Born in 256BC, Zhang Cang was a musician, scientist and confucianist. He earned Liu Bang's appreciation for his great knowledge and hence became one

In the Tang dynasty, a poet, LI Shangyin , wrote a famous poem I like very much. Evening approaches finding my spirit indisposed, So I rode a buggy u ...

Today is Moon festival, which falls on August 15 of the Chinese Lunar calendar. On this day, the moon is perfectly full, and Chinese people eat moon

The Yankees has entered the postseason and will play against their nemesis, the Boston Red Sox, in a best-of-three Wild Card series. The Yankees was

In Chinese-speaking countries, September 28 is Teacher's Day in honor of Confucius, the greatest Chinese sage and teacher.   One day, Confucius's carr ...

Taiwan's students have to decide on the major such as liberal arts or science when they are about to become high school sophomores. I am not good at

During the Northern Wei Dynasty, a female baby, born in February 12, 528, was Emperor Xiaoming's only kid. Empress Dowager Hu, Xiaoming's mother, who ...

Once upon a time, there was a man who cared about his appearance very much. He was so obsessed with his appearance that he became deranged, thinking

Once upon a time, a traveler was hurried home in a forest. Suddenly, he ran into a ferocious tiger. Chased by the tiger, he got lost and ended up be ...

Today I watched a TED-Ed's video, which delves into the history of credit cards. The credit card was invented by a businessman Frank Mcnamara in 1949 ...

In Taiwan, there are still some single-gender schools. Because the birth rate has been decreasing year by year, some of these schools are gradually t ...

After the collapse of state of Shu duing the three kingdoms period (220-265), the last king Liu Shan was placed under house arrest in the Luoyang of W ...

During the the Spring and Autumn Period ( c. 771 – 256 BCE), the rivalry between Wu and Yue was heating up. King Goujian lost to the state of Wu and

Two weeks ago, Typhoon Podul slightly grazed Taiwan. The airport, however, was still in operation because the wind speed was not up to the par of sus ...

Li Zicheng was a postman during the Ming dynasty. Because his post station was shut down by the government, he became unemployed, which planted a see ...

Taiwan has imposed tariffs on imported American vehicles for many years. This policy aims to protect our local vehicle manufacturer called Yulon. Fo ...

Pekingese originated in China. It is a kind of toy dog deeply beloved by ancient Chinese aristocrats. Ancient China didn't have native lions, and Pe ...

China Airlines is the largest civil airline carrier in Taiwan. Rumor had it that this airline was cast on a "Four-year Deadline" curse as during 1994 ...

Back in the days, collective punishment, which has long been abolished, was imposed in Taiwan's military bases. If a soldier makes a mistake, his com ...

"When there are no hares available for hunting, the hounds will also be cooked" is a Chinese idiom. It indicates that an emperor will kill the merito ...