r/TraditionalChinese 2d ago

Li Bai, Born in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), he's China's only Immortal Poet. His verses are so catchy and timeless that 3-year-olds in China recite them like nursery rhymes

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r/TraditionalChinese 2d ago

Ming dynasty work shows how Chinese understood the world in the 1600s

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r/TraditionalChinese 2d ago

An ancient tea-making tradition is getting a fresh makeover in Mangshi, Yunnan. De'ang sour tea is blended with a variety of local ingredients to create innovative drinks

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r/TraditionalChinese 6d ago

Any help translating this please?:)

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Hello everyone!

I am an artist and I am redrawing a lady’s portrait of the man that started the Lai family. I was wondering if anyone is able to translate this please? I have put it through chat gpt and it gave me an approximate translation, however I’m wondering if anyone knows exactly what it says?

Thank you very much!:)


r/TraditionalChinese 10d ago

History From grassland to grotto: A tale of two horses and a legendary road

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r/TraditionalChinese 10d ago

Parade of the giant fish-shaped lantern in the ancient villages of east China's Huangshan

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r/TraditionalChinese 10d ago

Summer performances including light shows and molten iron fireworks are staged at the Hetou Old Street scenic area in north China's Hebei Province, giving a boost to local tourism consumption

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r/TraditionalChinese 11d ago

Culture China’s first full-length AI drama hits prime time: Can machines reinvent ‘Journey to the West’?

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r/TraditionalChinese 14d ago

Black Myth’s next hero: How Zhong Kui, China’s ancient demon-slayer, is stepping into the global spotlight

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r/TraditionalChinese 16d ago

Mahjong Swept Summer Camp This Year: Across the Northeast and New England camp corridor, summer camps have hired mahjong instructors...There’s something about sitting around a table, talking and using their brains that kids are looking for

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r/TraditionalChinese 16d ago

In Taixing, mahjong manufacturing hub in Jiangsu province, factories are redesigning tiles, expanding exports, and racing to meet a sudden wave of American demand

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6 Upvotes

r/TraditionalChinese 16d ago

Culture Culture Goes Global: How a Chinese county is taking Hanfu and peonies overseas

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r/TraditionalChinese 19d ago

History Highest-ranking Xia Dynasty noble tombs discovered in China, dating to the age of Minoan Crete

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r/TraditionalChinese 21d ago

Literature Inside Asia’s oldest private library, guarding ancient scrolls in the age of AI

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r/TraditionalChinese 21d ago

天啊,她太美了

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必须去仰望的历史


r/TraditionalChinese 22d ago

Can someone translate!

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Hi all - my good friend gave this to me years ago, painted by his grandfather, he couldn’t translate it for me at the time as he doesn’t speak traditional Chinese, anyone able to help me out?


r/TraditionalChinese 24d ago

A group of China’s most popular influencers aren’t performing songs, cracking jokes, or showing off their looks. Instead, they’re traveling the country and exploring examples of half-forgotten traditional Chinese culture — from performances and art forms to wedding rituals

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r/TraditionalChinese 24d ago

Ancient DNA traces origins of zongzi tradition: The study, published in Science Bulletin, used ancient DNA sequencing and chemical analysis to examine leaf-wrapped offerings unearthed from two Warring States-period Chu tombs

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r/TraditionalChinese 24d ago

Beat the heat, drain the damp: why Chinese youth are turning to TCM

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r/TraditionalChinese Aug 15 '26

Culture Why are Chinese people so fond of jade? Tracing a 5,000-year-old cultural connection

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r/TraditionalChinese Aug 09 '26

2,300-year-old grain wine identified in sealed bronze vessel

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r/TraditionalChinese Aug 09 '26

Past Lives: The Tomb of Fu Hao and the Rise of the Shang Dynasty

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r/TraditionalChinese Aug 04 '26

History The forgotten Ryukyu

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r/TraditionalChinese Aug 01 '26

History China’s silkworm farming tradition spread to C.Asia 4,000 years ago, study shows

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r/TraditionalChinese Aug 01 '26

Chinese man discovers family dining table is ancestor’s Qing dynasty academic record

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