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Carved in Stone: Why Did Ancient Chinese Etch Messages into Rock?
Exploring the ancient Chinese obsession with carving messages and poems on rocks and walls

How a Tiny Flower Becomes the Scent of Autumn in China
From drinks and desserts to tourist sites, sweet osmanthus has been an autumn favorite for Chinese people for over 2,000 years

How Ancient Chinese Poets Celebrated Qingming Festival
Four ancient Chinese poems on Qingming Festival show that the day was always about more than just tomb sweeping

Out of the Cloud Chamber: How to Help Chinese Poetry Go West?
Meet the new wave of scholars and translators making the untranslatable relatable

Ancient Poems About Laborers’ Plight
On International Workers’ Day, we take a look at how ancient poets wrote about labor and the working classes

Birds and Their Meanings in China
Magpies for happiness, cuckoos for sorrow, and cranes for longevity—learn the symbolism of birds in China

Anti-War Poetry in Ancient China
Four ancient Chinese poets on human suffering amid turbulence and war

Chinese Trees and Their Meanings
Symbolism of eight common trees in Chinese culture

How Ancient Chinese Poets Celebrated the Lantern Festival
Five ancient poems that celebrate the first full moon of a new Lunar New Year

How the Lunar New Year Was Celebrated in Ancient Chinese Poetry
How seven ancient poets wrote about celebrating the Lunar New Year
