Find out how a passage from Cao Pi inspired the saying "to draw cakes to allay hunger" (To comfort oneself with illusions).

This Chinese idiom advises people not to give up halfway through or leave something unfinished.

"Shou Zhu Dai Tu" means, "Sitting by a stump, waiting for a careless rabbit to hit the stump." Originally, it referred to the routineer in an ironic way. Later, the metaphor came to mean one does not take the initiative to work hard and wants to get a windfall.

Where does the term "Tui Qiao" (literally to "Push and knock") come from?

By chance, Jia Dao meets a scholar who convinces him to aspire to a bureaucratic position.

Jia Dao's tragic life was revered after his death.

How and when did Christianity enter China?

This video details the history of Christianity in China, namely the influential figures, Matteo Ricci and Xu Guangqi.

Emperor Kangxi played a major role in introducing Christianity into China.

This video is an introduction to the famous hutongs of Beijing.

This video introduces the various types and styles of Beijing siheyuan.

This video is an introduction to Beijing's Luogu Lane, also known as "Centipede Street."

This video discusses the care taken in the remodeling of South Luogu Lane in order to preserve the charm of the ancient capital while also providing new tourist attractions and modern conveniences for its residents.

This is an introduction to the Panzhongxi, a type of folk art that exists in the Beijing hutongs.

This video introduces the famous Siheyuan number 42, once home to famous scholar from Fu Jen Catholic University.

For an early age you could tell my grandmother was different. She was precocious and beautiful. An artist, a spy and a beauty her life was a whirlwind.

My grandmother was not one to sit back in times of turmoil. She was politically active and performed across the country promoting Nationalism. Her courageousness even lead her to be detained by the Japanese.

My impressions of my grandma were mostly based on pictures we exchanged in letters. Her beauty and style influenced me a lot when I was younger.

Grandmother always took great care in her appearance and she expected the same from us. Red nail polish, makeup, earrings were an important part of her daily routine even into her later years.

Why is it that some elderly folk have "hearts of innocence."

Every person’s life was changed in July of 1937.

During the Second Sino-Japanese War between China and Japan in 1937, three of China's universities merged to form the National Southwestern Associated University.

On May 4, 1938, the Southwest Associated University officially opened. It was a truly historic moment.

After the establishment of New China in 1949, many graduates of the Southwestern Associated University studied abroad but then returned to support their home country.