Top 5 Famous Historic Buildings in China
With its thousands of years of history since the ancient dynasties to current hypermodern China, numerous Chinese architectures have been developed from simple villages to mesmerizing…
Hungry Ghost Festival (History, Legends, Activities, and Things to Avoid )
The Hungry Ghost Festival is one of the Chinese major festivals that is focused on venerating the ancestors, just like other festivals like the famous Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweeping…
The Biggest Challenges in learning Chinese for English speakers
Mandarin Chinese has a reputation for being a very difficult language to learn. Chinese as a language is radically different than Western languages like English, Spanish, and German,…
Top 5 Amazing Natural Places in China
With the massive landmass of China, it would only make sense that there is no shortage of amazing natural places from vast deserts, to mountains standing into the sky to mesmerizing…
Was The Great Wall of China Actually Effective?
It’s a well-known history that the Great Wall was built originally to repel foreign invaders. As China’s historic landmark and one of the most important world cultural heritage…
Qixi Festival or Double Seventh Festival (Legend - Origin - Traditions)
As the name “Double Seventh” suggests, the Festival is held every 7th day of the 7th month. However, keep in mind that as with other Chinese Festivals, the Double Seventh Festival,…
Ancient Chinese fortune telling Methods that Still Exist (Origins - Tips)
Fortune-telling is an important part of Chinese social life and culture. Suan Ming (算命), or fate calculation, has a long history in China, with roots in divination and primordial…
What is Pi Yao (Pi Xiu) in Feng Shui?
Pi Xiu (貔貅), or Pi Yao in some modern translation is one of the celestial beings in Chinese mythology besides the four major celestial beings (Azure Dragon of the East, the Vermilion…
