ancient china, hairstyle, traditional chinese

History of Traditional Chinese Hair Accessories

Women in various cultures and countries adhere to certain habits and norms as far as clothing and hairstyle are concerned. Traditionally in China, people wore clothes and accessories to reflect their positions in society, and women adhered to customs for hairstyles and the wearing of Chinese hair accessories. However, over the ages, these styles developed ...

Emma Lu

Chinese woman dressed in traditional Han fu clothing with an elaborate golden headdress.

Traditional Chinese Culture: ‘Male Left, Female Right’

In traditional Chinese culture, the custom to consider the left side of the body as male and the right side as female seems to have permeated all aspects of people’s daily lives. How did this custom come into being? According to legend, when Pangu, the ancestor of the Chinese people, became a deity, his body ...

Emma Lu

Pagoda at the edge of a lake in Asia.

Which Place is Better to Learn Chinese, Beijing or Taiwan?

With China poised to become the No. 1 superpower economy in the world, there has never been a better time to learn Chinese. However, every layman who considers learning Chinese directly from the East will be conflicted with a choice — whether to learn it in Beijing or Taiwan. Learning Chinese in Beijing A huge advantage ...

Nspirement Staff

Chinese characters on a blackboard.

The Best Place to Learn Chinese Is Not China

As China becomes a dominant global power, it is inevitable that its language will become popular. With a population of almost 1.4 billion, no one with international career ambitions can now afford to neglect learning Chinese. According to estimates, the number of American students wanting to learn Chinese doubled from 200,000 in 2015 to 400,000 ...

Armin Auctor