Located at the foot of Mount Song Shan (one of the 5 sacred mountains of China in Henan Province), the temple of Shaolin (temple of the small forest) is actually a large site of several attractions, including the Shaolin Temple itself, the Forest of Pagodas, etc..
The Shaolin Temple is probably the Buddhist monastery best known [...]
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China and its multi-millennial culture
The term “Chinese culture” encompasses a wide range of diverse fields, the oldest dating back several millennia, and which originated in the vast cultural area of Chinese civilization. His influence over time on other Asian nations (Korea, Japan, Thailand …) is undeniable.
The specific historical China, with the first real cultural and [...]
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Suzhou or “Su” embroidery is one of the oldest embroidery techniques in the world, , it has a long history. It has been excavated in Auspicious Tower and Mount Tiger Tower made in Northern Song in Five dynasties. It is recorded that suzhou embroidery was very prosperous and the art reached perfection after Song [...]
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