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Living in Chinese Style
Chinese furniture has a long history. The earliest piece of furniture was found in a tomb from the late Warring States period (战国时期475 to 221 BC). Back then people knelt on mats, so the furniture was low and cater to a lifestyle in which people ate, slept and worked on the ground. By the sixth… Weiterlesen
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Treatise on Architectural Methods
China’s history of architecture goes back centuries. The professions of architect, structural engineer and craftsmen was not as highly regarded as the Confucian scholar-official. So, little written knowledge about these trades has survived over the years. Architectural knowledge was mainly passed on orally, in many cases from a father to his son. During the Song… Weiterlesen
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Smellscapes of China
A fragrance of jasmine flower wafts into my nose. I close my eyes and see blossoms in full bloom. It is spring-time, the time of prosperity. Then I open my eyes again and see a mountain of rubbish that is placed across the street. My new nose plugs which I have just bought in the… Weiterlesen
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Die Juden von Kaifeng
Am Gelben Fluss in Zentralchina lebte viele Jahrhunderte hindurch eine große jüdische Gemeinde. Ihre Geschichte ist eindrucksvoll und bewundernswert. Laut Inschrift auf einer 1489 n.Chr. errichteten Stele bildete den Anfang eine Gruppe von 70 Familien aus 17 Stämmen mit etwa 500 Personen, die Ende des 10. oder Anfang des 11. Jahrhunderts in der Stadt Kaifeng… Weiterlesen
