MYTHOLOGIES: Stories Captured in Graphite
Balkishan Jhumat Myths, fantasy, and legends, have always fascinated me. I’ve been reading about them since childhood, and continue to do so. The passion I have for mythological stories has Continue Reading
Hesse, Buddhism, Eastern Philosophy and You
Once upon a time, in the 20th Century, there was a German writer named Hermann Hesse. Hesse, like any good person, strongly objected to Nazism and was exiled to Switzerland Continue Reading
Poetry and the Soul of Asia
It is said that the great Chinese poet Li Bai/Po was once on a boat in the middle of the lake and he saw the reflection of the moon dancing Continue Reading
Guessing the Lantern Riddles: The Chinese Lantern Festival
The lantern festival always is on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese Lunar calendar.Families gather up and place lanterns outside their homes and launch them into Continue Reading
Chinese Historical Relics：Changxin Palace Lamp
Changxin palace lamp is one of the bronze Bronze Lamps in Han Dynasty, which was cast in 172 BC. 1968 unearthed in mancheng County, Hebei Province, Zhongshan Jing Wang Liu Continue Reading
Chinese Lacquer: Big Gilded Wood Carved Shrine
The shrine is a special tool for the people to worship the Ancestors. It is most common to decorate with golden lacquer wood carvings. It is placed in the ancestral Continue Reading
Chinese Historical Relics: Bronze Shell Container with Four Bulls
A Bronze Shell Container with Four Bulls and a Gilded Horse Rider on Top Bronze Shell Container is the unique bronze ware of ancient Indian state, with strong local characteristics Continue Reading
Chinese landscape painting: The Vast Land
The Vast Land is the green landscape painting of the Northern Song Dynasty. One of the ten most famous paintings in China. It was painted by Wang ximeng, a young Continue Reading