China - Culture
Stories From Ancient China: Cooperation as One
Apr 11, 2009, 10:00 amA story from ancient China illustrates the importance of cooperation.
In Modern Taiwan, Chinese Calligraphy Still Has a Home
Mar 24, 2009, 10:00 amThe second in a three part series on Chinese calligraphy in Taiwan: the students, the teachers, and their meetings
Stories from Ancient China: Beware of Those Who Flatter
Mar 22, 2009, 6:00 amA short anecdote about Emperor Tang Taizong's views on flattery.
Building on China's Old Traditions
Mar 20, 2009, 12:00 am"The resurgence of traditional Chinese cultural values has to come from the outside."
Simplified or Traditional?
Mar 17, 2009, 6:00 pmSome Committee members want to replace Simplified Chinese characters with Traditional over the next ten years.
A Quiet Paper Factory Bestows its Legacy
Mar 10, 2009, 4:00 pmThe Kuanghsing paper factory nestled among the mountains in Puli, Taiwan, has an important cultural mission.
Mysterious Chinese Characters (18): Fu
Mar 8, 2009, 11:00 am夫 (Fu) in Chinese is especially used with the connected characters 丈夫 (zhangfu), husband, spouse, and consists of the two ideograms 大 (da) and 一 (yi). 大 means big, because in contrast to a woman, a man was always bigger in the imagination of the Chinese people.
Stories from Ancient China: The Humility of Han Xin
Mar 8, 2009, 11:00 amTwo thousand years ago during the Han Dynasty ago Han Xin was a renowned general and was credited to have positively influenced the establishment of Emperor Liu Bang's dynasty.
Stories From Ancient China: Zengzi and Parenting
Mar 4, 2009, 12:00 pmZengzi was one of Confucius' most outstanding students.
Stories from Ancient China: A Man of Insight Must be Morally Upright and Determined
Feb 25, 2009, 1:00 amSchools nowadays teach more technical knowledge and scant few moral values. Ancient wisdom, though, believes that a person lacking a strong will and high morals, no matter how intelligent, cannot aspire to higher ideals.
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