Author’s Note: China’s One Child Policy was part of a general Governmental initiative designed to increase health of the general population and lower infant morality
Tag: feudal China
Demystify the Origins of the Yijing [易經]! (10.1.2017)
Hunting, herding, fishing, gathering plants, going on long journeys (by land and water), going to war, consulting a wise or powerful person, or arranging marriages are mentioned far more regularly than planting or growing crops (which although mentioned in a relatively few cases, do not occupy a position of central concern within the Zhou society of its time).
Chinese Ideogram ‘王’ (Wang2) King or Ruler
This is one of the first Chinese characters that I learned to analyse. The British sinologist Richard Hunn (1949-2006) was teaching me how to read