Nirvana in Fire (4): A Birthday Party
Following China’s scholarly garden tradition, Mei Changsu redesigned his residential garden. After the completion of the project, he invited his…
Nirvana in Fire (3): A Chinese New Year Festival
Chinese New Year was approaching and cargo business was booming. The wharfies complained to the headman that the two boatloads of…
Nirvana in Fire (2): A Wanted Man
A traditional Chinese balcony, fully integrated with the indoor space Mei Changsu’s initial misjudgment over the Princess Nihuang incident rose…
A Brief Introduction to Ancient Chinese Cosmology
Traditional Chinese cosmological system is mainly based on the relationships and movements of the sun, the moon, five major planets…
Bizarre Public Toilets in China
If you think it’s a small wood by the roadside in Shenzhen, you are wrong. It is a public toilet…
Nirvana in Fire (1): A Popular Genius
For its faithful depiction of a traditional China in both spiritual and physical aspects, highly acclaimed Chinese TV drama Nirvana…
The Love Story of a White Snake
According to Stories to Caution the World (警世通言) by Ming dynasty writer Feng Menglong (1574 - 1646), it was at Broken…
Money God in Chinese New Year’s Painting
Chinese New Year’s Paintings are typically used to decorate the internal walls at the beginning of each new lunar year. The…
Return of the Monkey King after Journey to the West
Journey to the West is one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature written by Wu Cheng’en (1501 –…
Top 10 Chinese Musical Instruments
In December 1987, a unique solo flute concert was taken place at a news conference hosted by the Culture Department…
Chinese Villagers’ Water Shortage Solutions
At the southwest of Hubei Province, there is Badong County; in Badong, there is Gauze Cap Mountain; and on the…
How to Address a Chinese
How to address a Chinese is a complicated matter, even for a Chinese, let alone when you are a foreigner…
8 Chinese Mushroom Soup Recipes
Mushrooms, whether fresh or dried, are regarded by both Taoists and Chinese herbalists as magic food and featured prominently in…
Tips on Good Health
Here are some handy tips on good health compiled from the Traditional Chinese Medicine point of view. Qi and Health Qi in…
8 Taoist Vegetable Dishes
These simple vegetable recipes are selected from 100 Taoist vegetable dishes recommended by the vice president of China Taoist Association. Asparagus Stir Fry…
Modern Chinese Hermits
When a Chinese elderly celebrates his or her birthday, the most common congratulatory messages would often be a couplet “福如东海长流水，寿比南山不老松”,…
A Red Panda’s Rescue Mission
In a 2014 earthquake in Yunnan, a red panda named Cycle was hit by a falling tree. For a day or…
8 Spicy Taoist Tofu Dishes
These spicy tofu recipes are selected from 100 Taoist vegetable dishes recommended by the vice president of the China Taoist…