China

This applicant for a job in the terra-cotta army was turned down. He now works as a writer.   The terra-cotta warriors get lots of

In 1980 archeologists started to excavate a walled city about 40 km north of Chengdu, at a place called Sanxingdui. What they found revolutionized many

A previous article here explored Confucianism, but many Daoists have been critical of its orientation to politics. They have emphasized harmony with nature and not

The I Ching is also based on the idea of the primacy of cyclic energy flows, and it has been one of the most influential

Several recent articles here explored depths in Westerners’ emphasis on abstract lines and distinct objects. But neither has been a central concept in China, where

Many people in China consider the columns of Qufu’s Confucian temple’s main hall (the Palace of Great Establishment) to be the most beautiful in the

If you play a portable musical instrument, carry it as meticulously as your passport if you travel in China.   Strangers often sat with me to listen.

  People in ancient China typically thought of musical notes in more holistic ways than Westerners have. The five notes (C, D, E, G, and

Westerners have often assumed that language is mainly about meanings of words and statements. But other cultures have assumed that language has other functions.