Tag: Song Dynasty
A Trip to Baochan Mountain: The Ambition of Chancellor Wang Anshi
In today’s Anhui Province of eastern China, there is a scenic locale known as Mount Baochan (褒禪山), which...
The Past–And Present–of China’s Imperial Exams
Adapted from Erping Zhang's original video available on YouTube. Chinese civilization has long viewed...
Virtue Is the Best Feng Shui
Feng shui, literally “wind and water,” is an ancient Chinese philosophical system, sometimes translated...
Su Shi, the Ancient Poet Who Put the People First
One of the greatest literati of ancient China, the ancient poet Su Shi (蘇軾), also known by his alias...