Traditional Chinese cooking takes the theories of balance and seasonality very seriously. Its strict adherence to the yin-yang theory arises from the idea that food is medicine, and different foods are closely tied with different parts of the body. Here is some of the science behind eating from the Chinese perspective. Briefly, the theory of ...
Doctor Ishihara Yumi was born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1948. His ancestors were imperial physicians to the respected families of ancient Tanega Island. He is a well-known name in Japan as a naturopathy physician and an expert in health regimens. He has written more than 20 books in his area of expertise. Many acute conditions ...
Many stories appeal to the Greek people and Greek intellectuals because of their ironic twists. The following is such a short story. A fishing boat docked in a tiny Greek village. A tourist complimented the Greek fisherman on the quality of his fish, and asked how long it took him to catch them. “Not very ...
Ancient Chinese clothing worn by emperors, noblemen, and officials used color and pattern to signify rank. The association of rank to a particular color and pattern was known as the Regulation Attire System. In accordance with the yin-yang and five element theory, blue, red, white, black, and yellow represent East, South, West, North, and Central, ...
As William Blakney stated about Confucius in his 1955 translation of the Tao Te Ching: “It is no accident that China’s great moral innovator Confucius was a gregarious man who haunted capital cities, accompanied by disciples, pleading for a chance to set things right. Nor is it an accident that an important and original expression ...
In Dezhou City of Shandong Province, China, a young man studied the synthesis of the drug known as”Ice” (methamphetamine hydrochloride) after his failures in trying to set up several businesses. Drawing on his junior high school chemistry education and after countless trials and errors, he finally succeeded in synthesizing the desired drug. He planned to apply for a patent ...
The legendary Silk Road connected the famous big cities of China with those of India, and reached all the way to the Mediterranean Sea from the period 100 B.C. until the year A.D. 1500. It was a route that opened up many countries for trade. Chinese tradesmen exchanged mainly Chinese silk in return for Roman ...
Many Chinese women get lured to America by Mainland Chinese agents only to find that a promised “career” was actually sexual service. Deceived by job ads offering “$10,000 USD a month with board and travel,” those women thus attracted to America fall into the hands of human traffickers and are forced into prostitution by Chinese ...
The Chinese Terracotta Warriors, also known as the Terracotta Army, come from the most significant archaeological excavation of the 20th century, and one of the most sensational archaeological finds of all time. The Warriors represent a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies from the era of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. ...
Plato was a Greek philosopher from Athens, the most famous student of Socrates, and the teacher of Aristotle. He was born in Collytus in Attica in 427 B.C. He was the son of an aristocratic father, Ariston, and his mother was Perictione. His father was descended from the ancient Athenian king Kodros (Codrus), and his mother ...
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