笔墨纸砚是中国古代文人书房当中必备的宝贝，被称为“文房四宝”。用笔墨书写绘画在中国可追溯到五千年前。秦时已用不同硬度的毛和竹管制笔；汉代以人工制墨替代了天然墨；有了纸张以后，简牍锦帛逐失其用；砚台则随笔墨的使用而发展。 “文房四宝”到宋朝以后特指湖笔、徽墨、宣纸、端砚。可以说文房四宝书写了整个中华文明。

The art of seal engraving is a cornerstone of Chinese fine arts. The seal was originally used as a signature or sign of authority, but it came to be used by all social classes and in much of Asia. The ...

An investigation by the Daily Telegraph found that four Chinese companies had offered to print up to one million counterfeit stamps a week, with each stamp being sold for as little as 4p each ...

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SBS Mandarin speaks to the visual designer behind this year's Australia Post Lunar New Year stamps which infuse tradition with a popular Chinese cultural pastime. To mark Lunar New Year ...

The Tiger-themed stamps, designed by Sydney-based illustrator Chrissy Lau, feature ‘lucky tigers’, inspired by the lucky cats commonly used as mascots in Chinese and Japanese culture.

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China issued Year of the Monkey stamps featuring two baby monkeys. And in recent months, the Chinese government has been strongly encouraging couples to have more than one child. Local authorities ...

The Chinese paddlefish belongs to an ancient lineage of paddlefish that has been around for at least 100 million years. But in early 2020, a study concluded that the species has recently gone ...

Chinese cabbages are available all year ... Place in freezer bags, label and seal. Cook from frozen. To prepare, cut off the base, rinse the leaves in cold water and dry thoroughly.