After the disaster-relief ceremony at Wolong Temple in Xi’an made Master Xuyun famous far and wide, devotees from …
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In Chinese Buddhist tradition, some figures become legends — monks whose lives blur the line between history and …
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Chinese CultureFeatured
The Qing Dynasty Painter Who Turned Down Silver to Help Another Artist
by Mikel DavisZheng Xie (1693-1765), better known by his art name Zheng Banqiao, was a celebrated painter and calligrapher of …
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Chinese CultureFeatured
The Unseen Ledger: Ancient China’s Answer to Fate and Fortune
by Mikel DavisDuring the Tang Dynasty, Wang Yan, an official who served the crown prince, once remarked that the events …
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ChinaEditor's Pick
How China’s Famous Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant Survived the Cultural Revolution
by Mikel DavisA sentimental retelling of Quanjude’s 10 years between life and death When Peking duck is mentioned, almost no …
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Chinese CultureFeatured
What Ancient Chinese Exam Stories Reveal About Honesty and Success
by Mikel DavisIf you were to find someone else’s money lying on the ground, would you keep it? For people …
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Chinese CultureEditor's Pick
Why Yielding Was Once Considered a Sign of Strength, Not Weakness
by Emma LubyEmma LuWhat does it mean to “yield”? Is it a form of weakness, or a deliberate choice rooted in …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
Hidden Trial Exposed: The CCP General Who Said No to the Tiananmen Massacre
by Mikel DavisOn November 25, a previously unseen video from the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests went viral on overseas social …
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Ethical strength often appears in everyday moments — when ordinary people must choose between comfort and principle, anger …
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Chinese CultureEditor's Pick
The Man Who Dissected Mao’s Soul: Inside the Banned Book about Mao Zedong’s Moral Legacy
by Hermann RohrThe debate over Mao Zedong’s moral legacy is often reduced to statistics and political slogans; however, Lu Di’s …