Travel Guide East Asia China

According to archeological evidence, silk and silk fabric emerged in China at least 5,500 years ago. The cultivation of the silkworm can be traced back to the third century BC. It was said that the demigod Leizu, a legendary figure of prehistoric China, was the first to plant mulberries and raise silkworms.

During theZhou Dynasty(11th century-256BC), [...]

The making of silk generally refers to the process of dividing raw silk from cocoons into strands horizontally and vertically, before weaving them together into pieces of fabric.

The actual manufacture processes of various silks vary, but can be generally categorized into two types:sheng zhi and shu zi.
In thesheng zhiprocess, weavers weave the raw silk into [...]

As is known to all silk is a unique invention of China. For a long period of time, China was the only country in the world which produced and used silk.

Among the myths and legends of Chinese history, Lei Zu, a Concubine of the Chinese ancient Emperor Xuanyuan, is recognized as the ancestor of sericulture [...]

1.Visit a hutong complex
The hutongs are one of the unique features of Beijing; they can most simply be defined as the old city alleyways. There are thousands of hutongs surrounding the Forbidden City, most of which came into being in the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. Beijing’s hutong culture is a unique gem of Chinese [...]

China is a vast and extraordinary country spanning thousands of miles from the deserts in the west to the ocean on the east. Culturally, China has one of the most rich and textured histories of all civilizations that encompasses over 5,000 years. This is rich stuff for a traveler.
1. The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City, or [...]

One of the most important Chinese festivals is the Mid-Autumn Festival.It falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Because the full moon is round and symbolizes reunion, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the festival of reunion. People in different parts of China have different ways to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.But [...]

Luoyang Boiled Food Banquet (Luoyang Shuixi, or flowing banquet), also called soup banquet, is not simply a drinking test, but one of the most traditional Chinese cuisines.
The history of this local custom can be traced back over a thousand years. Luoyang is a city surrounded by mountains, and the weather here is cold and dry. [...]

Ancient Tea Horse Road is an ancient important commercial passage. The ancient commercial passage first appeared during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), and then it experienced more than 1,200 years during Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.Along the unpaved and rugged pathway, commodities like tea, salt and sugar flowed into Tibet. Meanwhile, horses, cows, furs, musk [...]

The Five Great Mountains, associated with Taoism, refer to Mt. Taishan in the east
(Shandong), Mt. Huashan in the west (Shaanxi), Mt. Hengshan in the south (Hunan), Mt. Hengshan in the north (Shanxi), and Mt. Songshan in the center (Henan). According to Chinese mythology, the Five Great Mountains originated from the limbs and the head of  [...]

Sayings About Pig

Pig, although the last of the twelve Animal Years of the Chinese zodiac, is often a symbol of good luck. This is because in the past, people considered the pig, with its fat head and big ears, to exemplify abundance. Plump and rotund, the pig has a simple and honest appearance. The Chinese [...]