Chinese Ink – traditional handmade inksticks

Inkstick introduction Chinese ink is produced in stick form rather than liquid, so it lasts for generations without drying out.  To use the ink, the stick…

Sichuan: Food, Pandas, Mountains and Spirituality

Sichuan, literal meaning “four river plains” is one of the largest and most populous and important provinces in China. Sichuan is famous for its Pandas…

Silk

Chinese silk has a legendary history of thousands of years. In the Sichuan area silk production is believed to be invented or started by Cancong,…