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Ancient Chinese Health Wisdom: What the Book of Rites Says About the Body

In classical Chinese thought, virtue produces a physically observable effect on the body The Book of Rites (Liji) is one of ancient China’s three canonical ritual texts, alongside...

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...

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...

In China, number of clothing buttons holds meaning; specific counts assigned for the dead

The revival of Chinese hanfu, or traditional dress of the Han people, in recent years has drawn attention to the complicated etiquette surrounding buttons. As the Xinzhongshi, or n...

China’s Temple Closures and Armed Presence Stir Fears of Expanding Religious Control

Reports of widespread temple closures and increased security presence at major religious sites across China have raised new concerns over religious policy, public security, and sta...

Exploring Ancient Chinese Mythology The Shanhai Jing

Exploring ancient Chinese mythology: The Shanhai Jing - A 2026 guide to China's legendary cosmology.

Why Japan’s Culture of Cleanliness Traces Back to China’s Tang Dynasty

From Buddhist temples to Shinto shrines to modern school cleaning duties, the philosophy that sweeping is spiritual practice traveled from 7th-century China to Japan to Taiwan

Heaven’s will, good harvests, geopolitics: Decoding Trump’s Temple of Heaven visit

From “Mandate of Heaven” symbolism to hopes for a “good harvest” in trade, analysts say Beijing used Trump’s Temple of Heaven visit on Thursday (May 14) to send layered diplomatic...

Jiang Zemin’s Secret Pilgrimage and a Monk’s Prophecy About the CCP’s Fate in 2026

Jiang Zemin climbed to the top of the Chinese Communist Party by endorsing the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, and the weight of that choice never left him. In his own mind...

Facts About Chinese History That Make it the Craziest Civilization

Qin Shi Huang, China’s first emperor, wanted an elixir that could help him live forever. Ancient…

Qin Shi Huang, China’s first emperor, wanted an elixir that could help him live forever. Ancient...

Chinese Audiences in Canada Praise Shen Yun, Call for Return to Traditional Values in China

Chinese audience members across Canada say Shen Yun offers a rare glimpse of authentic traditional culture, praising its artistry and message while expressing hopes for a return to...

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...

For Chinese visa-seekers in the US, the path to good fortune lies in … Chick-fil-A?

Chick-fil-A has become a symbol of luck for Chinese students in the U.S., despite having no restaurants in China