Taking a short nap after lunch is a distinctive Chinese way of living, which is believed to generate positive health benefits. Chinese kids are trained to take a nap at school. After initial resistance, they eventually have developed a life-long noon nap habit. Chinese during lunch break. A typical Chinese classroom during lunch break. COMMENTS FROM MINDS.COM Eric People in […]
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This is not a fairytale but a real incident occurred in a zoo in Guangdong Province. A tiger and a monkey were neighbours with their territories separated by steel bars along the border. One day when the tiger quietly took a nap, the restless and insecure monkey somehow became more vicious, more aggressive, more inclined to take risks to come […]
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84-year old Chinese scientist Tu Youyou received Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in Stockholm on December 10, 2015, Tu Youyou won Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and gave a speech in Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm. She is the first Chinese scientist from the mainland and the first Chinese woman from anywhere in the world to receive a Nobel Prize. […]
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The Sun Is Setting in the West According to Daoist concept, the earthly existence is a shadowy reflection of the celestial reality. The dark mass looming on the western horizon is not gigantic hills, but a massive piece of cloud. A scene of yin-yang division between the dark west and the rest of the sky that is rather bright appeared in the […]
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China found a white panda in Sichuan Province in April 2019. The first panda donning other coloured coat, instead of in a trademark white & black outfit, was discovered in 1985 in a bamboo forest in Shaanxi’s Qinling mountain area, the third major habitat for giant pandas after Sichuan and Hubei. The latest field inspection carried out between 1999 and 2003 puts the panda population […]
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An Ancient Statue in an Aging Tree This over a thousand-year-old Camphor tree in a Fujian village has a hole in the middle of its trunk, looking like a belly button in a human body. From the belly buttonhole, you can see the face of an ancient statue. Nobody knows since when the statue was there and how the statue was […]
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In 114 BC, Chinese Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty decided to send Zhang Qian as his envoy to the foreign states on a diplomatic mission. Zhang Qian and his royal entourage and military guards began their journey from the capital city Chang’an (Xi’an), travelling through today’s Gansu, Xinjiang provinces, via Afghanistan, Iran, Russa, Greek to Rome in today’s Italy, […]
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The US Government made a plan to nuke China and kill 30% of the total Chinese population living in 30 Chinese cities, according to a secret document unearthed late last year by George Washington University’s National Security Archive. The scheme known as Single Integrated Operational Plans (SIOP) was initiated between 1962 and 1964 under President Lyndon Johnson’s administration. The objective […]
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When Bai Bin (白斌), a Chinese man from Guizhou Province, decided to run a one-man marathon from the South Pole to the North Pole, he was 47. On March 2, 2018, he left Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition Station, also known as the Station of the Great Wall, and began the journey that took him 433 days to complete. Along the way, he […]
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Believe it or not, this is not an artwork crafted by a human artist but a plant created by nature. Ganoderma, a genus of polypore mushrooms that grow on wood, is traditionally regarded in China as having a magic effect on youthful looking and longevity. In Chinese folk tales, some certain types of Ganoderma are also described as possessing a power […]
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Fan Zhongyan (范仲淹, 989-1052), a Suzhou native, was a great statesman, philosopher, writer, educator, military strategist of the Song Dynasty. His most memorable statements include: Be the first to bear the burden for the world and the last to enjoy the fruit of collective achievement. I’d rather speak up for the truth and die than keep silent and live. He did not […]
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On February 25, 2019, Huawei unveiled its foldable 5G phone with the largest extended screen in the world, which can be folded into a slim 6.6-inch smartphone and when unfolded it becomes an 8-inch tablet. Huawei Is Ready for 5G Solution Chinese tech giant Huawei unveiled by the end of 2018 the world’s first “5G solution-ready” commercial 7nm (nanometre) chipset Kirin 980 […]
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