Tag: confucianism
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...
Ancient Chinese Health Wisdom: What the Book of Rites Says About the Body
In classical Chinese thought, virtue produces a physically observable effect on the body The Book...
Confucius’s Warning Against Becoming a ‘Tool-Person’ Still Applies in the Age of Algorithms
In today’s Chinese internet slang, a “tool-person” (Gongju ren) refers to someone valued only for utility—replaceable...
Siheyuan: How China’s Courtyard Homes Shaped Family Life for 3,000 Years
A courtyard enclosed on four sides For many Chinese families, the idea of a proper home begins with...
China’s Most Educated Man Gu Hongming Spent His Life Defending His Country’s Lost Values
At the turn of the twentieth century, China was losing a war it had been fighting for decades, not on...
Cultural Revolution: Red Guards Destroy Confucius Temple and Tombs in Qufu, Led by Tan Houlan
The statue of Confucius stood for centuries in the main hall of his temple in Qufu. It was pulled down...
Tang Emperors in Stone: The First Stele of Xi’an’s Stele Forest
By Jingrong A stele that greets every visitor At the entrance of the Xi’an Stele Forest Museum...
How Chiang Kai-shek Turned Taiwan Into the Guardian of Chinese Civilization
A quiet mountain, a philosophical calling North of Taipei rises a quiet, mist-covered peak once known...
Destruction of Ancestral Temple in Southern China Brings 4,000 People Out in Protest
The demolition of a 300-year-old ancestral temple by local authorities in Shenzhen, southern China, sparked...
77th-Generation Descendant of Confucius Dies in Beijing
One of the modern descendants of China's greatest teacher, Confucius, has died amidst the massive resurgence...
What Is Karma and How Does It Affect Your Life?
Whether you’ve heard it in movies or while consoling a friend, phrases like, “That's karma for you,”...
Disintegrating the Culture of the Chinese Communist Party (Chapter Two, Part II): The CCP’s Attacks on
First published in 2006 by the Chinese-language Epoch Times, this series lays out in detail the vast...