por pedroceinos | Dic 19, 2025 | culture
The Horse God as One of the Most Popular Deities in China The Horse God as One of the Most Popular Deities in China If a visitor goes to the Great Wall at Juyongguan, the section closest to Beijing and one of the most historically significant, and takes the time to...
por pedroceinos | Dic 15, 2025 | art, tibet, travel
The Discipline Paintings in Tibetan Temples The Discipline Paintings in Tibetan Temples Among the paintings of deities, protectors, and other philosophical themes that usually decorate the entrance of a Tibetan Buddhist temple, some temples feature a very different...
por pedroceinos | Dic 14, 2025 | tibet, travel
The Beauty of Yamdrok Lake The Beauty of Yamdrok Lake Yamdrok Lake is one of the four most important sacred lakes in Tibet, the one closest to the capital and the most frequently visited. Fan-shaped and opening toward the south, it stretches about 130 km from east to...
por pedroceinos | Dic 13, 2025 | chinese-characters
The Shuangdun Signs and the Origins of Chinese Writing The Shuangdun Signs and the Origins of Chinese Writing When the origins of Chinese writing are discussed, attention almost always turns to the oracle bones of the Shang dynasty. Yet thousands of years before...
por pedroceinos | Dic 13, 2025 | travel
Zhangjiajie: The Sublime Landscape of the Film Avatar Zhangjiajie: The Sublime Landscape of the Film Avatar Zhangjiajie is now one of my favorite destinations in China. Not only does it boast some of the country’s most spectacular landscapes, but in recent years it...
