Chinese Culture Blog

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 is an ambivalent color in Chinese culture. The Chinese character of white, from Oracle Bone Script to current one, has been...

Bright yellow used to be royal’s color in the history of China, exclusively. However, it was originally a popular color for everyone....

In ancient China, ink black was considered as representative of the sky, the most mysterious and honorable place. Therefore, it had been...

Since Oracle Bones originated in the Shang Dynasty (1600 B. C. — 1046 B. C.), Cinnabar had been used to color or directly write those...

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...