But the snake in Chinese culture is not just a divine or benevolent figure. It also represents duality–wisdom and danger, good and evil. This dual nature is reflected in numerous Chinese legends, ...

Photo provided to] The 2025 Spring Festival Gala, as the first gala following the successful inclusion of the Chinese Sprin ...

Early characters dating from perhaps three thousand years ago illustrate how Chinese ... The tendencies to indirectness and allusion are ancient cultural traits of Chinese society, and politicians and ...

The snake comes sixth in the 12-animal rotation used by the Chinese to represent the year, following the loong and preceding ...

BEIJING--A top Chinese official said Thursday that “all-round efforts” are needed to ensure Tibetans speak standard spoken and written Chinese and share the “cultural symbols and images of ...

The craft of Chinese knotting dates back more than 1,500 years and is not just decorative – knots are “reflective of cultural change”, says Hong Kong-based knot designer Zoe Siu.

TAIPEI, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — The Chinese knot, crafted by knotting or weaving a single length of cord or rope into a variety of ...

Why is there a year named after the Snake? Mathias, a junior majoring in Chinese translation at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, was fascinated by the ...