From the east the sun rises, splitting the cloud-enveloped mountain into the sunlit side and the shaded side. Verdant woods ...

Considered the prototype of the phoenix in traditional Chinese lore, green peafowls have exerted significant influence on the nation's culture over the past 2,000 years, according to Yang Xiaojun, a ...

Chinese writing is logographic, that is, every symbol either represents a word or a minimal unit of meaning. When I write the character , it not only has a sound, niu, it has a meaning, “cow.” Only a ...

Image caption, Zheng He's flagship was 400ft long, with nine masts and 12 red sails, and carried 1,000 men "Zheng is being portrayed as a symbol of China's openness to the world, as an envoy of ...

BEIJING--A top Chinese official said Thursday that “all-round efforts” are needed to ensure Tibetans speak standard spoken and written Chinese and share the “cultural symbols and images of ...

While we bid farewell to the Year of the Wood Dragon, the legendary Chinese dragon remains a powerful symbol, deeply rooted in Chinese culture. But what’s the story behind this mythical creature?

TAIPEI, Taiwan (JTA) — The Israeli consulate in Chengdu, China, raised an alarm about a white car with multiple Nazi symbols found in the Sichuan capital, prompting local officials to make an ...