You need to have Javascript enabled to be able to do a Google search.
Search our site
Use Google ➚ to search our site for information by keyword. You can also use the search facility from the top menu 'magnifying glass' icon
Traditional Chinese wedding dress with phoenix crown (凤 冠Qing Dynasty style. Still used in many parts of southeast Asia, including Taiwan . 26th December 2011.
Image by Kelidimari ➚ available under a Creative Commons license ➚ .
Online Chinese Dictionary Have a word or character to look-up? Use our free and extensive online dictionary . Read more…
Good fortune You will often see the character for good fortune 褔 fú on decorations and gifts. 'Fu' is also associated with bats and oranges and this has an interesting explanation ... Read more…
Superpower China An in-depth overview of the position of China in the world and its likely future. Is China on track to become the leading world super-power as it once was? For thousands of years China was by any measure the top nation on Earth, and so it seems natural that after 150 years of turmoil China will become the leading country again. We speculate on what this might mean to China and the rest of the world. Read more…
A survey of Chinese literature As both the book and printing were invented in China it is not surprising that Chinese literature has a long and distinguished history. There are a number of very famous novels from before the time of Shakespeare including The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and The Water Margin. Read more…
The 13 Ming Tombs The tombs of the 13 Ming Emperors is one of the largest and most lavish burial complexes anywhere in the world. Like the Valley of the Kings in Egypt the tombs are scattered around a valley of 17 square miles and only one tomb has been excavated and was found to be completely intact. Read more…
