The Illusion of Infallibility: History and Philosophy of 万无一失 wàn wú yī shī
The history of Chinese philosophy and military strategy is permeated by a constant dialectical tens…
The People Regard Food as Their Heaven
China has endured periodic famines throughout its history. From the earliest strata of its written …
The realm prospers and the people are at peace
The Political Ontology of 国泰民安 guó tài mín ān The 成语 chéngyǔ 国泰民安 guó tài mín ān , "the realm …
What are 成语 chéngyǔ?
What are 成语 chéngyǔ ? 成语 chéngyǔ are a special type of fixed phrase or idiom and constitute a tra…
What is a Chinese Character?
Rethinking 汉字 hànzì : Beyond the Pictographic Myth There is a widespread notion—frequently repeate…
太虚 Tàixū. Humanistic Buddhism for the 21st Century
A Buddhist monk who lived through tumultuous times stands a…
The Lament of a Political Ruin
In the contemporary lexicon, the expression 倾城 qīngchéng , …
The 商 Shāng Dynasty (1600–1046 BCE)
China's first dynasty, the 夏 Xià dynasty, ruled for nea…
The Echo of the Ocean and the Awakening of a Nation. 陈天华 Chén Tiānhuá
On December 8, 1905, the cold waters of Omori Beach in Toky…
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