One of the major tourist attractions in Hong Kong is the Tian Tan Buddha statue. Located at Ngong Ping on Lantau Island, this giant bronze statue was constructed in the early 1990s and symbolizes the harmonious relationship between nature and man. The Tian Tan Buddha statue During the Eastern Han period (A.D. 25 to A.D. 220), Buddhism ...
In the Italian city of Naples, there is a tradition called “Caffe Sospeso,” which translates to “suspended coffee.” This basically means that someone who drinks a coffee pays for the price of two, allowing the coffee shop to give free coffee to anyone who isn’t able to pay for it. Free coffee Though it is ...
People seem to be unhappier than ever. Many find this perplexing since our generation is one of the richest in history, having the kind of comforts those in the past could never even imagine. A report from Harvard seems to give us the answer to this essential quest for happiness. Human happiness The Study of ...
Rear Admiral Heidi Berg, director of intelligence at the U.S. Africa Command, has accused the Chinese military of harassing American soldiers stationed in Djibouti. The country is home to China’s first foreign military base. The harassment According to Berg, the Chinese tried to restrict movement in international airspace by blocking aircraft from flying over their ...
It certainly was a unique sight to behold — a woman dressed in Han Dynasty clothing, an Imperial Decree in hand, traveling by horse-drawn carriage… This woman, who had begun life as a humble maidservant, went on to make history by becoming the first official diplomat to the Western Regions — the regions of Central ...
Fearlessly dedicated to expressing her spiritual journey and the worlds in her dreams and visions, artist Akiane Kramarik has insights into humanity that reach for the highest understanding of the universe and flow unrestrained from her mind onto the canvas. Mirroring her paintings and their subject matter, she radiates a sense of wonder at life ...
Anthropologists at the University of Oxford have discovered what they believe to be seven universal moral rules. The rules — help your family, help your group, return favors, be brave, defer to superiors, divide resources fairly, and respect others’ property — were found in a survey of 60 cultures from all around the world. Previous studies ...
Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty ordered its people to pay more taxes in order to cover its military expenses after liberating the area of Yanjing. Liu Shi was the wife of a wealthy man from Huairen County. After her husband’s death, Liu lived together with their son. After she heard the government had raised ...
The Chinese New Year for 2019 begins on February 5, and it is the Year of the Pig in Chinese astrology. The pig is the 12th zodiac sign, representing generosity and wealth. The Chinese usually greet each other by saying “happiness and prosperity” at the start of the Year of the Pig. The festival is one of ...
In the series Tainted History, Nspirement focuses on stories about the fates of famous Chinese people around 1949, at a time when the Communist Party occupied China after winning the civil war. Before the Republic of China retreated to Taiwan, President Chiang Kai Shek took a tremendous effort to rescue scholars and social elites. We ...
© 2024 nspirement. All rights reserved
