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 ...

29! 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 ...

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 ...

It has become a symbol of the Chinese revolution, since the CPC established its headquarters in Yan'an in July 937. It was in this historical site about three kilometers northwest of Yan'an that ...