heaven and earth, marriage and love, relationships, traditional chinese culture

5 Pearls of Wisdom Contained in Traditional Chinese Weddings

Traditional Chinese weddings carry many cultural connotations and pearls of wisdom. Today, with the disappearance of traditions and the lack of wisdom, many modern-day people have fallen into a great deal of confusion on the issue of marriage and love. 5 pearls of wisdom in traditional Chinese weddings to bring peace of mind and body ...

Michael Segarty

Two wedding bands.

Yin and Yang: ‘Male Left, Female Right’

Pangu is a central figure in Chinese Daoist legends of creation. He shaped the earth by chiseling out valleys and stacking up mountains. All this was accomplished from Pangu’s knowledge of yin and yang, the inescapable principle of duality in all things. Pangu, the first man, is said to have come forth from chaos (an egg) with two horns, two tusks, and ...

Max Lu

Yin-yang symbol.

Do People Need to Have Faith?

How important is faith? Does it have an impact on how we treat one another and our ability to discern right from wrong? The following story explores that question and portrays the true accounts of a Chinese judge, who would ask those convicted of a serious crime about their faith. Is there a guiding, harmonizing, ...

Helen London

A man standing on the stairway to Heaven.

A True Story Out of China: My Daughter From Heaven

My daughter, nicknamed Jen Jen, was in this world for only 24 years. At birth, she was completely paralyzed. When she reached 10 months old or so, she was finally able to move slowly on the ground on her side and we could understand part of her speech. Two months before she passed away, Jen Jen ...

Helen London

Heart-shaped decorations.