There is a common expression in the English language
The expression “a blue moon” has come to refer to
When people use the saying “七尺男儿”,they're usually referring
In earlier times, such as the Shang Dynasty, I chi was the same as 15.8cm. So 7 chi would be equal to about 110cm. A 7-chi-tall man at the time would be a little person.
During the Warring States Period and Han Dynasty, 1 chi
When
In the following
Today, 1 chi is measured around 33.3cm. So 7 chi would be 233cm.
The Palace Museum,
However, it still has secrets, and a new program
In each one-hour-long episode, the actors and actresses switch between playing guides and historical figures
I felt butterflies in my stomach when I started calligraphy class ten years ago. I wondered what I was doing there. At that moment, I couldn’t have known that I’d just made one of the best
I sat down and listened to the teacher
After nearly five years of practicing, I started to make versions of well-known poems. Calligraphy seemed like a bridge,
Now, calligraphy is not just
There is a special custom near Poyang Lake in Jiangxi province, China. When someone’s family establishes a new house there, they
Three days
Early on the second day, the builder of the house will start to throw "coins" down from the top floor of the new house. The villagers usually get extremely
Since the very beginning of human race, diverse civilizations
In the third century BC, the full stop (句号)or period
The younger generation has grown up using the texts as their primary means of communication. When sending messages ,they tend to break up their thoughts by sending each one as
David Crystal, one of the world's leading language
Though the full stop has taken on a different meaning to the younger generation, specialists noted that it is important to take language environment
Summer Palace, which
In September 2007, Stanley Ho in Macao purchased the horse-head statue at a price of HK $69. 1 million ($8.9 million). It
On Dec 1, 2020, the horse-head bronze statue returned to its original home,
“The horse’s head holds the
So far seven of the 12 statues including the horse
Venice is suffering
Flooding is just one of the impacts from climate change that is being experienced with more
Meanwhile, changes in the ocean will also have a profound influence
Festivals are meant to celebrate important times and events. The Western Halloween takes place on October 31 every year.
However, children nowadays celebrate it in their own ways and they are always looking forward to its
Li Hua, an exchange student in the USA, pays great attention to