Eight Treasures Tea: An Elixir From Ancient China
Of all the herbal tonics in China, none is as well known as the medicinal tea called the Eight Treasures Tea (Ba Bao Cha), the base of which was created during ...
A Man Who Was Unable to Accept the Truth
The following story is from the book Han Feizi, based on Han Feizi’s political career during the Warring States Period, about a man who could not accept the t...
6 Ways Ancient Chinese Maintained Clean Teeth and Fresh Breath
People in ancient China had no toothbrushes or toothpaste. They maintained clean teeth and fresh breath on the basis of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and ...
Jasmine Tea and the Gratitude Fairy
Jasmine Tea (茉莉花茶) is named “the spring scent of China,” and it is a blend of both tea leaves and fresh jasmine flowers. The tea absorbs the fragran...
10 Don’ts When Drinking Tea
Regarded for thousands of years in the East as a key to good health, happiness, and wisdom, tea has also caught the attention of researchers in the West, who ar...
Chinese Face Reading: How Ear Shape Determines Personality
In Chinese physiognomy, also known as “Chinese face reading,” ear shape determines personality. If you have good-looking ears, it usually indicates that you...
A Girl Could Not Escape Her Fate
In the Qing Dynasty, an official tried to help his daughter escape her fate after he hired a well-known Chinese fortune-teller to reveal his daughter's fortune....
5 Great Chinese Inventions
There are five great Chinese inventions you probably don't know were invented in China. Did you know that the Chinese first used tear gas almost 2,000 years ago...
An Inspirational Letter From Liang Jizhang to His Son
This is a touching and inspirational letter from a well-known Hong Kong radio host Liang Jizhang to his son. It contains a father’s perception of life and inf...
9 Summer Foods to Beat the Heat
Chinese believe that the hottest days in summer easily cause discomfort and chronic ailments. Consuming certain summer foods ahead of such periods, however, can...
