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China's Triple Religion: Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism
Story posted: 29. May 2011 by CPA Media
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China's Triple Religion: Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism
In Chinese philosophy, the Three Teachings, Three Religions or San Jiao of Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism are considered as a harmonious religious union. The concept originated in China during the Wei (220-265 CE) and Jin (265-420 CE) Dynasties, but has long since spread beyond the confines of China to the traditional Sinosphere of Japan, Korea and Vietnam, as well as - more…
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Tibetan Buddhism: The Jewel in the Heart of the Lotus
Story posted: 28. May 2011 by CPA Media
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Tibetan Buddhism: The Jewel in the Heart of the Lotus
Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including northern Nepal, Bhutan, and India (particularly in Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Dharamsala, Lahaul and Spiti in Himachal Pradesh, and Sikkim). It is the state religion of Bhutan. It is also practiced in Mongolia and parts of Russia (Kalmykia,…
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The Ancient Tea Horse Road
Story posted: 28. May 2011 by CPA Media
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The Ancient Tea-Horse Road
What is the name of that mountain , That mountain that lies ahead?
After we get to Changdu Monastery , Then we can press on to Ya’an
The butter tea of Batang is sweet , The zanba of Litang so appetizing
Once we’ve reached Baxiu We can press on to Mangkang
What is the name of that river, That river that lies ahead?
After we get to…
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Mandate of Heaven: Imperial Dynasties of China
Story posted: 26. May 2011 by CPA Media
Pictures From History / Themes / MANDATE OF HEAVENMandate of Heaven - Imperial Dynasties of China
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The title Emperor of China - in Chinese, Huángdì - refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning between the founding of China, united by the King of Qin in 221 BCE, and the fall of Yuan Shi Kai's short-lived Empire of China in 1916. When referred to as the Son of Heaven - ti?nz? - a title that predates the Qin unification and includes the legendary dynasties, the…
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The Silk Road in History
Story posted: 20. May 2011 by CPA Media
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In recent years the end of the Cold War, together with the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, the newly acquired independence of the various Central Asian Republics (sometimes referred to collectively as ‘the Stans’) and the opening up of China, have all combined to make the Heart of Asia more accessible to the ordinary traveller than at any time in the past. As a consequence, the term ‘Silk…
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Old Shanghai, City of Wealth, Inequality and Vice
Story posted: 18. May 2011 by CPA Media
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Shanghai is a city of superlatives. China’s largest city, with a population of almost 19 million in the municipal area and more than 10 million in the urban core, it is the nation’s richest, most progressive, most stylish and most modern metropolis. It’s also perhaps the least Chinese of cities in China, having been molded and formed since the mid-19th century by decades of…
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