Now and then , interesting history of China

Sunday

Mighty war horses and stolen sculptures

LI Shimin (AD 599-649), better known as Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907), is lauded as the “emperor on horseback” for his courage and military skills. The second ruler of the prosperous ...

April 18, 2021, Sunday

A sacred monument to the past and the art of sculpting with clay

EASY to get and low in cost, clay replaced materials such as stone and metal in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) to become a top choice for sculpting in Buddhist temples. The Shuanglin Temple in the southwest ...

April 11, 2021, Sunday

Imperial calligrapher with style

OUYANG Xun (AD 557-641) was a renowned calligrapher, politician and scholar of the early Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907). Born in today’s Changsha City in Hunan Province, he was a talented student who read ...

April 4, 2021, Sunday

Ancient relief work calls the tune

A classical dance featuring 14 female musicians dressed in Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) costume went viral on China’s social media platforms after it aired on Henan TV. Entitled “Tang Gong Yan Ye,” or in ...

March 21, 2021, Sunday

Buddhist shrine once a scene of royal secrets, murder, scandal

ZHANGHUA Temple is rife with royal secrets, scandals and murder. It’s said the temple, sitting on the southeastern tip of Shashi City, Hubei Province, was originally built on the site of Zhanghua Palace ...

March 14, 2021, Sunday

Ancient tale earns iconic temple reputation of love and romance

PUJIU Temple in Shanxi Province earns its reputation as a temple of love thanks to the ancient romantic play “Xixiang Ji” (“Romance of the Western Chamber”), written by Wang Shifu during the Yuan Dynasty ...

February 28, 2021, Sunday

Confucian classics carved in stone

BEFORE printing was invented in China in the early Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907), the only way to read and circulate articles was to copy them by hand. Errors were therefore inevitable. In AD 175, a dozen ...

February 21, 2021, Sunday

Sacred Buddhist temple a place of worship, charity and legends

HONGLUO (Red Snail) Temple on the Hongluo Mountain, about 55 kilometers away from downtown Beijing, has been worshipped for centuries as the capital city’s most efficacious place by those praying for ...

February 7, 2021, Sunday

The master calligrapher behind vanguard ‘hanging arm technique’

XIANYU Shu (1246-1302), also known as Boji and pseudonym Kunxue Shanmin (a poor mountain scholar), was a notable poet, collector, connoisseur and calligrapher of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). Historical ...

January 31, 2021, Sunday

Ordination terrace stands strong as a symbol of Buddhist faith

JIETAI Temple, hidden halfway down Ma’an Mountain, about 35 kilometers from downtown Beijing, is well known among China’s ancient Buddhists for its “Jie Tai,” a square stone ordination terrace to initiate ...

January 24, 2021, Sunday

About Us
|
Terms of Use
|
RSS
|
Privacy Policy
|
Contact Us
|
Shanghai Call Center: 962288
|
Tip-off hotline: 52920043

沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
|
互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
|
网络视听许可证：0909346
|
广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
|
增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012