Seen from a distance, the Temple of Confucius in Qufu, Shandong province, encircled by a magnificent red wall capped by glazed tiles and with delicate turrets at the four corners, looks somewhat like the Palace Museum (Forbidden City) in Beijing, which was the seat of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties' emperors.
The Qufu region has been occupied by invaders of different ethnic groups at different times, from the Jurchens in the 12th century and the Mongols in the 13th century to the Manchurians in the 17th century and the Japanese from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s. All the occupiers, however, took good care of the temple because they acknowledged the importance of Confucianism despite committing atrocities in places nearby.
Mount Tai, one of the five most famous mountains in China, was also revered as a powerful deity in ancient times. Befittingly, the temple to the god of Mount Tai was built at the foot of the mountain in Taian, Shandong province, during the Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 220).
As the Chinese New Year is around the corner, the streets in Chongqing are getting more beautiful and festive with various lighting decorations, attracting visitors from both home and abroad.
Heralding the Chinese Lunar New Year that begins on Feb 5, Fuzhou, capital of East China's Fujian province, has become a sea of flowers, attracting many local residents and tourists from around the country and the rest of the world.
A cruise liner full of passengers from China and abroad set sail on Jan 18 from Copenhagen DFDS cruise terminal on a voyage to offer a colorful insight into Chinese culture through the theme: "Happy Chinese New Year".
A creative online flower market using artificial intelligence technology has been launched in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, as part of the city's traditional flower fair which greets Spring Festival.
Less than 24 hours after I had placed an online order on Alibaba's Tmall Supermarket, my father-in-law's jubilant voice on the other end of the phone conversation confirmed that everything had been delivered straight to his home in rural Zhejiang province.
The problem with humans is that we're not very smart.
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