Tag: China

A Very Bushy Tale

World + People

Nature

A Very Bushy Tale

Shapeshifting trickster foxes are part of Chinese and Japanese folklore. Often portrayed as women, their mythological presence reveals social attitudes and anxieties.

Maciej Świetlik

The Body as a Whole

Soul + Body

Wellbeing

The Body as a Whole

Traditional Chinese medicine takes a holistic approach to preventing disease and treating the body.

Aleksandra Woźniak-Marchewka

The Yellow Dragon of the Yellow River

Soul + Body

Good Mood

The Yellow Dragon of the Yellow River

Across thousands of years, the colour yellow has held many meanings within Chinese society and culture.

Aleksandra Woźniak-Marchewka

Like the Steam from Boiling Rice

Soul + Body

Wellbeing

Like the Steam from Boiling Rice

Qi—our life force, according to practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine and martial arts—is as invisible as the air.

Connecting the Dots

Soul + Body

Breathe In, Wellbeing

Connecting the Dots

Traditional Chinese medicine teaches of the meridian system – a series of pathways that connect the human body and mind, and through which ‘qi’ life energy flows.

Mao and the Sparrows

World + People

Science

Mao and the Sparrows

In 1958, Mao Zedong ordered the killing of all sparrows. The mindless war on birds unleashed terrible plagues, exacerbating the Great Famine, creating a fatal chapter in China’s history, and underscoring why respect for animals is the path to freedom.

Agata Kasprolewicz