Chinese makeup for lips
2009-06-18 11:49:30
The shiny image of Zhang Ziyi in the movie the Banquet is impressive to many audiences. Her red and bright lips, short and dark eyebrows, and well decorated cheeks are the typical elements in the makeup popularized during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618—AD907).
Arts in Tibet, gifts from Heaven
2007-08-03 14:42:30
Visitors to Tibet are invariably impressed by the local people's power of imagination and boldness of their artistic expression, from architecture to clothing and decorations, from furniture to articles of daily use.
Jade: a romance of the stone
2007-07-11 08:36:29
Some 8,000 years ago, Chinese ancestors living in today's north China started to make earrings and necklaces out of a kind of stone in colors of light green or creamy white. The stone has been attached with deep connotations ever since.
Love actually, is all around China
2008-03-20 09:47:35
It is widely known that Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14, but do you know what day is it one month later, on March 14?It is White Valentine's Day. White Day is a reciprocal day when men give gifts to those who gave to them during the previous month.
Journey into Chinese culture along subway lines
2008-08-19 16:37:36
Many of the places the lines pass by have a long and interesting history. On line 5 and 10, citizens not only enjoy the convenience of modern transportation, but it’s also likely that they will have a journey of Chinese Culture.
Ancient ideas behind Olympic buildings
2008-08-29 15:33:53
Situated in the north of the Beijing’s axis, the shapes of the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube are respectively round and square, representing the semi-circular dome of the sky and the square earth in the traditional Chinese philosophy.
Five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty
2008-04-21 10:02:48
China has a long history in porcelain, which developed from pottery making. The ceramic history can be traced back to the Neolithic age.
To taste oriental culture – starting from bowls and chopsticks
2008-09-18 15:39:32
Chinese are much easier at the table, and all they use are a bowl, chopsticks and a spoon. Just like the western saying where “less is more,” in Chinese traditional table ware is both simple and ingenious.
Delivering the fruit of romance
2008-10-24 09:24:20
Lychees, with their reddish spiky skin around a delicious, jelly-like pulp are much favored fruit around the world, and China is no different.
Shining in its own style
2008-11-07 16:56:19
For centuries Asian rulers and the wider society has had a devoted attachment to the luxurious green stone that is jade.Jadeite, a kind of pyroxene with a degree of hardness, found mainly in Burma was popularly used in the Qing dynasty.
Art for eyes and ears
2008-09-18 16:19:22
Every time when I examine an ancient painting with people playing musical instruments, I wish it could have the magic of Harry Porter’s pictures and paintings where characters jump out to talk to him.
Finest cuts: the emperor’s old clothes
2011-01-16 08:54:49
Even the emperor's best clothes are subjected to wear and tear, especially after hundreds of years.
