Posts Tagged: zhou dynasty
Partition of Jin rummy (Three-card split, Marquesses are Wild)
“I am the son and heir of nothing in particular.” — “How Soon Is Now,” The Smiths With the reign of Chong Er, the Dukedom of Jin became The Smiths of its day. Jin rocked the Spring and Autumn charts
Partition of Jin rummy (Three-card split, Marquesses are Wild)
“I am the son and heir of nothing in particular.” — “How Soon Is Now,” The Smiths With the reign of Chong Er, the Dukedom of Jin became The Smiths of its day. Jin rocked the Spring and Autumn charts
Origin of the Cold Food Festival
Each year in early April, the Chinese remember the dead on the festival known as Qingming. On this day, families visit and clean the grave sites of their ancestors. For this reason, it’s sometimes called Tomb-Sweeping Day. After the Chinese
Origin of the Cold Food Festival
Each year in early April, the Chinese remember the dead on the festival known as Qingming. On this day, families visit and clean the grave sites of their ancestors. For this reason, it’s sometimes called Tomb-Sweeping Day. After the Chinese
Laozi and Confucius walk into a bar…
They didn’t walk into a bar together, but it’s sobering to think that these two monumental pillars of human thought lived at roughly the same time in the same part of world, allowing for the greatest meeting of dueling philosophies
Laozi and Confucius walk into a bar…
They didn’t walk into a bar together, but it’s sobering to think that these two monumental pillars of human thought lived at roughly the same time in the same part of world, allowing for the greatest meeting of dueling philosophies
The Spring and Autumn Period
“Ancient scholars studied for their own improvement. Modern scholars study to impress others.” — Confucius With the benefit of hindsight, we now know that the real tragedy of the Western Zhou wasn’t their decline. It was that when they fell,
The Spring and Autumn Period
“Ancient scholars studied for their own improvement. Modern scholars study to impress others.” — Confucius With the benefit of hindsight, we now know that the real tragedy of the Western Zhou wasn’t their decline. It was that when they fell,
False Alarms: No Zhou-King Matter
It went great for the Zhou for a couple hundred years—for the legacy of the Duke of Zhou and his elder brother’s imperial line. Eventually, though, all good things come to an end. In the Zhou’s case, it was the
False Alarms: No Zhou-King Matter
It went great for the Zhou for a couple hundred years—for the legacy of the Duke of Zhou and his elder brother’s imperial line. Eventually, though, all good things come to an end. In the Zhou’s case, it was the
The Duke of Zhou and the Mandate of Heaven
“I must be slipping. It’s been too long since I have dreamt of the Duke of Zhou.” — Confucius When trying to sort out the Bronze Age Dynasties—Xia, the Shang, and the Zhou—it’s helpful to remember the three Ancient Greek
The Duke of Zhou and the Mandate of Heaven
“I must be slipping. It’s been too long since I have dreamt of the Duke of Zhou.” — Confucius When trying to sort out the Bronze Age Dynasties—Xia, the Shang, and the Zhou—it’s helpful to remember the three Ancient Greek
Hao and Wen: Lady General and Prisoner King (Shang Dynasty)
At the Yinxu ruins in Anyang, I visit the underground tomb of Lady Fu Hao, wife of King Wu Ding. Fu Hao was unusual in that she was a high-ranking military general—the most powerful of her day—as well as a
Hao and Wen: Lady General and Prisoner King (Shang Dynasty)
At the Yinxu ruins in Anyang, I visit the underground tomb of Lady Fu Hao, wife of King Wu Ding. Fu Hao was unusual in that she was a high-ranking military general—the most powerful of her day—as well as a
My China Year 