水滴石穿 (shuǐ dī shí chuān) -Constant effort brings success
During the Song Dynasty, Zhang Guaya served as the county magistrate in Chongyang. One day, he was walking around Yamen and caught a thief. Zhang Chengya took him back to the lobby and ordered torture. The thief did not believe they could issue such cruel punishment...
The taboos of chopsticks culture (4)
Chopsticks are round at one end and square at the other end. Their roundness symbolizes heaven, and their squareness symbolizes the land , which corresponds to heaven. This is the Chinese people’s simple understanding of the basic principles of the world.This...
The Inkstone – the king of Four Treasures of the study
The inkstone, was considered by ancient Chinese scholars to be the most important of the four Treasures of the study, since a quality ink stone was the key to producing the desired type of ink. Inkstone-a stone mortar for the grinding and containment of ink. ...
The taboos of chopsticks culture（3）
Chopsticks seem simple, just like two sticks. But there’s a lot to learn about using chopsticks. This week, we continue to learn about the taboos of using chopsticks. Don’t put one end of the chopsticks in your mouth and suck back and forth with your...
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