[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]Familiarity with its cultural soul is the key to understanding a nation, and in China's case that includes exploring and appreciating the poetry and lyrics gifted to the world by its 5,000-year civilization.Tang poetry and Song lyrics have long been regarded...

Food delivery rider Wang Jibing finds inspiration in his work and everyday life, which encourages him to write poetry.[Photo provided to China Daily]Food takeaway rider who finds respite from his daily work stress in writing poetry publishes his second collection in as many years, Chen Nan rep...

Poetic Lines to Accompany a Bamboo Ink Paintingby Aisin Gioro XuanyeThe painting's bamboo robust as if living,Soundless, in the light breeze stirring.With yearning hearts they long for winter pine,A lovely verse alone worth a painting so fine.Aisin Gioro Xuanye (1654-1723), also known as Emperor...

Recently, the movieChang An, about the famous poet Li Bai, became a massive success in China. Curious about how Chinese culture's relationship with poetry differs from how Western culture views poetry, we set out to ask some folks on the street to share their thoughts about poetry. Watch t...

On Bambooby Zheng XieNodes already sprout,before breaking through rocky soil,When soaring sky high,seeming devoid of all drive.Bamboo is distinct from most other plants in that it can survive even under extremely hard conditions. The word “devoid” in the last line vaguely suggests that the bamboo...

Overseas teenagers take sightseeing boats on Kunming Lake to enjoy the beauty of classical Chinese garden at the Summer Palace in Beijing, Aug. 9, 2023. (Photo: China News Network/Li Jun)(ECNS) -- A Malaysian Chinese dressed in Hanfu, traditional clothing of the Chinese Han, visited the Summer Palac...

New Bambooby Zheng XieThe new bamboo outgrows the oldRelying on the elder's selfless support.Newcomers next year will rise still taller,Hemming Phoenix Pool if joined together.Zheng Xie (1693-1765), better known as Zheng Banqiao, was an artist from Jiangsu Province. He expressed himself through...

Pianist Luo Wei performs a concert in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on July 28, kicking off her nationwide tour in support of her latest album titled Gazing. CHINA DAILYInspired by Western composers' views of the Orient, the music on Luo Wei's latest album has compelled the musician to write...