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An Introduction to Traditional Chinese Culture
In traditional Chinese culture, the connection to the divine was understood in every...
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Famous Parallel Figures 7/10: Liu Bowen and Nostradamus
Leeshai Lemish
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Famous Parallel Figures 6/10: Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great
Betty Wang
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The two dominant leaders shared uncanny similiarities. -
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Famous Parallel Figures 5/10: Ban Zhao and Anne Komnene
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The first female historians. -
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Famous Parallel Figures 4/10: Ji Gong and Joseph of Cupertino
Betty Wang
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Famous Parallel Figures 3/10: Mulan and Joan of Arc
Betty Wang
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Two women who took up the mighty sword. -
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Famous Parallel Figures 2/10: Lao-Tzu and Socrates
Leeshai Lemish
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Famous Parallel Figures 1/10: Kangxi and Louis XIV
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Origins of the Dragon Boat Festival
You may have heard of an exciting festival featuring intense paddle boat races and...
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How a Beauty Trap Ended a Brutal Dictatorship
The story of Lady Diao Chan, from Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
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The Story of Silk
Daniella Wollensak
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Did you know the history of silk is almost as old as the Chinese... -
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Mythistory: Great Yu Controls the Waters
It was around 3,000 B.C.E., when a great flood plagued the Middle Kingdom...
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The Four-Faced Yellow Emperor of Mythistory
Was he real or a myth? Emperor and inventor, or Taoist cultivator and...
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Beyond the Compass: Surprising Ancient Chinese Inventions
Betty Wang
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Once upon a time, “made in China” did not carry the...