Tag: chinese culture
The Daylily’s 2,500-Year Journey: How China Turned a Poet’s Flower into a Kitchen Staple
The Chinese idiom "huánghuācài dōu liáng le," literally "even the daylily dish has gone cold," is a northern...
Three People Who Determine Your Happiness in Old Age
As people reach the later stage of life, the most precious thing is not savings accounts or bankbooks...
China’s Five Sacred Creatures and What They Actually Meant
The dragon: lord of transformation, emblem of imperial power The Shuowen Jiezi, the Han dynasty's...
How Beijing’s Character Simplification Campaign Severed China from Its Own Civilization
Look carefully at two versions of the same character. The first is 愛, the traditional form of the Chinese...
Changsha: City of Poets, Scholars, and Ancient Kilns
Changsha sits at the confluence of mountain and river, with Yuelu Mountain rising to its west and the...
Unravelling the Mystery of Traditional Chinese Herbs: Lily bulb (百合 Bai He)
A lovely symbol of innocence, devotion, and renewal, the lily is widely recognized as a gentle, holistic...
Shen Yun Dazzles Philadelphia Audiences During Miller Theatre Run
From April 15 to 19, audiences at Philadelphia’s Miller Theatre experienced a Shen Yun Performing Arts...
‘Experience China in its Authenticity’ – Shen Yun Stuns Audiences During Lincoln Center Run
Running from March 25 to April 12 at the David H. Koch Theater in the Lincoln Center for the Performing...
Influencer Hu Liren Commends Falun Gong’s Stand for Virtue in the Face of the CCP
Overseas Chinese commentator Hu Liren recently shared his views on Falun Gong after attending a Shen...
How the Chinese Communist Party Changed Chinese Characters—and What Was Lost
A century ago, some of China’s most accomplished classical scholars warned that altering the written...
Was the Yuan Dynasty Chinese? Rethinking China’s Identity Beyond Ethnicity and Empire
The debate reflects a broader shift in historical interpretation. In modern discourse, particularly under...
China’s 2026 Spring Festival Gala Replaced Performers with Robots, and Millions Refused to Watch
The Chinese Communist Party's flagship television network made a revealing choice for the most-watched...