Taiji Sleep
Lin Bu: The Hermit Who Chose Sleep Over Fame
The Man Who Said No to Everything Except Living Well Lin Bu (林逋, 967–1028 AD) made a choice that most people consider impossible: he simply stopped. He withdrew from official...
Lin Bu: The Hermit Who Chose Sleep Over Fame
The Man Who Said No to Everything Except Living Well Lin Bu (林逋, 967–1028 AD) made a choice that most people consider impossible: he simply stopped. He withdrew from official...
Ouyang Xiu: The Writer Who Listened His Way to ...
The Night That Would Not Be SilentOuyang Xiu (欧阳修, 1007–1072 AD) was reading late one autumn night when he heard something outside his window. He could not identify it at...
Ouyang Xiu: The Writer Who Listened His Way to ...
The Night That Would Not Be SilentOuyang Xiu (欧阳修, 1007–1072 AD) was reading late one autumn night when he heard something outside his window. He could not identify it at...
Wang Wei: The Poet Who Painted Silence into Sleep
The Poet Who Disappeared into the MountainWang Wei (王维, 699–759 AD) was one of the most celebrated poets of the Tang dynasty — a court official, a painter, a musician,...
Wang Wei: The Poet Who Painted Silence into Sleep
The Poet Who Disappeared into the MountainWang Wei (王维, 699–759 AD) was one of the most celebrated poets of the Tang dynasty — a court official, a painter, a musician,...
Yuan Mei: The Gourmet Philosopher Who Ate His W...
The Man Who Made Eating a PhilosophyYuan Mei (袁枚, 1716–1797 AD) lived to eighty-two in an era when forty was considered old age. He was a poet, an essayist, a...
Yuan Mei: The Gourmet Philosopher Who Ate His W...
The Man Who Made Eating a PhilosophyYuan Mei (袁枚, 1716–1797 AD) lived to eighty-two in an era when forty was considered old age. He was a poet, an essayist, a...
Lu Yu: The Tea Master Who Brewed the Perfect Be...
The Sage of Tea and the Ritual of EveningLu Yu (陆羽, 733–804 AD) did not invent tea. But he did something more consequential: he transformed it from a beverage into...
Lu Yu: The Tea Master Who Brewed the Perfect Be...
The Sage of Tea and the Ritual of EveningLu Yu (陆羽, 733–804 AD) did not invent tea. But he did something more consequential: he transformed it from a beverage into...
Huang Tingjian: The Art of Stillness in Motion
The Poet Who Found Peace in ExileHuang Tingjian (黄庭坚, 1045–1105 AD) spent much of his later life in exile. A brilliant poet, calligrapher, and one of the leading literary figures...
Huang Tingjian: The Art of Stillness in Motion
The Poet Who Found Peace in ExileHuang Tingjian (黄庭坚, 1045–1105 AD) spent much of his later life in exile. A brilliant poet, calligrapher, and one of the leading literary figures...