She was always there for her friends in times of need, a shoulder to cry on and a firm helping hand… And so on. The joke was that she was nothing like that at all, and the description would have mortally offended her, but that’s not entirely true either. In the middle of Octobe...
Mohism was a highly disciplined group, unique among the Hundred Schools of Thought in pre-Qin China. The leader was called the "Juzi," and members were called "Mohists," most of whom came from small artisan families. They lived a harsh, communal life, upheld frugality, and believed in he...
which were then cooked in good, clean water and made into a mash. The earliest “polishing” was done by a whole village: each person would chew rice and nuts and then spit the mixture into a communal tub – the sake produced was called “kuchikami no sake,” which is Japanese for ...
我们的民族为何叫汉族而非{秦,唐,宋}族(Why do we call the Han nationality Instead of {Qin, Tang, song,}) Why do we call the Han nationality? Instead of {Qin, Tang, song}? From a very early age, I was thinking about a question - why do we call the Hans? Some people say that ...