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The Gate of Confucius's Father

It is said that toward the end of the Sui Dynasty (隋朝，581-618), heroes and warriors arose one after another across the land, giving rise to what was known as the "eighteen rebel kings (十八路反王)." Emperor Yang of Sui (隋煬帝，569-618) made every effort to bring them to submission, setting up a martial arts arena in Yangzhou (揚州), where the victor would be
The Story of the Wind and the Sun

The wind said to the sun, "Let's have a contest to see who has greater power!"
Qingming: Ancestor Veneration & Hiking

Every year when Qingming (清明) approaches, I can’t help missing Bobo kuih (波波粿，粿kuih is a type of minnan snack which made from rice flour and water) in my hometown.

"Zhuangzi": The Poetic Writing of Philosophical Thought

Mencius (孟子，c.371 – c.289 BC) said: "The system of sage kings collecting folk songs to understanding the people's sentiments and promoting ritual and musical edification was abolished, and the spirit of the kingly way

Live up to life and live well

An elderly woman selling flowers sets up her stall on the pedestrian overpass every day, with small plastic bags of white magnolia flowers arranged in her bamboo basket.
On Ecological Emotions from the Awakening of Insects

驚蟄又稱啟蟄在二十四節氣中排行第三。它象徵著生命的滋育和萬物的復甦。在漫長的寒冬過後大自然的一聲悶雷召喚眾生新一輪的生命週期已悄然降臨，也提醒農人趕緊治理田土，該開始工作了。
The Value of "The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons" in Traditional Article Studies

In the dissemination of "The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons (《文心雕龍》)," Feng Yunzhong (馮允中，? - 1507) of the Ming Dynasty (明朝，1368 - 1644) was an important figure. While serving in Suzhou (蘇州),
On Horses in the Year of Bingwu

Ancient Chinese cultural narratives about horses resemble Jiu Fanggao(九方皋)'s horse appraisal method of "Overlooking their colors and capturing their spirited elegance (略其玄黃，取其俊逸)."

Spring Begins: East Breeze Refreshes Willows

Author: Prof. Prof. CHEN Yun Feng Video: SUN Yanan, LIU Erya, LIN Anna
Spring Begins: East Breeze Refreshes Willows

In retrospect, childhood memories on spring are the most impressive, such as the reunion dinner and lucky money on New Year’s Eve, the percussion and festive lanterns on Lantern Festival, as well as the spring pancakes on Spring Begins (alias the Beginning of Spring).

Tian Gong Dan: How Fujian People Celebrate Chinese New Year

The way Malaysian Chinese celebrate Nian年, the Chinese New Year, all the activities from the New Year Eve to the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth of the first month
The Implications of the Hexagrams Jian, Kan, and Kui in the Books of Changes for Students' Mental Health

Jian, Kan, and Kui are three of the "The Twelve Hexagrams of Admiration (所嘆者十二卦). " The Tuanzhuan (彖傳) praises them for having the efficacy of "timely application (時用)," hence they are classified together.