por pedroceinos | May 11, 2025 | history, women
The Real Situation of Women in the Qing Dynasty The Real Situation of Women in the Qing Dynasty Guo Songyi[1] has raised several important points about the situation of Chinese women during the Qing dynasty—points that could fundamentally reshape how both the public...
por pedroceinos | Abr 23, 2025 | culture, history
A Humble Proposal for Rethinking Historical Periodization: To Go Beyond Dynasties in Chinese History A Humble Proposal for Rethinking Historical Periodization: To Go Beyond Dynasties in Chinese History Historical narratives are never neutral. The way we divide time...
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...
por pedroceinos | Feb 26, 2025 | history
The tragedy of the beauty Wang Zhaojun The tragedy of the beauty Wang Zhaojun Emperor Yuan (48–33 BCE) had a large harem and could not meet with all the palace women regularly. Therefore, he ordered painters to create portraits of them, and he would summon them for...
por pedroceinos | Feb 25, 2025 | books, folklore
The economics of human plowing The economics of human plowing According to “The Exploitation Of The Works Of Nature”, a 17th century Chinese book. In farming households where there are no oxen to use, farmers fix a pole to the plough and two men pull the plough by...
