The Bookworm：One of the World＇s Ten Greatest Bookshops

<正>Among the Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2011, the Bookworm in Sanlitun, a recreation and cultural destination of downtown Beijing, was listed as one of the ...     

The World of Khubilai Khan--The Exhibition ＂Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty＂ Held in the Metropolitan Museum （Part I）

<正>Khubilai(1215-1294)is the founding emperor of the Yuan Dynasty,a period witnessing unprecedented cultural diversity and prosperity in ancient China.Over the ...     

The World of Khubilai Khan （Part II） The Exhibition ＂Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty＂ Held in the Metropolitan Museum

<正>Religious Life Buddhism Zen was the most prominent of the several forms of Buddhism practiced in the period when China was ruled by Jurchens,but under Khubil...     

Fable for Our Time ——Liu Yaming＇s Oil painting “Way of Liberation towards the Nether World” on display

People still create history today but are not aware what they really need and in what conditions they can stop being unhappy. In fact, what they are doing seems to make them unhappier and they call this unhappiness progress.     

Tang Yijie： China＇s Top Philosopher and Master of Chinese Learning

Tang Yijie was born in Tanjin on February 16, 1927. He graduated from the Department of Philosophy of Peking University, in 1951. He successively served as professor and advisor to Ph.D. candidates at Peking University＇s Philosophy Department, vice chairman of China Oriental Culture Society, vice chairman of China Society on the Studies of Yan and Huang Culture, and vice chairman of Chinese Confucius Society. In 1983, he worked at Harvard University as visiting scholar. In 1986, he was engaged as research jellow by New York State University. in 1990, he was conferred with honorary doctor by McMaster University of Canada. In 2006, he was conferred with honorary doctor by Kansai University of Japan. He served as guest projessor at University of Oregon, McMaster University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Melbourne University respectively.     

Ceremonial Costumes of Qing-Dynasty EmperorsDeep Love for ChinaA Low-Carbon Tour around Qujiang Theme ParkWuyutai＇s Tea Shop Opens in World Expo ParkFolk Architecture and Customs of Yi People47 Art information

The Qing Dynasty, the last feudal dynasty in China, is known for its most sophisticatedsystem for imperial costumes. Emperor costumes of the Qing Dynasty include ceremonial costumes, daily wears, traveling,wears and clothes dressedin raining days. Ceremonia costumes worn on importantoccasions, such as festivals and rites, are also called ＂dragon gowns＂in Chinese, as emperors were belieged to be the“soias of dragon”.     

Nagy Lin： a Cultural Ambassador Linking China and the Rest of the World

<正>Nagy Lin is an active figure in the diplomatic circle of Beijing. She is currently the president of the Silk Road of Europe magazine and the editor-in-chief and publisher of the multi-lingual magazine The World China.     

A Historical Witness of Tea Culture： Wuyutai＇s Tea Shop in Beixinqiao

<正>An outstanding enterprise must be an enterprise with cultural pursuit. Wuyutai has developed a unique corporate culture through its chain store operation. Wu...