Chinese traditional painting dates back to the Neolithic Age about 6,000 years ago. The excavated colored pottery with painted human faces, fish, deer and frogs indicates that the Chinese began painting as far back as the Neolithic Age. Over the centuries, the growth of Chinese painting inevitably reflected the change of time and social conditions. From Primitive to Modern

Chinese dragons are legendary creatures in Chinese mythology and folklore, with mythic counterparts among Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Turkic dragons. In Chinese art, dragons are typically portrayed as long, scaled, serpentine creatures with four legs. In contrast to European dragons that are considered evil, Chinese dragons traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over water, rainfall, and floods. In yin and yang terminology, a dragon is yang (male) and complements a yin (female) fenghuang "Chinese phoenix lord of demons".

“马前”与“马后”是戏曲界常用的术语。“马前”的意思是加快演出的速度，缩短原有的演出时间；“马后”则相反，是指放慢演出速度，延长原有演出时间。

Color in Chinese culture refers to the various colors that are considered auspicious (吉利) or inauspicious (不利). The Chinese character for color is 颜色 (Yan Se). In ancient China, the character more accurately meant color in the face. During the Tang Dynasty, Yan Se began to refer to all color. The Chinese idiom “Wu (five) Yan Liu (six) Se,” which is used to describe many colors, may also suggests colors in general.

In China, common names for China include "Zhonghua" (中华) and "Zhongguo" (中国) , while "Han" (汉) and "Tang" (唐) are common names given for the Chinese ethnicity. Other names include Huaxia, Shenzhou and Jiuzhou.

A just tossed bag of hot nuts, maroon-brown with a sticky feel clinging to its skin, and fragrant with the aroma of toasted sugar: This is the sweet roasted Chinese chestnut.

The Chinese yo-yo is a toy from China consisting of two equally-sized discs connected with a long axle.

Zhouzhuang is 30 km in the southwest of Kunshan City and 38 km to the southeast of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province. Lying quietly by the side of Dianshan Lake near the Daguanyuan Park in Shanghai, it has