Taiji Sleep
What the Jade Rabbit Knows: The Ancient Art of ...
On the moon, the jade rabbit never stops working. While Chang'e watches the earth from her palace terrace, the rabbit pounds away with mortar and pestle — grinding the herbs...
What the Jade Rabbit Knows: The Ancient Art of ...
On the moon, the jade rabbit never stops working. While Chang'e watches the earth from her palace terrace, the rabbit pounds away with mortar and pestle — grinding the herbs...
The Palace on the Moon: Chang'e and the Sleep S...
She swallowed the elixir of immortality and rose toward the moon before she had time to think about what she was leaving behind. In some versions of the legend, it...
The Palace on the Moon: Chang'e and the Sleep S...
She swallowed the elixir of immortality and rose toward the moon before she had time to think about what she was leaving behind. In some versions of the legend, it...
The Immortal with the Big Belly: Zhongli Quan a...
Zhongli Quan is impossible to miss. Among the Eight Immortals, he is the one with the enormous bare belly, the fan made of horsehair, the long beard, and the expression...
The Immortal with the Big Belly: Zhongli Quan a...
Zhongli Quan is impossible to miss. Among the Eight Immortals, he is the one with the enormous bare belly, the fan made of horsehair, the long beard, and the expression...
The Immortal Who Never Quite Fit: Lan Caihe and...
Lan Caihe is the Eight Immortals' great enigma. Gender ambiguous in the classical depictions — sometimes male, sometimes female, sometimes simply undefined. Dressed in a tattered blue robe, one foot...
The Immortal Who Never Quite Fit: Lan Caihe and...
Lan Caihe is the Eight Immortals' great enigma. Gender ambiguous in the classical depictions — sometimes male, sometimes female, sometimes simply undefined. Dressed in a tattered blue robe, one foot...
The Minister Who Walked Away: Cao Guojiu and th...
Cao Guojiu was, by any measure, a man who had everything. He was the brother of Empress Cao of the Song dynasty — which meant imperial privilege, social status, access...
The Minister Who Walked Away: Cao Guojiu and th...
Cao Guojiu was, by any measure, a man who had everything. He was the brother of Empress Cao of the Song dynasty — which meant imperial privilege, social status, access...
The Immortal in the Broken Body: Li Tieguai and...
Of all the Eight Immortals, Li Tieguai is the one who makes people uncomfortable. He is not beautiful. He is not serene. He limps on an iron crutch, his body...
The Immortal in the Broken Body: Li Tieguai and...
Of all the Eight Immortals, Li Tieguai is the one who makes people uncomfortable. He is not beautiful. He is not serene. He limps on an iron crutch, his body...