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Confucian classics carved in stone

BEFORE printing was invented in China in the early Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907), the only way to read and circulate articles was to copy them by hand. Errors were therefore inevitable. In AD 175, a dozen ...

February 21, 2021, Sunday

Sacred Buddhist temple a place of worship, charity and legends

HONGLUO (Red Snail) Temple on the Hongluo Mountain, about 55 kilometers away from downtown Beijing, has been worshipped for centuries as the capital city’s most efficacious place by those praying for ...

February 7, 2021, Sunday

The master calligrapher behind vanguard ‘hanging arm technique’

XIANYU Shu (1246-1302), also known as Boji and pseudonym Kunxue Shanmin (a poor mountain scholar), was a notable poet, collector, connoisseur and calligrapher of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). Historical ...

January 31, 2021, Sunday

Ordination terrace stands strong as a symbol of Buddhist faith

JIETAI Temple, hidden halfway down Ma’an Mountain, about 35 kilometers from downtown Beijing, is well known among China’s ancient Buddhists for its “Jie Tai,” a square stone ordination terrace to initiate ...

January 24, 2021, Sunday

Little-known calligraphy art skills of heroic Kublai Kahn adversary

WEN Tianxiang (1236-83), the heroic official who resisted the invasion of Mongolian troops in Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), is rightly remembered in China for his patriotism, righteousness and loyalty ...

January 17, 2021, Sunday

Grand Courtyard a symbol of Shi family’s rise, fall from grace

THE Shi Family Grand Courtyard is typical of the domestic architecture used in north China during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Located in Tianjin, about an hour’s drive from the capital of Beijing, the ...

January 10, 2021, Sunday

Tang empress obsessed with calligraphy

One day in AD 692, there was a surprising ecstasy on the face of Empress Wu Zetian (AD 624-705), who is considered the only female monarch in the history of China. The one she was eager to call in was ...

January 3, 2021, Sunday

High up a mountain lies temple of beauty in honor of Guanyin

AT the top of a meandering, rising cobblestone path flanked by uniquely shaped stones, the Dabei Temple quietly hides itself in the deep forest on Xishan Mountain in China’s capital Beijing. It’s a sacred ...

December 27, 2020, Sunday

Tang master’s eulogy hails family bravery

ALMOST every Chinese person begins his/her learning of traditional calligraphy or handwriting by imitating the regular script of Yan Zhenqing. Born in AD 709, Yan, a loyal governor of the Tang Dynasty ...

December 20, 2020, Sunday

Ancient Buddhist texts discovery signals rebirth of Yunju Temple

ABOUT 70 kilometers away from downtown Beijing sits Yunju Temple, famed for its rich collections of Buddhist sutras on stone slabs, aluminum plates and its magnificent ancient towers, among many other ...

December 13, 2020, Sunday

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