You probably know that the Spring Festival is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture, when families get together to welcome another new year. But did you know that over 2,000 years ago, Chinese people actually marked the beginning of a new year on another day? That is, the winter solstice day, better known as Dongzhi in China. Tune in to learn about how Chinese people celebrate the arrival of winter.

How did the love of a princess’s dress almost bring about an environmental disaster in Chinese history? Then how did ancient Chinese people protect wildlife? In this episode of A Thousand Whys, we’ll explore the ancient Chinese wisdom in protecting the environment.

Have you heard of a game called Cuju? This "kick-ball" game was played in China as early as over 2,000 years ago. Well, as the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 reaches its exciting finals, we are going to talk a bit about football games, and try to decode how the ancient Chinese celebrated their love for this unique ball game. Tune in to find out more in this episode!

Winter is coming! In this episode, we tell stories about beauties and daffodils and explore why Chinese people love to describe beauties as ice and snow.

China's traditional tea-making has been added to UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list. As THE most popular drink of the Chinese people, tea boasts a history almost as long as that of the Chinese civilization. It is something like coffee to Westerners that could never be absent or replaced in one's daily life. In this rebroadcast of one past episode, let’s find out how Chinese people love drinking tea and how it has become part of our life.

Besides keeping us hydrated and clean, one of the most important practical uses of water is transportation. The longest canal in the world is in China! But why do some say that its construction caused the fall of a dynasty?

If you’ve ever visited China, you are probably surprised by people drinking boiled water. Some might tell you boiling water removes harmful bacteria that could potentially make you sick. But this doesn't explain the practice of boiling bottled water!

The board game Go is perhaps the most challenging one of all, for human intelligence and for artificial intelligence. In this episode, let's examine this complicated yet charming strategy game.

​Ever seen the dazzling lion dance and wondered what it is about?

If you love flowers, here's a chance to indulge yourself in a sea of blossoms in this early spring. A Thousand Whys invites you to a flower-themed gathering.