Blog Tag - taoism

Solar Term 101: Little Snow, Little Salt, Cured Food in The Pot
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 节气 jiéqì solar terms based on seasonal changes and natural phenomenon. They play an...
The Red, The Yellow, The White, The Willow, Four Spiritual Animals in Beijing
Ever since Beijing -- actually back then it was called Yanjing -- was chosen as the capital of the Jin Dynasty, the city has been a bustling...
Suburb Searching: A Weekend Day Trip to Yaji Mountain
With travel outside of Beijing still difficult (if not impossible for many), there’s an outbreak of cabin fever going around. However, if you look...
Creatures of Chinese Folklore and Their Foreign Doppelgängers
As you may already know, we have entered the seventh month of the lunar calendar, which is of the month of the ghost according to traditional Chinese...
Underrated Beijing: Dongyue Temple
As it is one of my favorite temples in Beijing, I am surprised at how few people know of Dongyue Temple, literally “Beijing eastern peak temple”....