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Poem: Tears of China
2007-01-11
Tears of Chinahow long must they fall?welled inside a mother's eyefrom a broken heart and all.Tears of Chinahiding behind a "saving face"with endless lies and deceptionfinding no tide or trace. -
Poem: As Sure as The Sun
2007-01-10As sure as the suncomes to riseand clouds come to passas sure as the seedcalls to harvestand this life calls to surpass. -
Poem: Precious Seeds
2007-01-09Precious seeds scatteredacross poisoned groundwhere fruits ripen bitterand warnings resound.From skies ever darkchurning seas to ragecloser to a chapter’s endand the turning of another page. -
Ancient Cultivation Stories: Factors Affecting Health
2007-01-07Zixia and Zengzi were both students of the wise Confucius. One day, they met each other on the street. Zengzi carefully looked Zixia over from head to toe, and then asked, "In the past you had many illnesses and were always thin and weak. You seem to have gained weight and look energetic too." Zixia happily said, "I have recently won a battle, so I feel very happy and have gained weight as a result." -
Poem: To Forever Flower
2007-01-06Like a petal of a lotus flowerlike water upon the calmest sealike gold of a precious hearta purest heart to be.Like beauty of a rising dawnlike hope upon the brightest shoreslike worlds unseen and awakeningawakening as never before. -
Poem: One Heart, Many Petals
2007-01-05One heart brokenmany petals scattereda flower near withered and grey.With wellsprings dryand rage of storma people under darkest days. -
Poem: At the Helm
2007-01-04The hour resplendenta new light aflamewith many hearts awakenedsails billowed one the same.This voyage unchartereda song from distant shorescrossing oceans unknowntowards a timeless dawn. -
Traditional Chinese Medicine Receives Scientific Backing for Diabetes Treatment
2007-01-03Reports regarding the beneficial effects for people suffering from type two diabetes via traditional Chinese medicine now has some scientific evidence to back up the claims. Collaboration between Chinese, Korean, and Australian scientists at Sydney's Garvan Institute has revealed that the natural plant product berberine could be a valuable new treatment. -
Ancient Cultivation Stories: Hui Neng's Robe
2007-01-02There was a legendary monk in Chinese history named Hui Neng. He was the sixth in the line of chiefs of the Chang Zhong sect of Buddhism. Hui Neng became enlightened in terms of Buddhism. At the time, Hong Ren, the fifth chief, took out a kasaya (robe) made of silk and cotton. It was the symbol of the level of attainment in the Chang Zhong sect. -
Painting: Psychiatric Abuse
2007-01-01
To turn public opinion against Falun Gong, China's state-run media disseminates false propaganda that claims people who practice Falun Gong will turn psychotic. The policemen in this picture are injecting psychotropic drugs into the woman because she refuses to give up her beliefs. The drugs may cause slurred speech, paralysis or even death. -
Stories from Ancient China: Zhao Jing, the Elder Stateman
2006-12-31Shao Jing said, "I don't even care whether I can keep my head; why should I worry about my legs?" His cell mate, however, talked to the guards on Zhao's behalf. As a result, nothing happened to him the next day at his trial. Prime Minister Yang Song recommended a punishment of 100 floggings, but Emperor Shi Zong refused and dismissed Zhao Jing from his job instead. -
Stories from Ancient China: Prime Minister Yu and His Obsession With Cleanliness
2006-12-30Yu Zhaitian was a prime minister at the end of the Qing dynasty. He was obsessed with cleanliness and many other taboos. At home, he would not let anyone sit where he normally sat or touch the curtains or doorknob. In the office, his subordinates had to hold the end of a Chinese brush when they handed it to him. his clothes had to be free of wrinkles and dust. If there were wrinkles after he sat for a while, the garment had to be ironed. -
Stories from Ancient China: "Peach Grove over Yonder"
2006-12-29In the story, a fisherman from Wuling in Hunan Province decided to row his boat up river. After a long while, he saw a huge peach grove with splendid blossoms. He was overwhelmed with such scenery and continued to row. He then saw a small mountain with a small cave in the middle of the mountain. He was so curious that he got off his boat and crawled into the cave. At the end of the cave, there appeared a broad, flat area. He kept walking and saw rows of houses neatly arranged with various crops growing in a fertile field. -
Stories from Ancient China: Deceiving Heaven and Cheating One's Neighbours - a Thief's Oath Dictates His Own Retribution
2006-12-28About a year later, Chen Liangdong died from a sudden illness. Before he died, he told his wife, "I'm on my way to Li's family to pay back the debt I owe them." He died as soon as he said those words. At the same time, a cow in Li's family suddenly gave birth to a small ox. On the forehead of the ox, there appeared to be a few characters. The characters were quite illegible. A year later, the characters were legible, and they read, "Chen Liangdong." -
Stories from Ancient China: Life Is But a Dream
2006-12-27After he woke up, he realised that he had experienced being both rich and poor, gain and loss. He wrote a poem to express his sentiment: "Life is like a dream until death when you awake. Why worry about gain and loss? You would suffer until you are out of shape."
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