The story goes that the ruler or India was so pleased with one of his palace wise men, who had invented the game of chess,
Category: China
The Threshold of the Dragon’s Gate (about transformation)
There is a Chinese proverb that goes “The carp has leaped through the dragon’s gate.”
CHINESE NEW YEAR: 2018 is the Year of the dog
“Dog’s auspicious gifts are unconditional love and loyalty to all living beings”
The Nian of the Mountains (A Chinese Folktale of the New Year)
Long ago in the mountains,…
POEMS FROM CHINA: “The Tao abides in non-action” by Lao Tzu (about simplicity)
The Tao abides in non-action,
Yet nothing is left undone.
POEMS FROM CHINA: “Five colors” by Lao Tzu
The five colors blind the eye.
The five tones deafen the ear.
The five flavours dull the taste.
