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A Monk Who Reincarnated Into His Friend’s Family After Death

This is the story of a monk’s reincarnation. Kunqu Opera is one of the oldest forms of Chinese opera. It evolved from the local melody of Kunshan and subsequently came to dominate Chinese theater from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Wang Ji, a Kunqu Opera writer in the Ming Dynasty, is also known as ...

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Kunqu Opera.

CCTV Anchor’s Words Anger 1.4 Billion Chinese

The many disasters in China during 2020, including the COVID-19 outbreak and flooding in the south, have caused great harm to mainland Chinese people. Recently, the on-air words from CCTV anchor Kang Hui angered Chinese netizens who had already been feeling down for a long time. On August 8, CCTV News asked the popular CCTV ...

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CCTV anchor Kang Hui.

Follow 3 Time Phases for Better Sleep Quality and Health

Following the clock to rest is the best way to help protect your heart and to allow your body to detoxify. This will not only improve your sleep quality, but also your health. Phase one sleep: 7 p.m.-9 p.m. According to traditional Chinese medical science, the 7 p.m.-9 p.m. period corresponds to the heart. Proper ...

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A woman sleeping at a table.

Take Notice of This Wisdom Whether You Have Money or Not

If you have money, you had better not go to certain places. The proverb “If rich, you must stay away from three places. If poor, you must keep your distance from two kinds of people,” is our ancestors’ way of letting us know what to do if our life fits one of these two extreme ...

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Gold coins and bills.

Li Hui Settled Disputes With Wisdom and Integrity

Li Hui, a local official in the Northern Wei Dynasty, paid great attention to the fairness and correctness of verdicts and settling disputes with fairness and integrity. Two short stories about how Li Hui resolved disputes Ruling on the case of two swallows fighting over a nest One day, Li Hui was in the Yongzhou Prefecture ...

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A path through the woods in autumn.

How Diligence and Kindness Shape Lives

The diligence of Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was an outstanding painter in Italy during the European Renaissance. He loved painting from childhood, and his father sent him to Florence, to a famous painter, to learn art. The teacher taught him to paint eggs in the first class to teach him diligence. He drew one ...

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The Architecture of the Temple of Heaven and Its Meaning

The Temple of Heaven in Beijing, built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, is a stately building that was used by the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties to make annual prayers to Heaven. The entire area is four times larger than the Forbidden City. Designed with the concept of ...

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The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.

How Rubbing These Hand Reflexology Points Can Improve Your Health

According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), each of our five fingers corresponds to one of our five major organs. This concept is also known in other cultures in a slight variation of ways referred to as hand reflexology. The five major organs are also known as zang organs in traditional Chinese medicine. Collectively, they are ...

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Hand Reflexology

3 Uplifting Stories: Respecting Others

Respecting others is a mark of good character and builds a solid foundation for all our relationships. Respecting others Famous Japanese entrepreneur Kõnosuke Matsushita (1894-1989) once invited some friends to have dinner at a restaurant. He ordered good steaks for everyone, and all of his friends finished their steaks with delight, except Matsushita. Seeing the ...

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A field with dying flowers.