Poem 夜宿山寺 | Staying the Night in a Mountain Temple
夜宿山寺 李白 （701 — 762） 危楼高百尺， 手可摘星辰。 不敢高声语， 恐惊天上人。 Staying the Night in a Mountain Temple Li Bai (701 – 762) From building of precipitous...
Poem 登科后 | Passing the Imperial Examination
登科后 孟郊 （751 — 814） 昔日龌龊不足夸， 今朝放荡思无涯。 春风得意马蹄疾， 一日看尽长安花。 Passing the Imperial Examination Meng Jiao (751 – 814) Once unrefined and not...
Cyan in Chinese Culture
Cyan is a lucky color in Chinese culture, which represents hope and honor. In Chinese mythology, Cyan Dragon is in charge of the east...
Pure White in Chinese Culture
Pure white is an ambivalent color in Chinese culture. The Chinese character of white, from Oracle Bone Script to current one, has been...
Bright Yellow in Chinese Culture
Bright yellow used to be royal’s color in the history of China, exclusively. However, it was originally a popular color for everyone....
Ink Black in Chinese Culture
In ancient China, ink black was considered as representative of the sky, the most mysterious and honorable place. Therefore, it had been...
Cinnabar Red in Chinese Culture
Since Oracle Bones originated in the Shang Dynasty (1600 B. C. — 1046 B. C.), Cinnabar had been used to color or directly write those...
Colors in Chinese Culture
Can color, a common aspect of our daily lives, tell us the story of the history of China? Are those colors we are seeing everyday...
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Welcome to ChinaFetching, the fun facts about Chinese Culture ~ This website is built to fetch and present various aspects of China, in...