por pedroceinos | May 25, 2025 | tibet, travel
A Giant Mandala in the Heart of Tibet A Giant Mandala in the Heart of Tibet The Palkor of Gyantze is one of Tibet’s great marvels and a unique jewel of universal architecture and art. Its shape, scale, and iconography defy comparison with any other construction....
por pedroceinos | May 13, 2025 | art
The Largest Collection of Paintings from ancient China The Largest Collection of Paintings from ancient China No one doubts that pictorial art has existed in China since time immemorial. In fact, some painted pottery vessels, several thousand years old, continue to...
por pedroceinos | May 11, 2025 | history, women
The Real Situation of Women in the Qing Dynasty The Real Situation of Women in the Qing Dynasty Guo Songyi[1] has raised several important points about the situation of Chinese women during the Qing dynasty—points that could fundamentally reshape how both the public...
por pedroceinos | May 9, 2025 | culture, philosophy
Laozi’s Mother is the goddess who created the world Laozi’s Mother is the goddess who created the world In Taoist thought, great mysteries are not explained with definitive statements, but with paradoxical images, fragmentary myths, and bodily metaphors. One such...
por pedroceinos | May 8, 2025 | dainationality, folklore
A detective story among the Dai nationality A detective story among the Dai nationality Among the rich folk literature of the Dai nationality, living in the south and western borders of Yunnan province, mainly in the Xishuangbanna and Dehong Autonomous Prefectures the...