Product Stories
More Than a Beautiful Bookmark: The Lady of the Moon
A lady who can’t leave the moon, Forever celestial is her swoon. Behold her beauty in the night, Behold her palace made of light…
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Chinese Culture
Fun Family Activities for the Moon Festival
People around the world look forward to the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival—one of the biggest celebrations in the lunar calen...
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Chinese Culture
What Is the Moon Festival?
Whether it’s New Year’s Eve, Christmas, or a national day like Thanksgiving, holidays are a time of family and friends, festivities, and food in th...
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Chinese Culture
Lunar or Solar—Why the Chinese and Western Calendars Differ So Greatly
Moon Festival is just around the corner, but which day does it fall on exactly? We've got you covered here. The exact day is the 15th day of the 8t...
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Product Stories
What Is a Twilly?
Small, but colorful, a twilly can easily work with any outfit. Here are a few of our favorite ways to wear our twilly.
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Treasured Tales
Disaster Never Befalls a Kind Heart
A long time ago, there was a man who lived in poverty but had very high morality and never did anything against others or against the law. Because ...
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Chinese Culture
How Emperor Kangxi Raised His Children
The Qing Dynasty’s Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722) is considered one of China’s greatest. The longest reigning emperor in Chinese history, he was a tire...
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Chinese Culture
The Father Behind the Hero Yue Fei
As Father’s Day approaches, we look back in wonder at some of the greatest fathers in China’s long history. They give us a renewed appreciation of ...
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Treasured Tales
Fan the Pillow and Warm the Quilt
“Fan the Pillow and Warm the Quilt” is a story collected in The 24 Paragons of Filial Piety, published during the Yuan Dynasty. The main character...
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Chinese Culture
Two Master Calligraphers - Father and Son
Known as the Sage of Calligraphy, Wang Xizhi of the Jin Dynasty (fourth century C.E.) is often considered the most accomplished calligrapher in Chi...
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Treasured Tales
Introducing Our New 'Treasured Tales of China' Series
Zhongguo (中國), the Chinese name for China, literally means “the Middle Kingdom,” and it has 5,000 years of culture filled with many beautiful treas...
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Treasured Tales
Virtue Is the Best Cure
A wealthy cook, now retired from the imperial court, lives a comfortable life running a local restaurant. But, when a plague sweeps through the lan...
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Product Stories
The Ruyi: More Than Just a Pattern
Perhaps you’ve noticed a similar pattern in classical Chinese designs as well as many of our jewelry pieces. You may not even have been aware of wh...
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