Tag: Chinese cosmology
China’s Five Sacred Creatures and What They Actually Meant
The dragon: lord of transformation, emblem of imperial power The Shuowen Jiezi, the Han dynasty's...
Cui Hao: Adviser Behind Anti-Buddhist Campaign Executed With Entire Clan
Cui Hao was among the most influential advisers of the Northern Wei dynasty in fifth-century China. He...
Jiang Zemin’s Secret Pilgrimage and a Monk’s Prophecy About the CCP’s Fate in 2026
Jiang Zemin climbed to the top of the Chinese Communist Party by endorsing the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen...
Red Horse, Red Goat: How Prophecy Culture Framed Political Collapse in Song Dynasty China
By Chen Jing Since antiquity, history’s tragedies have rarely been accidents of fate. More often,...
Understanding the Chinese Calendar in 2024 and Welcoming the Year of the Dragon
In 2024, the Chinese New Year falls on Feb. 10. Millions of people will bid farewell to the yin water...