The Chinese Character, an Interpretable Chinese Culture
The character is composed of two "火" (fire). The image of one fire piled on the other apparently indicates the fire is getting bigger. Later, it is used to refer to something broiling
The glowing summer is called "yanxia" (scorching summer). In ancient Chinese poems, there is such a line as "The hot bright sun is just like a fire that burns the paddies semi-dried in the field", which means the summer is extremely hot as if being scorched by the fire.
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Yan Lake
- The Yan Lake (hot lake, namely, Dongting Lake) truly lives up to its name for its hot temperature all the year round. It is said that a...
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Yan Emperor
- Yan Emperor is the chief of a powerful and advanced clan in ancient China. He started the primitive agriculture in the Neolithic period...
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Zhu Rong (the God of Fire)
- Zhu Rong is the God of Fire in ancient Chinese mythology. He's believed to live in the Bright Place of Kunlun Mountain.
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The Legend of Shennong Tasting Hundreds of Herbs
- Shennong is one of the legendary ancestors of the Chinese nation. He's also known as the Yan Emperor of the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns in ancient China. He is believed to have taught people...
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Biluochun Tea
- Known as one of the top ten teas in China, Biluochun tea is mainly produced in Dongting Mountain of Taihu Lake in Wuxian County of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, hence its other name "Dongting...
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草 (Grass)
- “草(Cao, grass)” is a pictographic...
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人(man, person)
- From oracle bone inscriptions to modern Chinese...
Random Talks
- Every Chinese character is composed of several strokes,...
