China is a country with a long history, a vast territory and a large number of nationalities. It varies in natural conditions and cultural environments, which leads to differences in production methods, living customs and religious beliefs. In the course of thousands of years’ history and culture, it has accumulated rich and colorful Chinese culture.
Temple of Heaven
“Whoever is willing to witness the growth of the wood must consolidate its root; Whoever wants to flow far must dredge its spring”. Chinese culture entertains its long history with its lasting charms, persistence, continuity, and cumulative character. Excellent traditional culture is the foundation for the inheritance and development of a country and a nation. The civilization created by Chinese nationality prolongs the spirit and soul of our nation, which needs to be imparted, inherited and protected from generation to generation.
Garden of Qiandeng Ancient Town
Seen as the symbol of the Chinese cultures, Chinese architecture is the most unique and charming component among the Chinese cultures. Throughout the 5000 years’ Chinese history and with the traditional culture of different regions, various and closely related architectural forms and cultures have been established. Royal Palace—a magnificent space for feudal emperors to display their powerful power; Private Gardens—the paradise where ancient intellectuals sought peace of mind; Ancestral Hall and Temple—the reflection house of national culture and family culture; The Xiongguan Pass beyond the Great Wall—the haunting place of the loyal souls of the heroes from the past dynasties. It can be said that it is the national culture that creates the architecture, and the architecture are invested with the national culture, enabling clustered permanent space entity to preserve the cultural essence with different features, so that future generations can pick up the cultural fragments at different periods, put them together and pass them on. With its uniqueness, architecture has made great contributions to the inheritance of human history.
Scenery of the Corner Tower of the Forbidden City
