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muerte en vano, más allá en la cultura china, afterlife in chinese culture, death in vain, unjust death wang si,
24 October, 20226 November, 2022Chinese Culture

The Afterlife in Chinese Culture (III): “Death in Vain”

One idea that has troubled the Chinese mentality throughout its history is that of wrongful death or “death in vain” (枉死 wǎng sǐ). It is an premature death in which the soul of the deceased cannot follow the normal course of transit to the underworld.

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diez reyes del inframundo, diez tribunales del inframundo, ten courts of hell, ten kings of the underworld, ten courts of king yama,
10 October, 20226 November, 2022Chinese Culture

The Afterlife in Chinese Culture (II): The Ten Kings of the Underworld

Upon arriving in the dark regions (yīnjiān 陰間), the soul of the deceased is to pass through the Ten Courts of the Underworld (十殿閻羅 shí diàn Yánluó), and submit to trial for his actions in life. These courts originate around the ninth century as a crystallization of a series of ideas that appear before gradually.

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mundo de los muertos, mundo de los muertos china, yinjian, netherworld, chinese netherworld,, realm of the dead,
26 September, 202212 November, 2022Chinese Culture

The Afterlife in Chinese Culture (I): The Realm of the Dead

The Chinese conception of the afterlife has been gradually formed over centuries by mixing indigenous and foreign ideas, the latter coming from Indian Buddhism. Despite referring to the other world, these ideas profoundly affect the lives of the living and condition behaviours, rituals and daily festivities.

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gongfu cha, ceremonia del té, tea ceremony, chaozhou,
12 September, 20226 November, 2022Chinese Culture, Tea and Gong Fu Cha

The Tea Ceremony of Chaozhou

The city of Cháozhōu 潮州, in Cháoshàn 潮汕, is one of the cradles of Chinese tea culture, where some believe the gōngfū chá (工夫茶 or 功夫茶) ceremony originated several hundred years ago, and from where it would have spread to the rest of China. But the Cháozhōu ceremony has some peculiarities that reflect the values and hospitality of its inhabitants.

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artes marciales niños, martial arts kids, kungfu para niños, kung fu niños, kungfu kids
29 August, 20226 November, 2022Chinese Martial Arts

What Martial Arts Training Brings to Kids

We offer our perspective on some aspects, first, clarifying the relationship between martial arts and violence; second, briefly exposing the differences that exist in the learning and training of a kid and an adult and, finally, exposing what we consider to be the most important benefits that martial arts bring to the child.

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Lu Yu, Cha Jing, Clásico del Té, Classic of Tea,
1 August, 20226 November, 2022Tea and Gong Fu Cha, Chinese Poetry and Literature, History

Lu Yu and the Cha Jing (II): The Classic of Tea

The Tea Classic or Chá Jīng 茶經 is a work of literature of the eighth century that deals with various aspects related to tea, from the cultivation of the plant to the preparation of the drink. This work, written by Lù Yǔ 陸羽, known as “Tea Sage”, had a tremendous impact in his time on the spread of the custom of drinking tea in China.

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Lu Yu, Cha Jing, Clásico del Té, Classic of Tea,
18 July, 20226 November, 2022Chinese Poetry and Literature, History, Tea and Gong Fu Cha

Lu Yu and the Cha Jing (I): The Sage of Tea

Lù Yǔ 陸羽 was a scholar of the eighth century, known for being the author of the Chá Jīng 茶經 or Classic of Tea. In this first article dedicated to him we will see how the life of this eccentric character was, a life dedicated to investigating and experimenting with tea in all its aspects.

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estilos de kungfu, kungfu styles, didderenciation of styles in kungfu, diferenciación de estilos en el kungfu,
4 July, 20226 November, 2022Chinese Martial Arts, History

The Differentiation of Styles in Kung Fu

Chinese martial arts have not been classified into styles except for a relatively small part of their history. This stylistic diversification seems to have its origin in the entertainment arts during the Sòng 宋 dynasty.

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Cha Jiu Lun, chajiulun, tea and wine in China, el té y el vino en China,
20 June, 20226 November, 2022Chinese Poetry and Literature, Tea and Gong Fu Cha

The ‘Cha Jiu Lun’, A Debate Between Tea and Wine

The Chá Jiǔ Lùn 茶酒論 (Discourse of Tea and Wine) is a satirical text of the Táng 唐 dynasty, representing a dialogue between the personified substances of tea and wine or liqueur. This text gives us information about the customs of the time, and is also a metaphor that represents a discussion between philosophical currents.

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levantamiento de caldero, tripod lifting, cauldron lifting,
6 June, 20226 November, 2022Chinese Martial Arts, History

“Cauldron Lifting”: Weightlifting in Ancient China

Although currently no Chinese martial arts system boasts of making use of muscle strength, in ancient times, physical strength was more valued as an attribute of any man of arms. As a way to show this strength, competitions such as “cauldron lifting” (扛鼎 kāngdǐng) were organized, which we will talk about on this occasion.

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