Boomlin·Oct 8Laozi and the Dao De Jing: The Book That Changed the WorldWho was Laozi? Did he really write the book associated with his name? And how did a mysterious sage become one of the most important…
AncientChinaWisdom·Sep 17Ancient China Wisdom 003—Confucius Taught That Learning Is a Young Bird Flapping Its WingsIn the very first line of the Analects, the word for “practice” hides a picture: a fledgling flapping again and again. A short essay on…
MazeMuna·Sep 7Chapter 1: Before China Was ChinaA very long story involving farmers, kings, bones, Heaven, seven fighting states and one extremely ambitious man
Hereditarius·Jul 17The Man Who Met a Ghost, Lied About Being Dead Himself, and Sold It for ScrapSomewhere around the fourth century AD, in a Jin dynasty scholar’s private collection of supernatural anecdotes, there is a story about a…
Ri Nate·Jun 7Rich in Spirituality, Yet No God was BornChina is over 5000 years old, rich in spirituality, philosophy and history. Nations like India, Iran, Egypt, and some Middle East Nations…
Aina Ajda Ouattara·Feb 21Where the River Keeps Its SecretThis story is inspired by the ancient Chinese legend of Xi Shi, one of the renowned Four Beauties of China. During the 5th century BC, she…
