The Powerful Ancient Chinese Art of Reading People

Reading a person at a meeting.

Empathy, reading people, catching vibes, social intelligence, or the ability to read other people's emotions and inner character — and to use this intel to navigate relationships — has been given many name. (Image: via Pixabay)

Young Li Bai’s Influential Encounter by the Riverside

A painting of immortal Chinese poet, Li Bai, lounging with his head propped on his arm and smiling, with one of his poems written above the painted figure.

Li Bai, one of the great Tang Dynasty poets, is known for portraying the spectacular scenery of the natural world. (Image: Public Domain via Wikimedia)

Mid-Autumn Festival: Ancient Poetry and Music With the Moon at Heart

Full Moon with stars in background.

After the tribesman left, the farmer and his wife strolled the courtyard under the beautiful moonlit sky, unable to believe their good fortune. (Image: Neven Krcmarek via Unsplash)