Editor's Pickup

Wudang Mountains，Sacred Sanctuary of Taoism

The Wudang Mountains (simplified Chinese: 武當山), also known as Wu Tang Shan or simply Wudang, are a small mountain range in the Hubei province of China, just to the south of the manufacturing city of Shiyan.

The Yalu River

The Yalu River (Chinese) or the Amnok River (Korean) is a river on the border between China and North Korea. The Chinese name comes from a Manchu word meaning "the boundary between two countries".

The last stand of Euphrates poplars

They are known as the hero tree, because a euphrates poplar can live for a thousand years. Even after it dies, it stands upright for a thousand years, and even after it falls, it stays intact for another thousand years. I like euphrates poplar because they symbolize the resilience of the Chinese nation.

A Search for Precious Stones

A gemstone or gem (also called a precious or semi-precious stone) is a piece of attractive mineral, which—when cut and polished—is used to make jewelry or other adornments.

Who Did the Terracotta Warriors Really Belong to?

There are still many exciting treasures waiting to be unearthed over three decades after the first excavation of the famous site.

Drama School in Jiang´an

Jiang´an National Drama School has witnessed the life-and-death relocation of Chinese dramatists during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

Chinese Kung Fu

600 Years of Kunqu Opera

Kunqu Opera can trace its origins back to the late Ming Dynasty and a small town south of the Yangtze, called Kunshan.

In Search of the Goddess: Mazu

If you were to go to China´s southeastern coastal regions and ask the local seamen about their superstitions, one name that would be bound to come up is Mazu.

Salt Merchants of Yangzhou

There´s a well-known poem that translates something like:"A hundred thousand strings of coins around my waist, I would ride a crane down to Yangzhou." It´s a reference to the prosperity Yangzhou has enjoyed down through the centuries.