Jasmine Tea (茉莉花茶) is named “the spring scent of China,” and it is a blend of both tea leaves and fresh jasmine flowers. The tea absorbs the fragrance of the blossoms and they complement each other. According to a Chinese tea legend, it is said that jasmine tea originated from a Beijing tea trader, Chen ...
The Spring and Autumn Period led to many changes in China. Wars were prevalent between competing kingdoms. A unique set of rules developed for battle during this time. Do you think the rules of war below are fair? Should today’s society have something similar? Spring and Autumn Period rules of war Declare war before raising ...
In Chinese physiognomy, also known as “Chinese face reading,” ear shape determines personality. If you have good-looking ears, it usually indicates that you are intelligent, will live a long life, are wealthy, and are of a high status. Let’s examine the unique characteristics associated with the appearance of your ears. Ear shape determines personality Hard, ...
In the Qing Dynasty, an official tried to help his daughter escape her fate after he hired a well-known Chinese fortune-teller to reveal his daughter’s fortune. “She faces an early death,” said the fortune-teller. “A tiger will kill her.” He even stated the year her fate would happen. “My daughter lives in a very secure ...
As William Blakney stated about Confucius in his 1955 translation of the Tao Te Ching: “It is no accident that China’s great moral innovator Confucius was a gregarious man who haunted capital cities, accompanied by disciples, pleading for a chance to set things right. Nor is it an accident that an important and original expression ...
There is a story from ancient China about Emperor Tang Wenzong, the 15th emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who had an exquisite pillow carved of precious white jade that he hid among his draperies. However, one day it disappeared. Emperor Tang was shocked, as his inner palace was very secure. Only his concubines could gain ...
In 375 B.C., a boy was born in Zou County, Shandong Province, to one of the many famous people from ancient China. The boy’s birth name was Meng Ke, but he later became known as Mencius, one of the most well-known philosophers in Chinese history. When Mencius was 3 years old, his father passed away. ...
When did the wooden fish start being used in Chinese Buddhism? Why was it made into the shape of a fish, and what is the meaning of it? Although there are a number of legends about the wooden fish, this legend of the wooden fish from Chinese Buddhism relates one of the answers. One legend ...
There are numerous legends about how each Chinese zodiac sign was chosen. This is one of the most well-known. A long, long time ago, the Jade Emperor in the heavens was celebrating his birthday. Unfortunately, at that time, there was no way of counting the years, so he couldn’t be sure how old he was. ...
We all believe that love of family and faith are very important. But how important are they? In 1900, American educator and pastor A.E. Winship traced the descendants of one of America’s most renowned preachers and theologians, Jonathan Edwards. There was another man, who lived in New York at about the same period, known as ...
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