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Apologies for War

Appreciations of Sun Tzu Bibliography Apologies for War Accustomed as we are to think of China as the greatest peace-loving nation on earth, we are in some danger of forgetting that her…

K'ang Yu-wei

(Encyclopedia) K'ang Yu-weiK'ang Yu-weikäng y&oomacr;-wā [key], 1858–1927, Chinese philosopher and reform movement leader. He was a leading philosopher of the new text school of Confucianism,…

Academia and Culture

Biographies Society, Culture, and Scholarship Activists and Reformers Anthropologists and Archaeologists Economists Educators and Scholars Jurists Philosophers Political Scientists Religious…

Biographies: Society, Culture, and Scholarship

Society, Culture, and Scholarship Confucius Biographies by Category Arts and Entertainment Business, Philanthropy, and Labor Politics and Government Science and Technology Society,…

Lao Tzu

Also spelled Laozi or Lao TsuLegendary name at birth: Li ErhAccording to legend, Lao Tzu ("old man" or "old sage") was the ancient author of Tao Te Ching, the most widely translated Chinese work of…

History of Chopsticks

How did the Asian food utensils originate? Some believe Confucius championed chopsticks over knives, which would remind people of slaughterhouses. Related Links Asian Foods Primer…

The History of the Fortune Cookie

Born in California, of Chinese American—or maybe Japanese American—origin by Borgna Brunner Related Links Origins of APA Heritage MonthAsian-American HistoryTimeline of Asian-…

Laozi

Biography of the great Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu (alternate spelling: Laozi), Chinese Philosopher Lao Tzu, fl. 6th cent. B.C., Chinese philosopher, reputedly the founder of…

Eunice Tietjens: The Most-Sacred Mountain

The Most-Sacred MountainEunice TietjensSpace, and the twelve clean winds of heaven, And this sharp exultation, like a cry, after the slow six thousand steps of climbing! This is Tai Shan,…