China and the Advent of Porcelain

The Chinese have been at the forefront of many inventions throughout history — the compass, gunpowder, paper, etc., just to name a few. But one of the seemingly least talked about is porcelain, which is also a Chinese invention. The full scope of inventions that could be attributed to China’s participation in past times is not ...

Hermann Rohr

Porcelain tea cups and saucers.

13 Modern Angles Representing ‘China’s Big Four’

China is an old and profound culture. It has a long history of novels and historical legends. Among these classic pieces are four very essential novels that have inherited the name “China’s Big Four” among Chinese. But besides China’s Big Four, there are a number of other historical entities that come in the power of four, ...

Hermann Rohr

monkey king painting lots of monkeys in a village collecting firewood a fire burns