This guide is a collection of resources and practical advice for living in Yangshuo, a town located on the outskirts of Guilin, in Guangxi Province. Here are the subjects that we will consider: Yangshuo’s transportation system Yangshuo’s climate Where to live in Yangshuo Tourism in Yangshuo Hospitals and clinics in Yangshuo Shopping in Yangshuo Addresses …
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In this article, after a brief overview of Yangshuo and Tai Chi, I will go on to describe in detail the four Tai Chi schools in Yangshuo (personally I only attended the first three). At the end, I will illustrate the criteria to keep in mind when choosing the best school for you and the …
In this article I will review the show “The Legend of Kung Fu” which has as its protagonists the Shaolin monks. The show is performed every night at Beijing’s Red Theater. The last part of the article is reserved for practical information: ticket prices, and where and when to see the show “The Legend of …
Yangshuo is a smiling town in the north of Guangxi located about 60 kilometers from Guilin, on the banks of the Li River, near the confluence of the Yulong River. It is set among the world-unique karst formations that have led it to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This characteristic has favored, …
The Chinese word used to indicate the art that we call calligraphy is shūfǎ (书法); composed of shū (书) which means book, letter, document and by extension writing (even if the word for to write has its own character: xiě, 写), and of fǎ (法) which means law and/or rule. From a semantic analysis of …
The Forbidden City as seen from Coal to the south. Introduction The residences of kings, sovereigns or emperors that we’re used to seeing in Western countries, though being rich and opulent, are the size of a large palace or at most, especially from pre-Renaissance times, a castle. In China, starting in the late Medieval period, …
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Introduction One of the most important aspects that we can learn about the endless Chinese culture has to do with a fundamental part of everyone’s life: taking care of one’s health. The way that Asian populations, and especially the Chinese, have developed their approach to everything connected to the body’s well-being and curing sickness is …
Introduction The book I Ching, also called “Zhouyi” or “the book of changes” is irrefutably and unanimously considered as one of the deepest and determining roots of the Chinese culture. The origins of the concepts that it contains are lost in the depths of time to the point of founding itself with mythological figures who, …
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