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How to Get a Bachelor’s Degree in Taoism
The Cyberpunk Abbot, the MIT of Taoism, and the ultimate cure for burnout
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The "Unwritten Constitution" of China
Why Imperial China Censored Mencius under the Guise of Confucianism
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Why Judaism and Islam Shared the Same Name in Imperial China
A Tale of 'Blue Hats,' 'White Hats,' and the Forgotten Twinship
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Before Feng Shui Became Visual
The Evolving Feng Shui
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One Forbidden City, Two Palace Museums
Who gets to inherit an empire’s past?
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Church of the East: A Monument to Christianity in Tang China
Stele of the Spread of Nestorian Church of Daqin (Roman Empire) in China
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Little West Heaven - the Visual Theology of Pure Land Buddhism
In the Black Myth: Wukong, one of the game’s most visually stunning “sets”: a cavernous, celestial hall crowded with dynamic, colorful figures, is not a…
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爨 “cuan” Village Named After the Rarest Chinese Character
The rarest Chinese character you may ever type, 爨 (cuàn, “stove”), spells the name of a village tucked in the mountains west of Beijing.
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Silver Mountain Pagoda Forest - Pagodas That Outlived Empires
North of Beijing, the same mountains that carry the Ming Great Wall and the imperial Ming Tombs hide a quieter landmark: a field of memorial pagodas…
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Cross Monastery - A Remnant of Early Christianity in China
Located in the hills of Beijing’s Fangshan district, the ruins of the Cross Monastery (十字寺, Shizi Si) seem unremarkable at first glance—just two ancient…
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The Southeast Corner Tower - Where Trains Brush the Eaves
Standing by the East Second Ring Road at Dongbianmen, passenger trains slip in and out of Beijing Railway Station, their carriages almost grazing a…
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Zhihua Temple: Echoes of Buddhist Music from the Ming Court
Next to the flowing curves of Zaha Hadid’s Galaxy Soho—a futuristic swirl of glass and steel—lies one of Beijing’s oldest hutong districts.
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