por pedroceinos | Dic 9, 2025 | culture
Why It Is Necessary to Study Suicide in Chinese Culture Why It Is Necessary to Study Suicide in Chinese Culture While drafting new chapters for my Brief History of China, cases of suicide kept appearing in the most diverse circumstances. Ministers and wives who...
por pedroceinos | Dic 8, 2025 | culture, travel
The true origin of the Great Wall The true origin of the Great wall, as seen in Nicola Di Cosmo (The Origins of the Great Wall. Silk Road Journal. 1993). Generally speaking, the political discourse about foreigners in pre-imperial China tends to justify expansion and...
por pedroceinos | Dic 7, 2025 | travel
Tiger Leaping Gorge: a 3,000-meter drop into the Yangtze River Tiger Leaping Gorge: a 3,000-meter drop into the Yangtze River The Yangtze River is the longest river in China and, at 6,300 km, the third longest in the world. It is China’s vital artery, flowing from its...
por pedroceinos | Dic 6, 2025 | culture, folklore
Parnashavari: The Tibetan Goddess of Medicine Parnashavari: The Tibetan Goddess of Medicine Within the complex symbolism of Tibetan deities and protectors, I like to look for distinctive details that allow us to identify a figure the moment we see them in a temple....
por pedroceinos | Nov 26, 2025 | culture, folklore
The Smallpox Goddess (Doushen) The Smallpox Goddess (Doushen) The Smallpox Goddess (Doushen 痘神) is part of a group of goddesses whose primary role was the protection of children. In the final years of the imperial era, they operated under the authority of Bixia...
