China’s Ancient Theory of Painting

Painting is the product of perception.When the laws governing such a perceptual expression were not yet available or complete,rational guiding principles appeared first–the maturity of the theory of Chinese painting went ahead of painting [...]

Chinese Food Culture

As a country that pays great attention to courtesy, our cuisine culture is deep rooted in China’s history. As a visitor or guest in either a Chinese home or restaurant you will find that table manners are essential and the distinctive courtesies displayed will invariably add to the enjoyment of your meals and keep you [...]

Music and Brain Development

BENEFITS ON TEACHING MUSIC TO CHILDREN: MUSIC AND BRAIN RESEARCH
U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley
INTERLOCHEN, Mich., July 5 /PRNewswire/ — During a two-day visit to Interlochen Center for the Arts, U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley called for music and the arts to be a basic part of every child’s education. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000705/mi_interlo.html
An Artistic [...]

Chi, the Chinese Way

Martial Development has a challenge for skeptical martial artists: Prove that chi is scientifically impossible. Naturally, since I consider myself to be an open-minded skeptic and a martial artist, I had to take a crack at this one.
First, while it is my intent to provide a skeptical view of chi it is not my intent [...]

China Economy Gets $586b Power Dose

China Economy gets $586b power dose
By Wang Xu (China Daily)Updated: 2008-11-10 06:56
The government has cleared a 4 trillion-yuan ($586 billion) investment package till 2010 to spur domestic demand and boost the slowing economy.
A State Council meeting, presided by Premier Wen Jiabao, has resolved that it is necessary to adopt “proactive” fiscal and “moderately loose” monetary [...]

Pathology of Chinese Medicine

PATHOLOGY

WRONG AMOUNT OF QI – WRONG RATE OF FLOW
Disturbance in the flow of Qi, organ over-or-under activity, and external Qi invading the body are all considered pathological imbalances. They will result in too much or too little Qi (local or systemic) or an erratic flow. Improper flow and amount [...]

Chinese Poetry

Poetry proper has three forms. The first is “ lü shi” or code verse which must contain two or more of what we call parallel couples. Thousands upon thousands of such endless double-filed processions march down the history of Chinese literature. In addition to parallelism in content there is also a phonetic [...]

Pork: Dongpo Pork

Dongpo rou (???) Fried pork belly stewed in soy and wine

Pork is generally preferred over beef in Chinese cuisine due to economic, religious, and aesthetic reasons; swine are easy to feed and are not used for labour, and are so closely tied to the idea of domesticity that the character for “home” (?) depicts a [...]

The Philosophy of Ying-Yang

The Theory of Yin-Yang

The philosophical origins of Chinese medicine have grown out of the tenets of Daoism (also known as Taoism). Daoism bases much of its thinking on observing the natural world and manner in which it operates, so it is no surprise to find that the Chinese medical system draws extensively on natural metaphors. [...]

Acupuncture

Acupuncture

The practice of acupuncture and moxibustion is based on the theory of meridians. According to this theory, qi (vital energy) and blood circulate in the body through a system of channels called meridians, connecting internal organs with external organs or tissues. By stimulating certain points of the body surface reached by meridians through needling or [...]