ancient china

Before dawn, the Tuojiang River carries a thin skin of mist, and the wooden houses along its banks …

Traditional Chinese accounts contain many stories in which people escaped serious disasters because of their moral conduct. Among …

More than 1,800 years ago, long before the development of modern anesthesia, antiseptic techniques, and medical imaging, the …

Ma Simin practiced medicine during the Northern and Southern dynasties (A.D. 420-589). Born in what is now Qinyang, …

During the final years of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang’s relentless ambition placed an enormous burden on the …

Moments of danger have a remarkable way of revealing a person’s true character. When fear takes hold, some …

Twenty-five centuries ago, an old man rode west on the back of a water buffalo, leaving a troubled …

Liu Ji (1311-1375), courtesy name Liu Bowen, was a native of Qingtian, Zhejiang Province, China. A military strategist, …

Yi Yin, said to have lived from 1649 B.C. to 1549 B.C., was one of the most respected …

When people think of beggars, they often associate them with negative words such as dirtiness, poverty, and disease. …