As the moon waxes and wanes, it denotes that the Moon Festival is right around the corner. Speaking of the Moon Festival, how can we miss the story of Chang E Fleeing to the Moon? In Chinese legend, Chang E was a daughter of an ancient emperor and later married a famous archer, Hou-Yi. She was unsatisfied with her noble life and wanted to be immortal, so she stole an elixir of life and fled into the night sky…

In a modern scene, the salesmen shuttle in and out with black suitcases to sell medication to hospitals. In the early days of China, we can spot some counterparts of such figures— the so-called medicine sellers, who traveled from one province to another with brown wooden chests such as this one to distribute pharmaceuticals…

How do you enjoy autumn? For the ancient Chinese, nothing will be better than a cup of hot tea on a chilly night. Chinese tea…

The idea of cake, in China, is to deliver gratitude to the ancestors and the deities of heaven and earth, to convey the blessing to friends and relatives, and to picture hopes and imaginations for life. In conclusion, the Taiwanese have mooncakes to celebrate family reunions…

It is advocated that smoking is harmful to health. Can you imagine that in the Qing dynasty, almost all the people had pipes in their hands? Can you believe that all most all the people were immersed in the smoky tobacco fog?

In the modern days, we just need a call, or a message to invite friends for reunions. But for people in ancient times, to invite friends home to have dinner was supposed to be ceremonious. People would put letters in envelopes…