Ancient China Women life

Women’s roles in family and society Ancient Chinese women were subordinate to men for most of their lives. First she would obey her father, and after marriage she answered to her husband. According to K’ung Fu-tze, also known as Confucius, a woman’s duty was to look after her husband, sons and the other men in her life. As such, her greatest duty was to have a son. That didn’t mean that sh...

Accomplishments of The First Imperial Period

Emperor Qin Shihuang began his rule in 221 BCE. His dynasty was short lived, spanning only fifteen years, from 221 to 206. He was the first ruler to call himself emperor over a united China. Qin believed he had a "mandate from heaven" to rule, a divine right, and that all people and land belonged to him. In this short period of time, China saw a most progressive period. China was unified and...

Divine Road

In the front part of the imperial necropolises, there usually is a Sacred Way (or Divine Road) which means the road leading to heaven. The Emperor, known as the Son of the Heaven, who came from Heaven to his country through the Sacred Way, also deservedly would return to Heaven through this road. The road is often lined with stone statues which are important decorations of the mausoleum. ...

Birth of Literature---Chinese Poetrythe

The earliest anthology of ancient poems, Shi Jing (Book of Poetry), which is prized by scholars for its literary and historic significance, dates back to between the 11th and 6th century BC. Conventionally, Chinese poetry is divided into four classes -- shi or poetry, ci, ge or songs, and fu. Classification of Chinese Poetry Chinese poetry comes in three forms: Gushi (old poetry) is...

Cao Cao's Contributions in History

Cao Cao, a historic figure, is bestowed with such negative features on the stage due to the unfavorable remarks on his morality given in the classic historical novel The Romance of Three Kingdoms which represents orthodox feudalism. In fact, Cao Cao has been praised as “a brilliant ruler, military genius and great poet” in the history. Agriculture and education While waging military camp...

The Last Self-dressing Women

The tools used by self-dressing women to coil their hair into a bun It is right in the middle of such an open city where there lives a group of eleven self-dressing women, whose lifetime creed is "to comb our hair, cook our meals, share our happiness and sorrow, and live our lives all by ourselves." The Self-dressing Women's Simple Life The eleven old women, aged between 63 and 93, liv...

Yi Yin and Chinese Cuisine

At the time, the formal title of prime minister was A Heng(阿衡, equates Zai Xiang, or prime minister, later). Yi Yin, in accordance to the general understanding, surely is the combination of surname and first name, but actually it is not at all. Yi is his first name, and Yin actually is his position name. Yi Yin was an orphan was presented to the king when discovered by a woman from Youxin ph...

Chinese Opera

“I Sing Beijing - Hanyu Academy of Vocal Arts” hosted by Hanban invited 20 youth singers from 8 countries including the USA, Canada and Italy etc. Together with 6 Chinese youth singers, they made a concerted effort to learn Chinese opera over a period of one month’s intensive study. On August 18th, they gave a report-back performance at National Centre for the Performing Arts. Over a period of o...

Prominent Discovery of the Excavation in Jilin China

In April 2011, the Cultural Heritage Bureau of Jilin Province, the Frontier Archaeology Center of Jilin University and the Jilin Provincial Archaeology Institute jointly formed the “Jilin Provincial Research Station of Practical Field Archaeology and Site Preservation” and conducted archaeological works in the Houtaomuga site, Da’an and its vicinity in a systematical manner. From July to Octo...

History of Chinese Clothing

China has many ethnic groups with a long history while Han people dominate most periods in history. For thousands of years, generations of clothing designers have devoted themselves to building the Kingdom of Clothes, making the garments that cover the human body into an important component of Chinese culture. The progress of nation can be seen through its changes in clothing styles. Clothing m...