The Oxford English Dictionary has chosen the slang term “goblin mode” as the word of the year, using a public vote for the first time in its history. “Goblin mode” is a slang term that is used to describe a type of behaviour, which is “unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or …
Professor Wang Qijun of the Beijing-based Central Academy of Fine Arts works in his studio. Three volumes examine Chinese and Western architecture in detail, Huang Zhiling reports. The Forbidden City, which was included on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1987, was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In 1998, UNESCO included the palace on its …
The three dictionaries Wang Qijun compiled- An Illustrated Dictionary of Chinese Architecture, An Illustrated Dictionary of Chinese Gardensand An Illustrated Dictionary of Western Architecture. The three dictionaries act like a mysterious pair of glasses through which readers can not only understand ancient Chinese architecture and gardens, but also expand their international perspective, and have a glimpse of global architectural culture, …