When the police officer explained (in English) what was happening, this distinguished gentleman smiled and said that he was an American of 61 years old, and a great admirer of Chinese culture and history.
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Ming Dynasty Buddha Reappears in Nanchang
Archaeologists said the Buddha statue, originally spotted by local villagers, is 3.8 meters tall and carved onto a cliff face. The base of a hall was also found under the water, indicating that a temple existed there.
Ch’an Master Han Shan Deqing [憨山德清] (1546-1623): Pureland & Ch’an Practice
It is amazing to consider that Ch’an Master Han Shan still sits-upright in modern China – hundreds of years after his passing whilst sat in meditation. What an example to set for us all…
How Japanese Martial Arts Invaded the West
The distinctly ‘fascistic’ elements of Japanese racism – defined as ‘fighting spirit’ – was imported into the West as being both ‘transcendent’ and ‘spiritual’ – and presented as an example to be followed by those Westerners interested in the practice of Japanese martial arts. Overnight a number of serving or ex-serving US Servicemen sprang-up in the US wearing the white ‘gi’ and black belts around their middle.
Chinese Communist Science Recognised by Capitalist West
This is Professor Tu Youyou (屠呦呦) who is renowned for discovering Artemisinin and Dihydroartemisinin, both used in the treatment of malaria. It is admitted (in
Tibet is not Palestine
I was recently reading the social media page of a pro-Palestinian blogger (I believe posting from India). He stated that China supports Palestine but then displayed his ignorance by asserting that China is hypocritical due to its occupation of Tibet! As a supporter of Palestine myself, this comment demonstrated to me the bourgeois mind-set of this individual, and his unreliable interpretation of political events from the proletariat perspective.
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 