Kung Fu :Meishan Sect 功夫: 梅山派
After the Ming Dynasty, Kungfu from the south and the north was introduced in succession and local Kungfu masters absorbed each’s essences to establish their own independent sect. Kungfu of this sect is simple, useful and powerful, featuring abundant…
Chinese furniture: Ebony (Wumu)
Wumu, or ebony, is botanically related to the Ebenacea family. It has a fine closed grain which is very brittle, and the color can be pure black to black…
Hongmu furniture
No early references to hongmu have yet been discovered; however, the equivalent southern Chinese term ‘suanzhi’ appears during the middle Qing period—its literal meaning, ‘sourwood’ describes the pungent odor…
Chinese religion: The Confucianism
Chinese Confucianism survived its suppression during the Qin Dynasty partly due to the discovery of a trove of Confucian classics hidden within the walls of a scholar’s residence. Right…
Zhazhen furniture
Commonly termed zhazhen or zhajing, this furniture-making wood is associated with the mulberry species. Furniture made from zhazhen wood is commonly found in the Subei region of Jiangsu. The…
