In the late Qing Dynasty (1839-1912), there lived an official named Gao Zanshan (courtesy name Xiangting), a native …
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Technology
People Are Using AI to Communicate Without Disclosing It. Is This Morally Wrong?
by Troy OakesImagine you have used a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool such as ChatGPT to tidy up notes you …
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TraditionsEditor's Pick
How Confucius Influenced Chinese Concepts of Morality and Ethics
by Emma LubyEmma LuIn a small kingdom in northeast China, more than 2,500 years ago, a teacher walked the dusty roads …
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HistoryEditor's Pick
Kindness and Cruelty: True Stories That Reveal Human Nature During China’s Darkest Years
by Mikel DavisAt the height of the Cultural Revolution, people quickly learned that survival often meant keeping their distance — …
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Chinese people generally believe in feng shui, thinking that burying their ancestors in an auspicious land can bless …
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FashionEditor's Pick
Jade Bracelet Meaning: Why Chinese Women Wear Them for Life
by Emma LubyEmma LuA grandmother takes her granddaughter’s hand on her wedding day. She slides a smooth, green bracelet from her …
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The saying “wealth does not last beyond three generations” is a popular proverb in China. It means that …
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Sun Shu’ao (630-593 B.C.), a statesman from China’s Spring and Autumn period, is remembered less for grand monuments …
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When people fight for personal gain, conflict and resentment soon follow. Those grudges grow, weaving countless disputes that …
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WisdomEditor's Pick
Heaven’s Warnings: The Meaning and Symbolism of Natural Disasters
by Mikel DavisTraditional Chinese thought treated natural disasters as moral signals rather than accidents of nature. Seen as Heaven’s warnings, …
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