In the mountains of Nara, Japan, stands Hase-dera, an ancient Buddhist temple dedicated to the Eleven-Faced Kannon, the …
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In 1506, during the reign of the Ming Dynasty’s Zhengde Emperor, Wang Yangming appeared to have everything a …
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TaiwanEditor's Pick
Nearly 5,000 Falun Gong Practitioners Gather in Taipei for Annual Formation Event
by Billy ShyuOn October 17, 2026, nearly 5,000 Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners, along with approximately 200 participants from the United …
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Insights & StoriesEditor's Pick
Ignacy Paderewski and Herbert Hoover: A Story of Kindness Remembered
by Mikel DavisIgnacy Jan Paderewski was one of the world’s greatest pianists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. …
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Chinese CultureFeatured
The Ancient Legend of a Man Who Understood the Birds’ Warning
by Mikel DavisDisasters can arrive with little warning. Sometimes, however, signs of danger appear before catastrophe strikes — and survival …
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In Yushu City, Jilin Province, in 1930s China, a young woman surnamed Ma married into the local Li …
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“Heaven has no favorites, yet it always stands with the good.” This ancient saying, often quoted as an …
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When someone has wronged us, our first instinct is often to demand justice. We want the offender to …
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Born in late 1947, Zhang Shuangqi was a farmer from Luoyang, Henan. Though short in stature, quiet by …
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We live in an age of remarkable material abundance, yet emotional security feels increasingly fragile. Modern relationships are …