The well-known ‘four great inventions of China’ are papermaking, printing, gunpowder and the navigational compass. They are celebrated as emblems of scientific and technological advancement in ancient China. However, the inscription of the tradition of the 24…

In recent decades, the Western signs of the Zodiac have become popular because of an increasingly widespread interest in astrology, the ancient belief in a connection between the movements and positions of the Sun, the Moon, the…

November 22nd marks the beginning of the 20th of the 24 Chinese Solar Terms. This Solar Term is known as ‘Slight Snow’ or ‘Minor Snow’ (xiǎoxuě 小雪), and its beginning coincides with the beginning of the Western…