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| The Paradise Beyond Peach Blossoms Myths and legends keep alive the hope that a perfect world is somewhere beyond the next mountain peak, across the ocean or through a narrow crevice. Plato described the mythic continent of Atlantis as if it had actually existed. In modern times, James Hilton wrote “Shangri-La” based on a mystical city of Tibetan Buddhism. And as C.S. Lewis said, we’d all like to think there was a magical wardrobe in our house. | ||
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| Sweet and Sour Tofu with Ohitashi Spinach Ohitashi spinach is a popular dish in Japan it literally means something soaked or drenched in liquid. The liquid in this case is shoyu, a naturally brewed soya sauce. Sometimes mirin and a sprinkling of bonito flakes, the curly fish flakes that look like wood shavings, are added. | ||
| Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine for Mental Health Chinese medicine is a complete system of healing that first appeared in written form around 100 B.C. China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam have since developed their own distinct versions of the original Chinese system. Chinese medicine describes human physiology and psychology in terms of qi, a vital energy that circulates through energy channels called meridians. Chinese medicine uniquely relates specific mental and physical functioning to corresponding meridians. | ||
| The Relationship Between Kindness and the Chinese Fan | ||
| Ancient Ways of Conduct At the time between the Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, there was an erudite scholar. His birth name was Heng Xu (1209 - 1281AD), his stylized name was Zhong Ping, and his nickname was Lu Zhai. During his lifetime, he took upholding Confucian principles and passing on the Chinese traditions as his responsibility. He published the book Lu Zhai Yi Shu. | ||
| Common Illnesses of Women There are a group of clinical conditions that commonly affect women. They include migraine, depression, insomnia, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, PMS, and chronic fatigue syndrome. There is also a common thread through these illnesses when they are examined from the perspective of ancient Chinese medicine. In this paradigm, such conditions very often have a similar energy imbalance involving the wood element, which manifests in the liver and gall bladder meridians, one of the many energy networks in the human body. | ||
| War Talk: Perceptual Gaps in “Chindia” Relations Until 2005, Chinese public perceptions of India were generally benign, even bordering on benign neglect. Yet, a radical change in Chinese public attitudes toward India has noticeably taken place since then and it can be attributed in part to an increasing number of Chinese strategic experts, bloggers, retired diplomats, and even officially sanctioned websites and PLA-linked think tanks ratcheting up an “India threat” scenario. Beginning in early 2006, some strategic journals and pro-Beijing Hong Kong media published commentaries discussing the possibilities of a “partial border war” to “teach India a lesson” again. The Tibetan riots of March 2008—which refocused the world’s attention on Tibet as China was preparing for Olympic glory—were a major catalyst | ||
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| ‘The Human Condition’ Japanese Masterpiece Released on 9.5-Hour DVD | ||
| Japanese Home Cooking: Pork and Asparagus with Spicy and Sour Sauce Rice vinegar is vinegar in its mildest form. The idea with this spicy sauce is for the vinegar to temper the richness of the pork and sesame oil. | ||
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