Located in the northwest of Dayao County Town, Chuxiong Prefecture, being 35 kilometers apart from the county town. 石羊古镇 Shiyang Ancient Town, Chuxiong, Yunnan The … Read more
Xiushan Mountain lies in the south of Tonghai County, about 125 kilometers from Kunming. It covers an area of 1.55 million square meters, in which … Read more
Medicine and Society in Late Imperial China explores the vibrant medical landscape in late imperial China (1600-1850), focusing on one of the most cultured and elegant cities in the lower Yangzi region, Suzhou.
The Five Classics associated with Confucius formed the core curriculum in the education of Chinese literati throughout most of the imperial period.
For more than two thousand years, Confucius (551-479 B.C.) has been a fundamental part of China’s history. His influence as a moral thinker remains powerful to this day.
In The Dysfunction of Ritual in Early Confucianism Michael Ing describes how early Confucians coped with situations where their rituals failed to achieve their intended aims.
Traditionally, scholars of Chinese literature have viewed Wu Jingzi’s The Scholars (ca. 1750) as the first satiric novel of Chinese literature. Yenna Wu (Chinese literature, … Read more
A masterpiece from the Ming dynasty, Wu Ching-tzu’s The Scholars ranks with Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, and the Water Margin … Read more
