Dragon Boat Festival 端午节
Today, Chinesehour tells you the story of Dragon Boat Festival 端午节(danwu jie), an important traditional festival in China, with the highlights on Dragon Boat Race (赛龙舟 sai long zhou) and the special food called 粽子 zongzi.
The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. […]

Today, we’ll learn a common Chinese proverb to show our gratitude to someone for his achievements to what you are doing at present.
前人 栽树， 后人 乘凉。
qiánrén zāishù，hòurén chéngliáng。
One generation plants the trees, the coming generation enjoy the shade.
In the hot summertime, the shade of trees are the best place to rest for passersby. People who […]

Chang’e-1, China’s first lunar probe, blasted off on a Long March 3A carrier rocket from the No. 3 launching tower in the Xichang Satellite Launch Center of southwestern Sichuan Province on Wednesday, October 24, 2007. Along with the satellite, 30 classical Chinese songs and music pieces are also sent to space. These songs include 谁不说俺家乡好 My Lovely […]

Kun Opera: The Peony Pavilion 昆曲《牡丹亭》
:: Listen to the music for the Peony Pavilion now! ::
Not long ago, the Suzhou Kunqu Opera Theatre performed the 27-act, three-part, nine-hour, “young lovers version” of The Peony Pavilion on three successive days at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Auditorium, and the performance was a huge success. During the several weeks prior […]

Chinese seal carvings are an ancient art that combines calligraphy and engraving. Chinese seal carvings, or Chinese name stamps, evolved from a practical need to be able to affix a signature to documents and carvings. But these custom stamps became an art form as well as a practical devise, with its intricate Chinese calligraphy and […]