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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
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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
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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
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Out of the Cloud Chamber: How to Help Chinese Poetry Go West?
Meet the new wave of scholars and translators making the untranslatable relatable
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Ancient Poems About Laborers’ Plight
On International Workers’ Day, we take a look at how ancient poets wrote about labor and the working classes
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Birds and Their Meanings in China
Magpies for happiness, cuckoos for sorrow, and cranes for longevity—learn the symbolism of birds in China
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Anti-War Poetry in Ancient China
Four ancient Chinese poets on human suffering amid turbulence and war
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Chinese Trees and Their Meanings
Symbolism of eight common trees in Chinese culture
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How Ancient Chinese Poets Celebrated the Lantern Festival
Five ancient poems that celebrate the first full moon of a new Lunar New Year
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How the Lunar New Year Was Celebrated in Ancient Chinese Poetry
How seven ancient poets wrote about celebrating the Lunar New Year
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