The third daughter of the famous Han dynasty General Ma Yuan was only 13 years old at the time of her father’s death and her mother’s mental instability, but she bravely stepped forward to take care of the entire family.…
Traditional Confucian values — “benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trust” — sound like rather staid notions, more suitable for a refined scholar of literature than a go-go entrepreneur. But cases abound through Chinese history of Confucian businessmen, who built vast commercial empires…
I fell in love with Paris when I was 22 years old. I moved there right after graduating from Princeton, to work on a three-month internship at Kodak-Pathé. After an initial week of desperate room-searching, I lucked out with an…
10 gorgeous European castles, 10 unforgettable experiences.
“O so vast, O so mighty, The Great River rolls to sea, Flowers do waves thrash, Heroes do sands smash, When all the dreams drain, Same are loss and gain.”So opens and closes the most famous of China’s great novels,…
The third daughter of the famous Han dynasty General Ma Yuan was only 13 years old at the time of her father’s death and her mother’s mental instability, but she…
Traditional Confucian values — “benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trust” — sound like rather staid notions, more suitable for a refined scholar of literature than a go-go entrepreneur. But cases abound through…
I fell in love with Paris when I was 22 years old. I moved there right after graduating from Princeton, to work on a three-month internship at Kodak-Pathé. After an…
10 gorgeous European castles, 10 unforgettable experiences.
“O so vast, O so mighty, The Great River rolls to sea, Flowers do waves thrash, Heroes do sands smash, When all the dreams drain, Same are loss and gain.”So…
China’s military generals changed history era after era, leaving legends behind them. They braved the battles, were loyal to their kingdoms, wise and brave. They mastered warcraft and understood the…
