Walking with Empress Cixi (象)

Dear friends, I believe many of you have visited Yi He Yuan (颐和圆) in Beijing, the favourite summer retreat for Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908), who was the de facto ruler of China for 47 years from 1861 until her death. Empress Dowager’s favourite place in Yi He Yuan is the famous Long Corridor, which is [...]

Concept of Phase 象

Dear friends, I touched upon “forms” (象) or “phase” in a recent exchange with friends. Thought of sharing with all my dear readers in this blog. “象” (“xiang”) is an important tool in tradtional Chinese culture. It is used to represent a certain stage of thing or event. As an illustration, lets look at our emotions : happy, [...]