Social Media Ideas for Ancient Chinese Texts

Ancient China laws punished men for crying; people with messy handwriting forced to drink ink

Ancient China’s legal system was never only about crime and punishment. It was also a mechanism of imperial control, used to protect the throne, discipline officials and regulate s...

Ancient Chinese texts depict ‘immortal mirror’ akin to CT scan – an early notion of robots

Ancient China dreamed of future technology long before the modern age, conjuring visions of magic mirrors, ingenious machines and even lifelike wooden puppets. In the Tang dynasty...

Ancient Chinese lord buried with bells meant to silence ancestral war rituals

Imagine, for a moment, that you lived in ancient China, with a rival state threatening your people’s very existence. In the quest for any advantage, one strategy might involve perf...

Ancient Chinese Wedding Rituals the Modern World Left Behind

Walk into almost any Chinese wedding today and you will see white gowns, Western style vows, and a bouquet toss, customs that now feel ordinary even though they were once entirely...

China’s Five Sacred Creatures and What They Actually Meant

The dragon: lord of transformation, emblem of imperial power The Shuowen Jiezi, the Han dynasty’s great etymological dictionary compiled around 100 CE, describes the dragon as “the...

2 notable women in ancient China broke barriers, made major contributions to medicine, science

In ancient China, women were largely denied formal education and confined to the roles of dutiful wives and mothers. Against this restrictive social order, two women pushed beyond...

From the Academy: Treasure Texts

The mysterious texts that shaped Tibetan Buddhism The post From the Academy: Treasure Texts appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Ancient China elites used water fans, ice to cool down in summer; folks had bamboo pillows

In ancient China, summer heat could be deadly long before the advent of air conditioning. To survive it, people resorted to remedies ranging from imperial ice sculptures and water-...

Along the river, before the fall: China pre-Renaissance city life

How Chinese philosophy influenced US founding fathers

“Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin, published the sayings of Confucius in his colonial newspaper and today’s sculpture recognising that ancient Chinese age is carved into the face...

Eat idol’s poems: inside the wild, ancient history of Chinese fan culture

China’s fandom culture predates today’s pop idols and live-streaming celebrities by millennia. In ancient times, fame was cultivated in the streets, restaurants, and poetry circles...

Discovery of ancient Chinese anaesthesia reveals advanced early surgical practices

The invention of modern anaesthetics in 1846 is a pivotal milestone in the history of modern medicine, yet humans have long sought to alleviate surgical pain. Recent research has s...

The I Ching, Leibniz and AI: how old China-West links shaped modern science

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) appears sudden and revolutionary, yet its origins stretch deep into history, revealing a profound and forgotten intellectual exchange bet...

How Confucian Philosophy Helped Shape Early American Democracy and Ideals

During his latest visit to China, US President Donald Trump once again referenced Confucius and the influence of Chinese philosophy on Western civilization, particularly in America

Konghou (з®њзЇЊ): The Lost Ancient Chinese Harp Preserved in Japan

The only surviving examples of the konghou, an ancient Chinese harp, are preserved in Japan's ShЕЌsЕЌin Repository, originally built to house the treasures of TЕЌdai-ji Temple.

Why Classical Chinese Education Started With Sweeping Floors

Modern parents outsource responsibility while demanding results Today’s parents routinely complain that their children are lazy and irresponsible, yet they shield those same childr...

Ancient DNA Reveals the Hidden Origins of China’s Mysterious Shimao Civilization

Ancient DNA from Shimao reveals local origins, broad prehistoric connections, a patrilineal social structure, and gender-specific patterns of human sacrifice. At Shimao, a vast sto...

The Daylily’s 2,500-Year Journey: How China Turned a Poet’s Flower into a Kitchen Staple

The Chinese idiom “huánghuācài dōu liáng le,” literally “even the daylily dish has gone cold,” is a northern colloquial expression for someone who has arrived so late...

Three Historical Figures Who Understood How Wealth Is Actually Built

Hard work sustains a livelihood. It rarely produces wealth or large fortunes on its own. The difference between the two lies in something harder to teach: the ability to read a sit...

Asal-Usul Bagaimana Bangsa Cina Mencipta Kertas: Penemuan Yang Mengubah Dunia

Hari ini kita menulis nota, membaca buku, mencetak dokumen dan membungkus pelbagai barang menggunakan kertas. Ia kelihatan begitu biasa sehingga ramai yang tidak pernah terfikir da...

CHUN LEI - WATER FLOWS

Here's an ep from Chun Lei, this came out in 1969. I don't have song titles for this one.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

Hidden For A Millennium: Ancient Forbidden Book Found In Monastery Library By Devoted Book Seeker

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - He had no idea, as he walked through the monastery gates, that he was about to find one of the oldest and most forbidden books ever written. Over t...

An Entire Ancient Greek Philosophical Treatise Burned by Mount Vesuvius Has Been Deciphered with X‑Ray and AI Technologi...

Most of our conception of Stoicism, an ancient school of thought much featured here on Open Culture, derives from the writings of just three figures: Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, an...

‘Meeting Rain, Wutai Mountain’

Three poems by one of China’s most esteemed living poets The post ‘Meeting Rain, Wutai Mountain’ appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.