The long history of Confucianism in China is one of a philosophy buffeted by change, forever colliding with, and integrating, other schools of thought. Confucianism not only played a role in the ...
Confucius arrived in the Chinese capital one cold winter’s morning and proceeded down broad avenues and through splendid gateways before reaching the very heart of the city, where he took up a ...
One of the striking elements of “The Governance of China,” a book published this past fall in several languages (including English) by Chinese President Xi Jinping, was his reliance on the “brilliant ...
The Seokjeon Daesae Ceremony for the spring season at Seongju Hyanggyo in North Gyeongsang Province was held on March 24 at ...
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Rescuing a key Confucian text from centuries of ignominy
The release of an authoritative translation of Kongzi Jia Yu finally places a once-suspected forgery among the traditional ...
My friend Ren, a professor and also a faithful believer in Confucianism, has been a little depressed recently. His students who visited the Confucius Temple in Beijing on September 24, the traditional ...
Christmas is the most popular Western holiday in China. Every December, shopping centers, hotels, and restaurants radiate Christmas cheer: colored lights, window garlands, wreaths, and, of course, ...
In Tiananmen Square last year, when the stolid National Museum of China reopened its doors following a costly renovation, a 31-foot-tall statue of Confucius stood outside. A short while later the ...
Robert Hoffmann received funding from the British Academy's Association of South-East Asian Studies in the United Kingdom (ASEASUK). Swee Hoon Chuah received funding from the British Academy's ...
Huang Shouyu (right) reads confession text with a confessor, posed by a worker at his shuyuan, in front of a picture of Confucious. Photo: Huang Jingjing/GT Wash your hands, walk blindfolded, read a ...
JEONGEUP COUNTY, South Korea — A pig's head sits on an offering table. Men in light-green robes and black hats pour liquor and light incense. They are venerating a ninth century scholar and poet, Choe ...
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