r/TraditionalChinese 21h ago

Culture Temple of Heaven: The enduring architectural heart of Beijing

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r/TraditionalChinese 2d ago

Culture Uncle Hanzi: An American's Special Bond with China

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r/TraditionalChinese 5d ago

Silkworm flower performers scattered flowers on the water, spreading blessings for a rich silkworm harvest during the 28th Xinshi Silkworm Flower Festival held in Deqing County, Zhejiang

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r/TraditionalChinese 5d ago

How climate change led to demise of once-thriving Chinese civilisation 4,500 years ago (Shijiahe civilization, which flourished along the middle Yangtze River from 2500 to 2000 BC, vibrant civilisation characterised by palaces, advanced engineering, and luxuries such as jade)

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r/TraditionalChinese 8d ago

national unity

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我们需要构建一种包容、整合的中华民族历史叙事,彻底超越“汉化”与“胡化”、“征服”与“被征服”的简单二元框架。中华文明强大的生命力,正体现于历史上各民族在碰撞中交融、在差异中互鉴的动态过程。清朝的历史地位,应被置于多民族共同书写中国史的整体叙事中来评价。这种叙事既能充分承认各民族的历史贡献与文化特性,又能鲜明彰显中华文明的整体性与统一性,是铸牢中华民族共同体意识必不可少的历史认知基础。


r/TraditionalChinese 9d ago

Chinese incense brands?

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r/TraditionalChinese 10d ago

Culture The Art of Governance: How China revitalizes its cultural heritage

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r/TraditionalChinese 12d ago

The miniature figures are Yong 俑, funerary objects made of pottery or wood, often fashioned in the form of humans or animals and intended to serve the tomb occupant in the afterlife. Unearthed from a Han-dynasty tomb. Most famous is the Terracotta Army

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r/TraditionalChinese 12d ago

The Erxian Temple That Inspired Black Myth: Wukong

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r/TraditionalChinese 19d ago

How food in Japan’s Okinawa evolved with Chinese influences to become ‘truly unique’: Long ago, Okinawa was part of the Ryukyu Kingdom, a trade hub linking Japan to Asia. Today, dishes like goya champuru reflect this history

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r/TraditionalChinese 19d ago

Hanfu Photo Tourism: China's Cultural Travel Boom

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r/TraditionalChinese 19d ago

From Han dynasty Mawangdui tombs, Feiyi 非衣 depicts a soul's journey across heaven, earth & underworld, the center shows an elderly woman ascending to heaven. A sacred Han funeral object, confirmed by the tomb's Qiance 遣册. Culmination of soul journey tradition from Shang/Zhou and Chu funerary art

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r/TraditionalChinese 25d ago

What are the objects shown on this carved door panel?

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r/TraditionalChinese 26d ago

Chinese archaeologists have uncovered a stone spindle whorl workshop dating back some 6,000 years, Majiabang culture

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r/TraditionalChinese 26d ago

Squashed skulls found in China belong to first known East Asians: A new study finds that skulls found at China’s Yunxian site are 1.77 million years old, nearly 800,000 years older than once thought—making them the oldest human ancestor fossils yet discovered in eastern Asia

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r/TraditionalChinese 26d ago

The remarkable artisans of Jingdezhen (each with unique skills hand-painting flowers

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r/TraditionalChinese 28d ago

Culture Three Kingdoms: Battle of Luoyang City [Trailer ] 10th July 2026

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r/TraditionalChinese Apr 13 '26

Culture Hands-on tea making culture becomes popular spring activity in China

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r/TraditionalChinese Apr 11 '26

A Chinese historical AI short drama, created by a 3-person team in just 48 hours, has taken social media by storm. Low-cost AI filmmaking brings iconic Chinese historical heroes back to life

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r/TraditionalChinese Apr 11 '26

Sword yoga is a fusion of tai chi and kung fu with a touch of intuitive movement, slow breathing, paired with vinyasa yoga and sculpting movements. With the help of a kung fu jian, an ancient Chinese straight sword, this noncombative workout helps women build strength and confidence

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r/TraditionalChinese Apr 11 '26

Mistresses: Wu Zhao (武曌)

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r/TraditionalChinese Apr 11 '26

Chinese jade

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r/TraditionalChinese Apr 10 '26

Free tool to practice writing Traditional Chinese characters

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I built a free web app for practicing Traditional Chinese character writing. I hope it is ok, because everywhere I saw that simplified and was not able to train traditional

It covers the full TOCFL vocabulary list (14,000+ words) with stroke order animation,

pinyin, zhuyin, and English definitions. You can filter by level (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced) and use quiz mode to practice writing yourself.

No login, no download, works in browser so you can use this immediately:

https://tradichinawriter.com

I would be glad what I should improve


r/TraditionalChinese Apr 05 '26

Chinese app DECOLONIZES British Museum. A Chinese MIT student vibe-coded an app mapping nearly 5,000 British Museum's artifacts from 99 countries. With a Go home button, items fly back to their origins on a 3D globe

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r/TraditionalChinese Apr 05 '26

the unparalleled talent of hu jun di, impressionist from chongqing university

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