Following successful presentations in Paris, New York, Cairo and Canada between 2024 and 2026, the international exhibition ...
Chinese calligraphy is more than brush-and-ink writing — it embodies Confucianism, Taoism, Zen Buddhism, and yin and yang philosophy. Over millennia, these traditions have shaped its aesthetics ...
Yang Hexiang, director of the Yunnan Provincial Library, introduces the digital ancient books the institute released on Dec ...
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How China’s first 3 dynasties shaped Chinese culture and society, from writing to religion
From 2070BC to 256BC, the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties paved the way for Chinese society with Taoism, written language, music and more To understand Chinese culture, it is necessary to go back to the ...
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In 1899, a scholar examining dragon bones found carved marks and uncovered Shang China's earliest writing
In 1899, a sharp-eyed scholar, Wang Yirong, greatly advanced knowledge of late Shang China. He was looking at bones being sold in a traditional market. These pieces, called “dragon bones” at the time, ...
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