Category: Cultural Notes

It is a prefecture in Shandong Province in Chinese history. It is located on the Shandong Peninsula. Ming and Qing Dynasty Dengzhou mansion, still governing…

The handles of the doors are made of iron rings. This is a typical style of doors in traditional Chinese architecture. Image of tiehuan men.

Fengyan is a classical Chinese word that literally translates to “beacon smoke” or “signal smoke.” It refers to the smoke or fire signals used historically…

This is an idiom used as an analogy for the action of differentiating right from wrong and abandon the wrong while joining the right. It…

This is one of the title of the Mazu媽祖, a sea goddess in Chinese folk religion, Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism. Mazu is the deified…

Also knownas youyan 幽燕, it refers to the northern part of China, especially in the premodern context. The core region of youyan consists of the…

Sancong side三從四德[Three Obediences and Four Virtues] is a set of moral principles and social code of behavior for maiden and married women in East Asian…

“Tian” to refer to the absolute God of the universe is predominant in Chinese religion today, Annual Sacrifice to Heaven in honor of the Highest…

This is a meaningful concept proposed in ancient China regarding human longevity. It refers to the lifespan endowed by heaven, which is the natural lifespan…