China

Many traditional cultures structure their thought around the four cardinal directions. Ancient China did too, but it added ideas to this perspective and created a blend

  A temple a little north of Dali Old Town, Yunnan immersed me in China from imperial times. I walked through its village’s narrow streets

Traditional Chinese painting has often been based on assumptions that a highly resonant whole is primary in nature and society. It hasn’t focused on linear

   Unlike strictly monotheistic faiths like Christianity and Islam, traditional Chinese religions have allowed many gods to rub shoulders. Having lived in India, I was already

Yes, Dao also means way. And Jesus, in John, said, “I am the light and the way.” But Chinese and Western cultures have often interpreted salvation