White Deer Studio, a 1,000-Year-Old Chinese College
White Deer College (白鹿书院), in Jiangxi Province, was a private university established 1,000 years ago with its heyday during Song…
Taoist Classic: Supreme Lord on Simplicity
During the middle of the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644), there were four men regarded as the top four talented…
The Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra is one of the most important Buddhist classics, while hand-copying Heart Surra is a popular practice among…
Fan Zhongyan – A Great Chinese Statesman and Poet
Fan Zhongyan (范仲淹, 989-1052), a Suzhou native, was a great statesman, philosopher, writer, educator, military strategist of the Song Dynasty. His…
Mysterious Prehistoric Signs on Rocks in a Mountain in Henan
More than 3,000 mysterious signs discovered in Mt Juci (具茨山), of Henan Province, China, are believed to be carved in…
How Chinese Settled Divorce 1,000 Years Ago
A 1000-year-old Chinese divorce settlement agreement was unearthed in 1900 from Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes in Gansu Province. The following is…
Dragon Boat Festival
What Is the Origin of Duanwu Dragon Boat Festival? Boat racing and zongzi on Duanwu festival was initially created to…
Farewell to the Year of Dog
Maybe in their games, the winner is the one who runs slower than anyone else. 😁 COMMENTS ON FEBRUARY 14,…
A Brief Introduction of Qi
Qi is the building block of the universe and all lives within the universe. Qi is the info-energy and is…
Mt. Wudang, China’s Biggest Taoist Centre
Taoist temples began to appear in Mt Wudang since Lao Tzu and Confucius time 2,500 years ago.
Qigong, Art of Energy Management & Empowerment
What Is Qigong Qi is information energy that supports our life, and Qigong is a kung fu of qi, an art to…
8 Major Chinese Buddhist Sects
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Traditional Chinese Scholar Culture
The academic examination system was formally established during the short-lived Sui Dynasty (581 - 618) before Tang, and inspired the…
China’s Unique Winter Plum Flowers
Winter Plum flowers and traditional Chinese architecture are a perfect match Winter Plum is native to China, mainly growing in…
Maoshan, A Mysterious Taoist Sect
Maoshan Daoist sect is one of the most mysterious Daoist schools, known as the inheritor of the Supreme Purity camp…
The Art of War
The Art of War is the oldest book on military strategy and the first to understand the vital importance of…
Complete Enlightenment
The Sutra of Complete Enlightenment records a Buddhist seminar and is viewed, particularly by Chinese school Buddhism, as the jewel…
China’s Travel Agents for the Deceased
The Two Wrolds Chinese character 鬼 (ghost) is traditionally used to describe two types of sentient beings: one is the…