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Traveling in Beijing can be both intriguing and frustrating. Many travelers can be frustrated when trying to find the best sightseeing, eating and sleeping arrangements. Read on to find some Beijing travel tips to help you get the most out […]

General China Geography Chinese history Chinese languages Chinese Characters Chinese Currency Names of the Chinese people   Chinese  Art and Crafts Chinese arts and crafts have a long history. Earthenware of the primitive society of the Neolithic Age is the […]

Tang tricolor pottery,referring to the tri-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty,is the general designation of the colorful pottery with multi-glaze color which flourished in the Tang Dynasty. Glazes are normally green,blue,yellow, white, ochre,brown,etc. it is called “Tang tricolor pottery” […]

“China” in English has two meanings, China as a country and China as porcelain. Westerners have linked the country of China with porcelain since a long time ago,because the technique of manufacturing porcelain was originally invented in China. Porcelain was […]

Cloisonne,also known as Jingtailan is a unique art from originated in Beijing Cloisonne is also enamel,which flourished and reached it’s peak of development during the reign of the Ming emperor Jingtai(1450-1457). As the objects were mostly in blue color, Cloisonne […]

Kite also called Zhiyuan or yaozi(paper kite in the shape of an eagle,swallow.etc.) in ancient China,was invented by the Chinese people. It is said that Lu Ban,a well-known ingenious carpenter,made a bamboo magpie that could fly. During the Five Dynasty […]

Embroidery is a renowned traditional Chinese handicraft with a history of more than 3 000 years, on a piece of silk or cloth, people embroider all kinds of beautiful pictures and patterns with threads of silk, wool or cotton. Among […]

China is the earlyiest country to have produced silk. Legend has it that Lei Zu, wife of Emperor huangdi, invented sericulture, silk reeling and weaving. Chinese archaeologists believe the technology of silk weaving has at least a history of 4 […]

Many westerners are fond of Chinese paper-cuts,because they are pretty and exquisite with a unique oriental style. Indeed, Chinese paper-cuts help to viewers to feel the real daily life and a festive atmosphere. The making of paper-cuts is a popular […]

Jade carving is one of the oldest carving arts in China. Crude jade tools appeared in China as early as in the late Neolithic Age. Jade carving  became an industry in the Shang(16th century BC-11th century BC) and Zhou( 11th […]