cm wide. The artwork reveals a household scene of Man ethnicity women. The mistress, a     

The Good Wife (a Kazakh folk story)

LONG, long ago, there lived a king who had a daughter who was both intelligent and beautiful. One day in the royal garden, the king saw a beautiful white swan hovering about and trumpeting. The princess said. "The white swan told me that a good wife can make a king out of a stupid man, while a lazy wife will change a diligenl hush,md into a lazy man." Irritated, the king said. "Let me see how you call turn a fool into a king!" And he ordered his men to drive the princess to the most remote     

Magicians Succeed Through Hard Efforts

ONE day during the winter of 1992, the sound of gongs and drums of Beijing opera echoed in the Central Hall of the International Magic Exchange in Los Angeles, California. More than a hundred first class magicians from different countries gathered there to enjoy a performance by two Chinese magicians. The two were Qin Mingxiao and Yao Jinfen, a husband and wife team. Qin stood on the stage and smiled. He wore a Qing Dynasty sapphire blue robe with dragon patterns embroidered in gold thread. Holding a peach in his hand, he asked the audience, "Do you know what country 'Three Immortals Return to the Cave' comes from or how long ago?" Various answers came from the     

走街串巷(英文)

Beijing Sihe Courtyard Hotel北京四合宾馆Sihe Courtyard Hotel is located in Beijing's commercial hub.Two white-marble lions stand at the hotel's entrance,as if they are watching the view and life of the city.The hotel is one of the few quadrangles(compound with houses around a courtyard) left in Beijing.It was built during the Qing     

Gongbao Diced Chicken

"Gongbao" was an official title of the Qing Dynasty. The dish got its name from a Qing official, the Sichuan provincial governor-general who particularly liked this Spicy stirfried chicken dish.     

“都一处”烧麦馆 (英文)

In the late years of the Ming Dynasty (1368—1644) and the early years of Qing Dynasty(1644—1911), Wang Ruifu, the ancestor of "Du Yi Chu," left his hometown, Fushan County of Shanxi Province. and undertook a hazardous journey to Beijing to make a living.     

牙雕《月曼清游》(局部)(英文)

This ivory tablet was carved in 1741 by Chen Zuzhang and four other handicraftsmen, based on a picture drawn by Chen Mei, a painter from the lmperial Art Academy of the Qing Dynasty. They spent 100 days to finish the work. Altogether, there are 12 parts, with each part having one side carved with a scene and the other side with a poem by Emperor Qianlong. The carvings tell of the recreation activities of women     

Beijing Silk Figurines

The Beijing silk figurine is a traditional Chinese handicraft. It originated in the Northern Song Dynasty and has been around for more than 1,000 years. It is called a silk figurine because all parts of the handicraft are made of highquality Chinese silk. The figurine comes in sizes ranging from 16-46 centimeters to suit many decorating tastes. If you look closely you will find that the head and hands are quite exquisite, and the clothes and ornaments are true to lire. The process of making a figurine includes dozens of steps, from sculpting to painting, sewing to doing inlay work. The subjects of Beijing silk figures are wide-ranging and come mostly from Chinese     

公主墓中的金面具(英文)

In 1986, a pure gold mask was unearthed from a tomb in Inner Mongolia, which contained the remains of a Qidan Kingdom princess and her husband—dating from the Liao Dynasty (916-1125). A rare find, the mask bestowed by     

Traveling in Beijing—an Ancient Capital

Tiananmen, a tourist spot in the center of Beijing, used to be the gate of the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was built in 1417 during the Ming Dynasty.     

The Earliest Women's Association for Progress, Women's School and Women's Newspaper in China

THE year 1898 is worth remembering for China' s women. It was that year that a large group of women who advocated social change established the Women's Association for Progress, the Women's School of China and started the first women's newspaper, "Chinese Girl's Progress" in Guishuli, Shanghai, with the support and participation of the reformers during the latter part of the Qing Dynasty. The article "On Equality Between     

四川饭店(英文)

Sichuan Restaurant is located at No.51, Xi Rongxian Hutong, Xicheng District, Beijing. The total area is about 10 thousand square meters. It consists of four Siheyuan(traditional rectangular courtyards)and a garden that all have a history of over 400 years. These buildings used to belong to the royal family of the Qing Dynasty(1644—1911).     

Phoenix-Head Flat Kettle

The elegant ceramic style of blue-and-white porcelain (with colored drawings under glaze) emerged in the Tang and Song dynasties (618-1279), came to maturity in the Yuan Dynasty, and became popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Famous for its delicate blue flowers on a pure white background, this style of porcelainware possesses rich Chinese flavor and strong aesthetic appeal; pieces handed down to the present day still     

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     

The Palace of Chinese Traditional Culture—Rongbao Zhai

AT the western end of Liuli Chang, the famous Beijing Cultural Street, there is a two-story classical building. By the door are two boards with three big golden characters, "Rongbao Zhai" (Study of Glorious Treasures), one wriuen by Lu Runxiang, Number One Scholar in Qing Dynasty, and the other by Guo Momo. one of the founders of modern Chinese literature, and a great calligrapher. The elegant building, and vigorous, bold and flowing calligraphy reflect China's brilliant traditional culture. This is the     

卖场(英文)

Chinese have long valued ivory for art objects. During the Ming and Qing dynasties,Guangzhou, a city in south China's Guangdong Province,was the center of the ivory trade,and ivory carvings from Guangzhou were considered the best in China.During the latter years of the Qing Dynasty,Guangzhou's ivory-carving industry was internationally recognized, and most of the ivory sculptors in the imperial city were from Guangdong Province,especially Guangzhou. Ivory carvings from China are renowned throughout the w...     

卖场(英文)

Chinese have long valued ivory for art objects. During the Ming and Qing dynasties,Guangzhou, a city in south China's Guangdong Province, was the center of the ivory trade,and ivory carvings from Guangzhou were considered the best in China.During the late years of the Qing Dynasty,Guangzhou's ivory-carving industry was internationally recognized,and most of the ivory sculptors in the imperial city were from Guangdong Province,especially Guangzhou.Ivory carvings from China are renowned throughout the worl...     

THE LIFE AND LOVES OF WANG LUOBIN

WANG was born in 1913 in Beijing. When he studied at the Beijing Art School, he fell in love with Luo Shah, who was five years younger than he. Luo's grandfather was an official in charge of salt transportation at the end of the Qing Dynasty. Her father was a professional revolutionary. The sharp contradiction between her feudal family background and her progressive thoughts made her a radical youth. When Luo left Beijing for her hometown in Henan Province after the     

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     

WOMEN'S NATIONALIST ARMY Soldiers Aid Revolutionaries in Fight Against Feudalism

AT the beginning of the 20th century, China was undergoing a great social change with the start of the democratic revolution against the Qing Dynasty, China's last feudal state (1644-1911). At the same time, a group of women intellectuals was emerging and growing with the development of women's education in China. They embraced the ideals of democracy and equality between the sexes and actively took part