It's been one week since 8 Hong Kong people were killed in the Manila hostage ordeal, and according to Chinese traditions, the seventh day after a death is the height of the mourning period.[more]

Shenyang Imperial Palace (shěn yáng gù gōng), or named Houjin Imperial Palace (hòu jīn gù gōng) or Shengjing Imperial Palace (shèng jīng gū gòng), is the only existing royal palace in China outside of the Forbidden City in Beijing. [more]

In this lesson, we will learn some Chinese we often use in our daily life. These topics are common and popular, and Chinese people say them everyday. Let's get started. This is about night life.[more]

The plot is based on Cao Yu's 1934 play Thunderstorm (雷雨 pinyin: Lei Yu), but is set in the royal court of a certain dynasty in ancient China (please refer to the "historical perspective" section for detailed discussion). [more]

A publishing sensation in China, this novel wraps an ecological warning and political indictment around the story of Chen Zhen, a Beijing student sent during the 1960s Cultural Revolution to live as a shepherd among the herdsmen of the Olon...[more]

Fish processing, Ji knife, salt, cooking wine, ginger and green onions to taste. [more]