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Get a Taste for the Healing Foods With These 5 Elements

In Chinese culture, healing foods have the curative properties of medicine, thanks to Wu Xing, also known as the Five Elements. Wu Xing is said to be found in everything around us, including the human body and the foods we eat, and well-being is supported through consuming foods that compensate for weak or lacking elements ...

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The five elements and their foods.

Harvard’s First Chinese Instructor Taught Chinese Culture

Ko K’un-hua was born in the 18th year of Emperor Daoguang’s reign (Qing Dynasty) in 1838 in Anhui Province. During his teenage years, he became famous after passing the county examination to become a scholar. He became an aide to General Huang Kaibang and later served in the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai. Later, Ko K’un-hua ...

Helen London

Ko K’un-hua.

Symphony Orchestra Captivates Tens of Thousands of People in Taiwan

Cosponsored by the cultural department of various city and county governments, as well as some civic organizations in Taiwan, the New York-based Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra was invited to perform in Taiwan for a third straight year in September 2018.  Watch the trailer of the Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra 2018: The Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra ...

Billy Shyu

Shen Yun orchestra.

An Indian Australian’s Impression of Taiwan

Reena Augustine is an Indian Australian citizen who moved to Australia from western India’s Gurjarat in 2009. She is the founder and director of Red Carpet Functions, an organization aspiring to celebrate the diversity of Brisbane’s communities and emphasizing the appreciation of its diverse cultures. Invited by Changhua Parent Union Advisory Council (彰化縣各級學校家長會聯合會, CPUAC) in ...

Billy Shyu

Wang Baochuan: The Legend of a Woman’s Determination and Loyalty

The legend of Wang Baochuan of the Tang Dynasty has been passed down in China from generation to generation. Her perseverance and loyalty have touched the hearts of many. Near the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in southern Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, there is a desolate cave with three Chinese characters above it – “古寒窑” (ancient cold ...

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A Chinese woman with a fan.