National Security Education Day | Strengthen the holistic national security outlook and appreciate the achievements of national security in the new era.

When national security is assured, the people are at peace, and families and all endeavors flourish. The foundation of national security lies with the people, its strength resides in the people, and its lifeblood flows through the people. Only through the concerted efforts of the entire nation can we achieve this goal.

The Twenty-Four Solar Terms at the Soup House | Qingming

Today, we welcome Qingming, the solar term that gives rise to our remembrance. During Qingming, there are three seasonal changes: the first is when the paulownia trees begin to bloom—“paulownia” refers to the paulownia flower. As Bai Juyi wrote in his poem “Paulownia Blossoms”:

Shangsi Festival | In the painted hall, on the third day of the third month, fluff drifts against the window screens, and swallows brush the eaves.

The Shangsi Festival, commonly known as “March Third,” is a time-honored Chinese traditional festival steeped in poetic charm. In ancient times, people often performed rituals on this day to purify themselves and ward off misfortune.

Notice | Opening Hours of the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall During the 2022 Qingming Holiday

The Diligence and Integrity Chapter of Linchuan Culture | Tang Xianzu Petitions Against Corruption

In the spring of the nineteenth year of the Wanli reign (1591), Tang Xianzu submitted his “Memorial on the Ministers and Censors,” a renowned treatise on contemporary affairs and, at the time, a stirring denunciation of corruption that sent shockwaves throughout the court and the realm.

The Diligence and Integrity Chapter of Linchuan Culture | Tang Xianzu’s Maxims on Official Conduct

In feudal society, the greatest hope for scholars seeking a path in life was “xue er you ze shi”—that is, those who excelled in their studies could become officials. The dramatist…