Chinese Festivals

(中国的节日) Reading Time: 6 minutes  Festivals, deeply embedded in Chinese history and traditions, are key parts of Chinese culture. They are not only markers of the seasons to be celebrated, but also powerful expressions of cultural identity, values, and social cohesion. They provide occasions for social interactions, family gatherings, and the transmission of cultural knowledge to […]

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Dunhuang—the Crown Jewel of Buddhist Art

(佛教艺术的宝库—敦煌) Reading Time: 6 minutes  From the 4th to 14th centuries CE, the city of Dunhuang (敦煌), in northwest China, was a key intersection in the ancient Silk Road—a network of trade routes that connected China with Central and West Asia. To Dunhuang’s east, the Silk Road led to China’s ancient capital Chang’an (长安, today’s Xi’an

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Flavors of the Chinese Silk Road

(丝路上的美食) Reading Time: 5 minutes  The ancient Silk Road—a network of routes that connected China to the Central Asia and finally Europe—started from Chang’an (长安), the modern-day Xi’an (西安). Through the Silk Road, merchants in camel and horse caravans from the west and south brought their musical instruments, rugs, ceramics, lacquer-wares, and spices to China and

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Who is Sun Wukong?

(孙悟空何许“人”也?)  Reading Time: 5 minutes   In the year 629 CE during the Tang Dynasty (唐朝), Xuanzang (玄奘), a Buddhist monk, set out from the Tang capital Chang’an (长安), present day Xi’an (西安), on a pilgrimage to India. This journey took him along routes that merchants used in trading with the Western Regions (西域) and what

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(孙悟空何许“人”也?)  Reading Time: 5 minutes   In the year 629 CE during the Tang Dynasty (唐朝), Xuanzang (玄奘), a Buddhist monk, set out from the Tang capital Chang’an (长安), present day Xi’an (西安), on a pilgrimage to India. This journey took him along routes that merchants used in trading with the Western Regions (西域) and what

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