Författare: Tony Blishen

Normality today is to be enslaved by the material world to the point where individual happiness has not kept pace with increasing material prosperity. Have we lost our original nature in the pursuit …

This commentary on the Chinese masterpiece, The Classic of Tea, offers a fascinating perspective on this ancient pastime and art.The Classic of Tea, the first known monograph on tea in the world, was …

Wood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea-otherwise known as "the seven things that open the door"-are the basic kitchen necessities Chinese people cannot do without in their daily …

The Zhuangzi is one of the great classic Taoist texts. Zhuangzi (or Zhuang Tzu) himself was born during the upheavals and chaos of China’ s Warring States period (475– 221 BC). His outstanding …

Applying a comparative approach to Chinese and Western art, this book examines the characteristics of traditional Chinese art and analyses the distinction between figure painting and portraiture. It …