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...
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...
por pedroceinos | Mar 26, 2025 | folklore, travel
Chinese Herbal Medicine Shop in Weishan, Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine Shop in Weishan, Yunnan China still maintains a strong tradition of using natural medicines, specifically herbs with medicinal properties that have been used for centuries. In addition to being...
por pedroceinos | Mar 4, 2025 | folklore
Treating illnesses with a pillow from under a corpse Treating illnesses with a pillow from under a corpse In a biography of Xu Sibo[1], a Daoist specialist in water therapy of the fifth century of our era[2], we read: «There lived a matron who had been troubled with...
