To celebrate the Chinese New Year, which falls on February 10, various celebrations with unique features have kicked off across the country. Hanging the Chinese character fu, or "fortune," on doors and walls is one of the most common and important customs when celebrating the festival. The character,...More

The Chinese started eating lamb kebab about 2,000 years ago. The invention of instant noodle was a fluke by a calligrapher in Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Deep-fried dough sticks have something to do with a treacherous chancellor from the Song Dynasty (960-1279)." These are some of the inspiring remarks...More

It is an unremarkable tombstone that looks like the stone used in the stairs in front of mansions during ancient times. However, it is actually the remaining evidence in Beijing of the Ryukyuans burial sites in Zhangjiawan, the capital's eastern Tongzhou district. Although chiseled and damaged due to...More