Erhai Lake (érhǎi 洱海) is the largest highland lake next to Dianchi and one of the seven biggest fresh water lakes in China. It means, 'sea shaped like an ear', in Chinese. Implying that the lake is ear shaped and as large as a sea, hence it was so named. The lake covers an area of 250 square kilomet... [more]

The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. As early as the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it had become a festival with great significance. [more]

The Four Books (sì shū 四书) refer to The Analects of Confucius (lún yǔ 论语), The Mencius (mèng zǐ 孟子), The Great Learning (dà xué 大学) and The Doctrine of the Golden Mean (zhōng yōng 中庸). The former two are collections of sayings and teachings of Confucius (kǒng zǐ 孔子) and Mencius (mèng zǐ 孟子) as well ... [more]

The temple fair (miào huì 庙会) is a kind of social activity in China. Legend has it that it originated in ancient times when people offered sacrifices to the village god, which later gradually evolved into a marketplace for people to exchange products and a place for cultural performance. Temple fair... [more]

木渎古镇位于苏州西郊灵岩山麓，依山而筑，傍水而居，其独特的格局为江南诸多古镇少有。位于苏州城西南15公里处，有“吴中第一镇”之称。木渎景区名列太湖风景区十三个景区之首。木渎更是江南唯一的园林古镇。 [more]

Chinese names often have two or three characters. Usually the first character is the surname, followed by the given name. When people address each other, they may use the surname plus a certain title, like “李小姐”、“王先生”etc. According to the latest survey, the ten most common surname in China are: 李、王、... [more]

Closely intertwined with “guanxi” is “renqing” an important vehicle in Chinese social exchanges. “renqing” which literally translates as human sentiment or human emotion is defines by one western scholar as “covers not only sentiment but also its social expressions such as the offering of congratula... [more]

Chinese people emphasize on miànzi.Face is the concept of Mianzi . In Chinese culture, losing face, saving face and giving face is very important and should never be forgotten. A person can lose face as a result of losing his or her temper, confronting an individual or putting them on the spot or ac... [more]