The Chinese King Kong The Chinese King Kong The tale “The White Ape” narrates the adventures of gigantic ape that resembles King Kong in many aspects: its gigantic size, its big strength and his liking for human women. Here is the story: In the Liang Dynasty, troops...
Dangerous women in China, another vision of the Chinese history Dangerous women in China, another vision of the Chinese history. Here are some excerpts from the Preface of the author. This is a study in the private language of women. In traditional China, such a lan...
The book Hanzi for HSK 1-3 now available in Greek language The book “Hanzi for HSK 1-3” now available in Greek language This April, the translation of my book Hanzi for HSK 1-3 has been published in the main digital bookstores in Greece. The Greek version of this...
Buddhist Monks in Medieval China Buddhist Monks in Medieval China That is the subject of John Kieschnick’s book. The book analyzes the contents of the three collections of biographies of monks that became famous in medieval China, through them he tries to give...
Manual of Taoist Architecture Manual of Taoist Architecture There are some illustrated books that produce in the reader a contradictory feeling, because the images that explain what the text is about are sometimes accompanied by an exposition of ideas that is too...
How the presence of goddesses paves the way for female power How the presence of goddesses paved the way for female power One of the theses of my book Matriarchy in China: mothers, goddesses, queens and shamans (Madrid, 2011) was to assert that the presence of...
