por pedroceinos | Abr 14, 2025 | ethnic-groups, yi
An Old Book on the Sani-Yi Minority An Old Book on the Sani-Yi Minority One may wonder whether it makes any sense to read, in the first decades of the 21st century, a book written at the end of the 19th. Clearly, the person who has spent some of their time translating...
por pedroceinos | Abr 8, 2025 | books, chinese-characters
Praise for the book on Chinese characters Praise for the book on Chinese characters Good News! I’m happy to share that my book Chinese Characters: An Easy Learning Based on Their Etymology and Evolution has been selected by BookAuthority.org as one of The Best...
por pedroceinos | Abr 7, 2025 | folklore
The Qingming Festival: From Spring Celebration to Festival of the Dead The Qingming Festival: From Spring Celebration to Festival of the Dead The Qingming Festival (清明节) is today China’s Day of the Dead—the time when people remember their deceased relatives and travel...
por pedroceinos | Abr 2, 2025 | books, folklore
Linghu Zhuan’s Skepticism Leads Him to the Underworld Linghu Zhuan’s Skepticism Leads Him to the Underworld Linghu Zhuan was a man of great integrity who did not believe in gods or spirits. Whenever someone spoke of ghostly transformations or divine retribution in the...
por pedroceinos | Mar 30, 2025 | folklore
Did a Taoist Art of the bedchamber of male Homosexuality Exist? Did a Taoist Art of the bedchamber of male Homosexuality Exist? This is the question posed by Zhang Wanrong in an intriguing article published last year in the journal Religions[1]. The Taoist Art of the...
