She(社)is the God of the Earth,and ji (稷millet),represents the God of Five Grains.Chinese kings and vassals of ancient times offered sacrifices to these gods.As the Han Chinese depended on Nrming,these gods were the ...
THE island of Xiamen hugs close to the mainland in a sheltered bay in the country’s southeast.Xiamen City’s urban areas,which crowd the northwestern side of the island,have long since spilled over and crossed the na...
BASED on the war between the tribal leader King Wu and the Shang Emperor Zhou,Investiture of the Gods is a work of fiction that weaves together snippets of historical facts with the wildest imagination.
DAZZLING sunshine radiates from a cloudless sky;gilded temples with dim butter lamps flickering inside day and night sprawl along rolling snow-capped mountains;pilgrims,whirling prayer-wheels in hand,throw themselves ...