ancestors, china, destiny, ming dynasty, yuan liaofan

Learning From the Experiences of Liaofan to Change Your Destiny

In daily life, some people seem to have no education and skills, but they are very fortunate. On the other hand, some people work very hard to get rich, but always miss the opportunity, which reminds people of the saying: “Everything is written in your destiny, and you don’t have to persist in acquiring something ...

Max Lu

Light shining through the morning mist.

How Our Ancestors Viewed Wealth, Poverty, and Virtue

In this current cycle of time and space, many things around us, including poverty and wealth, follow certain laws. The criterion our ancestors used to measure wealth and poverty aligned with these laws, especially as far as virtue was concerned. This was quite different from that of our modern thinking. If we look beneath the ...

Tatiana Denning

An ancient Chinese building.

Direct Human Ancestor Homo Erectus Is Older Than We Thought

An unusual skullcap and thousands of clues have created a southern twist to the story of human ancestors, in research published in Science. The rolling hills northwest of Johannesburg are famous for fossils of human-like creatures called hominins. Because of this, the area is known as the Cradle of Humankind. Stephanie Baker, who is a researcher ...

Troy Oakes

A Homo erectus skullcap.

The Importance of the Incense Box in Chinese Culture

It was once said that when Westerners traveled overseas, they brought along the soil of their homeland to help them overcome homesickness. In the case of the Chinese Han people, when they left their homeland to settle elsewhere, the most important item that they brought along was their incense box and ashes. The Chinese Han ...

Nspirement Staff