'Doctors' revive ancient cultural heritages

Straw-plaited artwork exhibited in Hebei

A craftsman this week exhibited his straw-plaited artwork to highlight the traditional folk art in Zhangjiakou in the Hebei province.

Ames: Confucianism should play its due part in world integration

The Guoxue lecture, themed “Human beings broaden the way, but sagacious human beings can broaden tian”was given on the evening of Dec.5 in Pingtan Comprehensive Pilot Zone by Roger T. Ames, a noted sinologist.

Roger T. Ames: Finding pleasure and contentment in Philosophy

In the fields of sinology and philosophy in the Western world, Roger T. Ames is currently one of the big names. His works have adressed centuries-long misunderstandings of Chinese philosophical ideas that have prevailed in the West, and have opened a new space for dialogue in philosophy and culture between China and the outside world.

A foreign professor's life-time love of Chinese classics: Roger T. Ames

“Dear specialists, dear teachers and dear friends, hello everyone!” The tall foreign professor before us bows low to the audience, delivering his opening speech with a “Chinese flavor” expertly. It’s obvious that he knows a lot about Chinese greetings. This man, evaluated by Chinese scholars as “gentle like spring wind with the feeling of a noble gentleman,” who has translated traditional Chinese classics like "The Analects" and "The Art of War", and has been awarded the “Confucius Culture Prize” at the World Confucian Conference, is the renowned American sinologist Roger T. Ames.

Chinese 24 Solar Terms: The Chinese wisdom of dividing time

For the Chinese people, one of the remarkable cultural events staying in their memories in the year 2016 is probably the "24 Solar Terms" recognized as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage. It is the ancient Chinese knowledge of dividing a year through the observation of the sun's annual motion, the influence of which is still widely perceptible today.

24 Solar Terms: 9 things you may not know about Winter Solstice

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Winter Solstice (Chinese: 冬至), the 22nd solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 21 and ends on Jan 4. On the first day of Winter Solstice, the Northern Hemisphere experiences the shortest day and the longest night in the year, as the sun shines directly at the Tropic of Capricorn. From then on, the days become longer and the nights become shorter.

24 Solar Terms: 6 things you may not know about Major Snow

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Snow (Chinese: 大雪), the 21st solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 7 and ends on Dec 21. During Major Snow, the snow becomes heavy and begins to accumulate on the ground.The temperature drops significantly. Here are six things you should know about Major Snow.