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The ‘unity of heaven and man’ a key pillar of traditional medicine
“UNITY of heaven and man” is a key concept in ancient Chinese philosophies and religions, including Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Historical researchers agree that the concept first appeared in ...
Zhang Ciyun | May 11, 2024, Saturday
The pioneer of modern meteorology, astronomy and seismology in China
THE Xujiahui Observatory, often hailed as the “first meteorological observatory in the Far East,” holds a significant place in China’s scientific history and is considered the birthplace of modern seismology ...
Yang Jian | May 11, 2024, Saturday
Chinese and American students forge bond between two nations
Last month, Brynn Ann Castle, an American girl about to start her college life, visited the home of Zhang Xinyi, a senior student at Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School. Prior to this, Zhang accompanied...
May 4, 2024, Saturday
When the body organs are more than just stand-alone functions of anatomy
TRADITIONAL Chinese medicine practitioners and Western doctors both agree that organs are a vital part of the human body. However, the way they define organs in the physiological scheme of things differs. When ...
Zhang Ciyun | May 4, 2024, Saturday
A library steeped in history, its archives a trove of knowledge from bygone eras
IN the bustling commercial area of Xujiahui stand two modest white, Western-style buildings — structures of subtle presence that are often overlooked by passers-by unaware that they are walking past one ...
Tan Weiyun | May 4, 2024, Saturday
Prado exhibits masterpieces of European art in Shanghai
“AGES of Splendor: A History of Spain in the Museo del Prado,” an exhibition which opened to the public this week at the Museum of Art Pudong in Shanghai, marks the largest presentation of the Prado Museum’s ...
Wang Jie | April 27, 2024, Saturday
In traditional medicine, the concept of vital pathways determines treatment
ONE great theory of traditional Chinese medicine is jingluo (经络), which is often translated as the “meridian system” or “channel network.” The World Health Organization calls it “meridians and collaterals.” ...
Zhang Ciyun | April 27, 2024, Saturday
A flood, a school and a scholar: How modern education came to Shanghai
XUHUI College, a pioneer in the introduction of Western educational practices in Shanghai, and its first Chinese principal Ma Xiangbo hold a special place in the history of modern Chinese education. The ...
Yang Jian | April 27, 2024, Saturday
Taking pride in a home that is an ‘artistic mess’
A neat space is transformed into a home of “artistic mess.” Jeremie Thircuir takes pride in his unique ability to fill the room with his artwork collection. “In other words, I brought life and warmth ...
Yang Di | April 20, 2024, Saturday
‘Three treasures’ in the human body determine quality and length of life
THE “Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon,” the earliest text on the theories and practices of traditional Chinese medicine, contains 156,507 Chinese characters but lists only 13 prescriptions of medicine. It ...
Zhang Ciyun | April 20, 2024, Saturday
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