China

Who were the “Eight Immortals” in Chinese Mythology?

The term ‘Eight Immortals’ represent the imaginary idea of perfect happiness. They also represent all kinds of people—old, young, male, female, civil, military, rich, poor, afflicted, cultured, noble. Also, they are representative of early, middle,...

Chinese Inventions!over- 4000-years

One of the things that amazes me about Chinese creativity is that there are ordinary people today that can read a text  that was written 3500 year old. The name ‘China’ comes from the Sanskrit...