The legend of the Torch Festival
2013-11-06
In the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.), patriarch Pi Luoge of Mengshe Zhao, (the most powerful among the six tribes in Dali) schemed to annex the other five tribes. On the twenty fourth of the sixth..
Dowiedz się więcejIf loss is inevitable, decrease yin to increase yang. War, as a contest of strength, leads to losses on the part of the winner as well as the loser. The different lies in that the..
Dowiedz się więcejFeign ignorance and make no move rather than feign knowledge and make rash moves. Stay motionless and hide one’s intention. Clouds and thunder symbolize Tun. In warfare, suddenness can be achieved either by secrecy, concealing..
Dowiedz się więcejThere is a Chinese saying that all the minor groups are good at saying and dancing, like the Zang people, Yi people and Zhuang people. There is a very interesting Singing-song tradition in these groups…
Dowiedz się więcejDali Ancient City
2013-11-06
Dali is situated in the southwest of Yunnan China. According to Chinese literature, Dali Ancient City was a gateway to the Silk Road in Southwest China, and also serves as a seat of government and..
Dowiedz się więcejThe source of Chinese Knots
2013-11-06
At first, the knots are used to keep records. On the land of Hua Xia, “knot” was used by the ancestors to mean “contact” or “agreement” in law. Meanwhile it has the function of recording..
Dowiedz się więcejWhat is xiao xue?
2013-11-06
If a Chinese child saw this question, he would laugh, because everybody knows “xiao xue” is Chinese for the primary school. But the “xiao xue” here refers to some other thing. It was the traditional..
Dowiedz się więcejLeave some leeway
2013-11-06
“Leeway” refers to room for maneuver in speech or action, implying that people should reserve opportunities to retreat or make new choices. Lao Zi(circa 600-500 B.C.), a philosopher of the late Spring and Autumn Period,..
Dowiedz się więcejZhajiang Mian, Dandan Mian and Regan Mian
2013-11-06
“Zhajiang Mian” (fried sauce noodles) is a northern Chinese dish consisting of thick wheat noodles topped with a mixture of ground pork stir-fried with fermented soybean paste. In Beijing cuisine, soybean paste id used, while..
Dowiedz się więcejThe First Emperor of China Qin Shi Huang
2013-11-06
If you have a general idea about Chinese history, you might know Qin Shi Huang, he called himself the first emperor of China. He was born in c. 259 B.C. in the northwest China. His..
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