Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...
In this Indian city, historical links to China – not Europe – are the real story
Many of Kochi's historical monuments focus on Kerala's European colonisers, but this city might owe more of its character to ...
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Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
The Mulan legend is widely recounted in Chinese literature and inspired a fictional character in two Walt ... The empire had integrated methods of Buddhist statecraft into its own forms of governance.
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Mouthing Off | Hong Kong restaurants, put more pictures on menus to win back customers and tourists
Many of the Chinese characters might as well be Greek to me – which I wouldn’t mind because I like Greek food. In more refined Chinese banquet palaces, the dish names are even more elaborate ...
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These Dramatic Photos Reveal How It’s Always High Noon in Tombstone
Saddle up for a visit to the most notorious town in the West, where a certain infamous showdown happens day after day ...
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She ditched massage therapy for murals. But Shellshaker's more than her dragons
On the side, traditional Chinese characters spell out ... yoga teacher Marcus Freiberger mourned by LGBTQ+ community Buddhist, Daoist spiritual practices inform her work The goal of her ...