Battle of Red Cliffs, An Ancient Chinese Warfare
During the 3rd century, the once strong empire Han Dynast was crumbling and torn apart. The Battle in Red Cliffs…
Nirvana in Fire (11): the Theme Song
The wind begins to blow, the clouds start to grow, then all disperse into nothingness without a trace.
Nirvana in Fire (10): A Delayed Justice
Jingrui, Mei Changsu’s friend, found himself a deeply troubled man. His mother, the emperor’s sister, was pursued by a masked…
Nirvana in Fire (9): A True Identity Exposed
After returned to the capital, the emperor installed Prince Jing as the new Crown Prince. In the meanwhile, Layang Info…
Nirvana in Fire (8): A Military Coup
While the emperor, Prince Jing and Royal Guards Commander Meng Zhi went for a spring hunting excursion, back in the…
Nirvana in Fire (7): A Hunting Excursion
While Mei Changsu was forced to feed with a poisonous drug by Xia Jiang at Royal Discipline Committee, Lady Xia,…
A Brief Introduction to Chinese Chess
The earliest form of Chinese Chess can be traced back to the Warring States era when military strategists used small…
Advanced drainage System in the Ancient Beijing
In July 2012, a super storm lashed Beijing that saw part of the Chinese capital inundation with dozens of casualties…
America, Britain and Australia Facilitated Chinese Massacre 1965
Reportedly, some 400,00 to 500,000 ethnic Chinese and "Leftists" were killed in 1965 by the Indonesian military regime backed by…
Nirvana in Fire (6): A Rescue Operation
A plan to rescue former Red Flame Army general Wei Zheng was quickly drawn by Mei Changsu. Observing how the…
Nirvana in Fire (5): A Plot
As Marquis Xie, the chief of the kingdom’s military force and the top ally of the crown prince, was prosecuted…
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…
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…