CHINESE CULTURE
In this section, the reader will find articles related to Chinese culture in English.
Many of them are of our own production, elaborated throughout the more than 15 years that this page has been in operation, others are extracts from books or articles that we have dared to publish (generally after translating them) because of the interest they have for the English-speaking readers.
We are in the process of converting all the articles to a more modern format, but given the hundreds of articles in the different sections, it may take a few months.
The main sections are:
GENERAL ASPECTS OF CHINESE CULTURE
HOROSCOPE AND ANIMAL SIMBOLISM
MOVIES
Last posts about Chinese culture
An oriental interpretation of dreams
An oriental interpretation of dreams Last week, in a book about the Hani minority in the remote Jinping region, one of the authors devoted part of his article on divination to dream interpretation among the Hani. I translated it, added some comments and published it...
What does it mean to dream of a cow in China? We tell you here
What does it mean to dream of a cow in China? We tell you here In the last few days I have stumbled upon several documents dealing with dreams in China, and some with certain fragments explaining, in particular, the meaning of dreaming about a cow. One of the most...
The ox and the ritual plow in springtime
The ox and the ritual plow in springtime Throughout the imperial era, every year the beginning of agricultural work was celebrated by a solemn ceremony called the Plowing Festival. "The emperor himself would take a yellow plow attached to a yellow ox (yellow was the...
The bull and the political development of Neolithic China
The bull and the political development of Neolithic China Since the history of the penetration of domestic cattle in China goes parallel to that of the political concentration that gave rise to the first cities and later to the first states, that slow penetration of...
THE LION-DANCE AS RELIGIOUS DANCE
THE LION-DANCE AS RELIGIOUS DANCE The lion-dancers first appeared in China under the Tang dynasty (a.d. 618-906), and made their debut at the court of the kings of Tibet about the same time. The lion-dancer represents a form of the Indian mime or burlesque juggler,...
Taosi. The first capital of China
Taosi. The first capital of China Taosi is one of the most important archaeological discoveries in China in the past decades. Located in the southern part of Shanxi province, is possibly the first urban center emerged in China. The excavation of the ancient city of...
Who is this Goddess of Heaven scattering flowers?
Who is this Goddess of Heaven scattering flowers? When we arrive in a country with a culture as different as China, it is as if a fog blanket covers our eyes, allowing us only a blurred vision of everything around us. Then we recognize the characters in their writing...
Why do you must visit a Chinese park?
Why do you must visit a Chinese park? Many experienced travelers to China include in their programs the visit a neighborhood market thinking that the essence of the culture of the people is concentrated there. And they have their point, but not only in the market you...
The most beautiful Buddhist sculpture in Beijing
The most beautiful Buddhist sculpture in Beijing It is the "Stone sculpture of the Sakyamuni Buddha with two guardians", which is in the Capital Museum of Beijing. It is dated in the Northern Wei Dynasty, in the 23rd year of the Emperor Taihe (499 AD) This statue is...
Chinese characters
Discovering the tiger and the shaman in Chinese characters.
Discovering the tiger and the shaman in Chinese characters. In Chinese skin is pifu (皮肤). In the character pi 皮, which means skin, one can still discover a hand flaying a skin. The character fu 肤, however, is a simplified character, showing us the radical of the...
Ethnic groups
Life of Milarepa, the hermit poet
Life of Milarepa, the hermit poet. MiIarepa is one of the most beloved religious leaders of Tibet. His story, full of unique facts, has been told again and again over the centuries, and if the publishers did not warn that this is the autobiography written by the holy...
tRAVELS
Drak Yerpa: The Tibetan Cliffs of Meditation
Drak Yerpa: The Tibetan Cliffs of Meditation A visit to the cliffs of Drak Yerpa, about 30 kilometers from Lhasa, not only offers a glimpse of the beauty of the Tibetan landscape and some rural settlements near the capital, but also gives us the chance to explore one...
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