Yi Yuksa frequently contributed articles to the Chosun Ilbo due to his special connection with the newspaper. He worked as a ...

The Northern Song dynasty’s great writer Su Shi had a wife who died young. His longing for his wife, Wang Fu, was so profound ...

From the cool autumn street, the golden glow of electric light emanating from the tall windows of Seminary Co-op Bookstore promised a sanctuary of warmth and comfort—a promise that the rest of the ...

She paused, swallowed and continued to recite a poem about the Great Wall written by Chairman Mao Zedong, choking back sobs ...

British Council has launched Poetry on the Metro, a project that aims to help make the journey on underground trains more inspiring for daily commuters by showcasing 40 British and Chinese poems on ...

The bright moon rises over the sea;                                          At the far ends of the earth, we share this same moment. Separated ...

The Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is an important festival in China when people offer sacrifices to their ancestors. It falls on April 4 this year. In ancient times, the festival prompted ...

GUIYANG, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- For Italian mezzo-soprano Erica Cortese, 31, the greatest challenge in performing Chinese Tang Dynasty (618-907) poetry in a symphonic song was not only the language but ...

Peking duck is always a crowd-pleaser when it is ordered for the table. However, what few may realise is that the global popularity of one of Chinese cuisine’s most well-known dishes is tied to one of ...

Zhang Heng (78-139 AD) was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, inventor, geographer, cartographer, artist, poet, statesman, and literary scholar from Nanyang, Henan Province, China. He is noted for ...

In the sweltering summer of 18 AD, a desperate chant echoed across China’s sun-scorched plains: “Heaven has gone blind!” Thousands of starving farmers, their faces smeared with ox blood, marched ...