Dunhuang in the Silk Road
Dunhuang in the Silk RoadDunhuang is a city in the middle of the desert. Over its 2,000-year history, it has always been the last Chinese outpost before reaching the Western Regions—those kingdoms more or less dominated by the imperial regimes, yet showing customs so...
Tales of the faithful dog: China, Mongolia, the West
In Chinese culture there are many historical and folkloric stories that extolled dogs, placing the animal friend above the other human beings. This was due to the dogs fidelity to their master, one of the most appreciated virtues in Chinese society. In legends,...
Ethnic groups
Sexual aspects of Gu venom
Gu illness resulted from a contamination by gu poison, which a recent analyst has characterized as “an alien evil spirit which entered [the] body and developed into worms or some similar animal that gnawed away at the intestines or genitalia.” This poison was thought...
Praise for the book on Chinese characters
Praise for the book on Chinese characters Good News! I'm happy to share that my book Chinese Characters: An Easy Learning Based on Their Etymology and Evolution has been selected by BookAuthority.org as one of The Best Etymology Books for Beginners! BookAuthority...
Chinese culture
Does the Daodejing Contain the Oldest Creation Myth of China?
Does the Daodejing Contain the Oldest Creation Myth of China? An introductory article on Chinese mythology asserts (twice) that the myth of the creation of Huangdi (the Yellow Emperor) should be considered one of China's creation myths, following the model of...
Chinese characters -person
A sample of the first three pages of the English translation of my book on Chinese characters 人 rén – person, human being • adult • each. This is a pictogram of a person standing, with legs separated. Person > kind of person > every > other. It is one of the...
We are working to republish all the old post in this new format, but due to the vast amount of post published in the last years, it is possible that old and new design posts will coexist during some months.
INDEX OF ETHNIC GROUPS PAGES
General –Achang – Bai – Baima – Baoan – Bulang – Buyang – Buyi – Chashan – Dai – Daur – Deang – Deng – Dong – Dongxiang – Dulong – Ersu – Ewenki – Gejia – Gelao – Hani – Hezhe – Jingpo – Jino – Kucong – Lahu – Lhoba – Li – Lisu – Manchu – Maonan – Miao – Mongols – Moso – Mulao – Namzi – Naxi – Nu – Oroqen – Pumi – Qiang – Sani – She – Shui – Talu – Tibetan – Tu – Tujia – Uygur – Wa – Xibe – Yao – Yi – Yugur– Zhuang

