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
Duanwu Festival at a Taoist temple
Duanwu Festival at a Taoist temple Last Saturday I received news that during the Duanwu festival there would be a small ceremony at the Zhenqing Taoist temple. According to the information received throughout the day, there would be different cultural activities,...
The Canon of the Yellow Emperor
The Canon of the Yellow Emperor In Brief: The last great work of Chinese philosophy discovered so far, deserves to be known by all those interested in this country. Almost 50 years ago, in 1973, an important quantity of artistic objects was discovered in an ancient...
Super me – A beautiful adaptation of Lu Dongbin dream
Super me - A beautiful adaptation of Lu Dongbin dream In Brief: An adaptation of the myth of Taoist sage Lu Dong ping to the modern world. It manages to maintain a steady interest and combine Taoist teachings with some moralizing provided by the director. A failed...
The Filial Peasant Girl – A Buddhist Miracle Tale
The Filial Peasant Girl - A Buddhist Miracle Tale With the arrival of Buddhism in China, in addition to translating the main canonical scriptures, other more popular religious literature began to emerge, which by means of some tales narrating either the benefits of...
Shock Wave 2- An entertaining action movie
Shock Wave 2- An entertaining action movie In short: A nice movie, with an original script, plenty of surprises, the right dose of love, and a slightly exaggerated dose of violence, but nothing excessive for what is fashionable nowadays. The year 2020 seems to have...
Hong Ying- An Art of Love without art and without love
Hong Ying- An Art of Love without art and without love In Brief: A scandalous novel that fails to shock, and an art of love that is conspicuous by its absence. Already from the beginning, we know that this is a love story without a future because the novel begins with...
Black Coal, Thin Ice, by Diao Yinan
Black Coal, Thin Ice, by Diao Yinan In short: a film narrated in a gray and sometimes sordid atmosphere, in a dark winter, of climate and spirit, which presents a mystery in which the viewer is gradually seduced. In an eminently mining region, human limbs begin to...
Xian, the ancient imperial capital
Xian, the ancient imperial capital In short: The ancient city inside the city wall retains a fascinating atmosphere. Its great monuments on the outskirts, such as the Terracotta Warriors, are among China's favorite attractions. Xian is undoubtedly one of the most...
Xin Ran – Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet
Xin Ran - Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet In Brief: A work full of exoticism that describes some interesting customs of the Tibetan nomads, but fails to convey emotions to the reader. Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet is a novel set in the late 1950s. A...
Chinese characters
The magic of Chinese characters
The magic of Chinese characters The written word, the Chinese characters, have had from their very origin, a magical meaning for the Chinese. There is no doubt that for them a character is not only a symbol of the concept it claims to represent but the object itself....
Ethnic groups
The Local Lords cult of the Bai nationality
The worship of the Local Lords (benzhu) is the most characteristic of the Bai people. Their religious life revolves around the Benzhu temple of each village, as each village venerates a local lord, sometimes a historical figure who sacrificed for the people. In other...
tRAVELS
Splendor of Xian in the Tang Dynasty
The splendor of Xian in the Tang Dynasty Every visitor to the city of Xian has heard that the city reached its peak of splendor during the Tang dynasty, but given that today only the Great Goose Pagoda, the Small Goose Pagoda, and some performances inspired by the...
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