Tag: tang dynasty
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...
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...
Li Jing: The Tang Dynasty General Who Chose to Retire at the Height of His Power
The Sui dynasty's collapse, foreseen but ignored In the final years of the Sui dynasty, Emperor Yang...
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...
The Lantern Festival in Chinese History: Ritual Origins, Imperial Celebrations, and Folk Traditions from
The Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. This year it lands on March...
Origins of Tea in China: From Shennong’s Legend to Lu Yu’s Classic of Tea
Chinese legend holds that Shennong, the ancient ruler revered as a founder of agriculture and medicine...
A Glimpse Into the Cultural Grandeur and Prosperity of China’s Tang Dynasty
From 618 to 907 A.D., the Tang dynasty served as the pinnacle of Chinese civilization. Renowned for its...
Tang Emperors in Stone: The First Stele of Xi’an’s Stele Forest
By Jingrong A stele that greets every visitor At the entrance of the Xi’an Stele Forest Museum...
Frugality, Luxury, and Legacy: How Screens Shaped Imperial China
By Dai Dongni Screens are among the oldest forms of furniture in Chinese civilization, appearing as...
Princess Wencheng’s Journey Along the Tea-Horse Road
By Xiao Jing A line from a Yuan-dynasty drama echoes across centuries: “Managing a household begins...
‘Xiaoman’s Waist’: The Ancient Love Story Behind Guangzhou’s Iconic Tower
Rising over the skyline of Guangzhou, China’s 600-meter television tower twists elegantly toward the...
The Past–And Present–of China’s Imperial Exams
Adapted from Erping Zhang's original video available on YouTube. Chinese civilization has long viewed...