Time to Eat Healthy and Lose Weight Naturally (2)
The Way of Eating as Healthy as A Cure Chinese has a saying: Ginger is as Ginseng in the morning, as arsenic in the evening. What does that actually mean? It means: If you eat ginger in the morning, it would be as tonic as drinking Ginseng soup; if you eat it in the evening, […]
Time to Eat Healthy and Lose Weight Naturally (1)
One day, a 40-year-old IT worker came to me for consultation. He was of moderate height with quite a large belly and weighed about 100kg. He said he felt weak in his whole body and quite often suffered from insomnia. What was worse was that he had recently been diagnosed with diabetes. I did not […]
Christopher-Clark Fine Art Gallery
Among the dazzle of fashion apparel on Union Square San Francisco is a row of 15th century small-sized etchings in black and white, a scene of tranquility. Inside the tranquil Christopher-Clark Fine Art Gallery which holds the etchings, I spotted the cultural elegance of this city, and was lucky enough to meet its owner Christopher […]
Feng Shui Tips on Fortune and Success
In China, auspicious geographical positions can be recognized by the Nine Palace Flying Star, a method based on the Lo Shu Square. The legacy of ancient Chinese mathematical and divinatory traditions is partially recorded in this Lo Shu Square, in which the interaction of nine numbers and nine stars are associated with moving patterns of […]
Feng Shui Tips on Fortune and Success
In China, auspicious geographical positions can be recognized by the Nine Palace Flying Star, a method based on the Lo Shu Square. The legacy of ancient Chinese mathematical and divinatory traditions is partially recorded in this Lo Shu Square, in which the interaction of nine numbers and nine stars are associated with moving patterns of […]
When Did Qing Dynasty Emperors Start Their Day?
TV shows in China today give us an impression that emperors always led an extravagant and voluptuous life. That they were self-indulgent and possessed unbridled power over their people. Yet in history, most emperors bore little resemblance to the images presented on TV, especially those in the Qing Dynasty. Emperors were known for their diligence […]
Enamel-decorated porcelains
Enamel-decorated porcelain, a fusion of Arabian enamel-making and Chinese porcelain-making, is further evidence of cultural exchanges between the East and West. The nobility in the West had rising demand for China’s porcelain, while painting on the porcelain was noticeably improved with the introduction of Western paintings into China. The Qing dynasty took over the country in 1644. Porcelains decorated with enamel were signature pieces of […]