Splendor of Xian in the Tang Dynasty
The splendor of Xian in the Tang Dynasty Every visitor to the city of Xian has heard that the city reached its peak of splendor during the Tang dynasty, but given that today only the Great Goose Pagoda, the Small Goose Pagoda, and some performances inspired by the...
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Ethnic groups
Different marriages of the Yao people
Different marriages of the Yao people Among the Yao there are different kinds of marriage, though all they have some common characteristics: - They use antiphonal songs to court each other. - They have the freedom to choose their love partners, but they not have...
Yan Lianke. The Four Books
Yan Lianke. The Four Books The Four Books refers to the famous Four Books of Confucius, the basis of Chinese thought for two millennia. And like those of Confucius, these by Yan Lianke could become a new model for understanding the glories and miseries of human...
Chinese culture
The art of laying out gardens among the Chinese
The art of laying out gardens among the Chinese In the 1740s, William Chambers travelled on three trading voyages to China with the Swedish East India Company. He was the first European to study Chinese architecture methodically. In a book published in 1757, Designs...
Chinese character 欠 qiàn – lack, owe
chinese character欠 qiàn – lack, owe ① lack, owe ② short of, lacking. ③ lean forwad HSK - STROKES - 4 RADICAL - 欠Elements ---- Pictogram of a person with the mouth open. Phonetic series 欠. The upper part evolved from the pictogram of an open mouth. A person人with an...
We are working to republish all the old post in this new format, but due to the vast amount of post published in the last years, it is possible that old and new design posts will coexist during some months.
INDEX OF ETHNIC GROUPS PAGES
General –Achang – Bai – Baima – Baoan – Bulang – Buyang – Buyi – Chashan – Dai – Daur – Deang – Deng – Dong – Dongxiang – Dulong – Ersu – Ewenki – Gejia – Gelao – Hani – Hezhe – Jingpo – Jino – Kucong – Lahu – Lhoba – Li – Lisu – Manchu – Maonan – Miao – Mongols – Moso – Mulao – Namzi – Naxi – Nu – Oroqen – Pumi – Qiang – Sani – She – Shui – Talu – Tibetan – Tu – Tujia – Uygur – Wa – Xibe – Yao – Yi – Yugur– Zhuang