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Chinese and American students forge bond between two nations

Last month, Brynn Ann Castle, an American girl about to start her college life, visited the home of Zhang Xinyi, a senior student at Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School. Prior to this, Zhang accompanied...

May 4, 2024, Saturday

When the body organs are more than just stand-alone functions of anatomy

TRADITIONAL Chinese medicine practitioners and Western doctors both agree that organs are a vital part of the human body. However, the way they define organs in the physiological scheme of things differs. When ...

Zhang Ciyun | May 4, 2024, Saturday

A library steeped in history, its archives a trove of knowledge from bygone eras

IN the bustling commercial area of Xujiahui stand two modest white, Western-style buildings — structures of subtle presence that are often overlooked by passers-by unaware that they are walking past one ...

Tan Weiyun | May 4, 2024, Saturday

Prado exhibits masterpieces  of European art in Shanghai

“AGES of Splendor: A History of Spain in the Museo del Prado,” an exhibition which opened to the public this week at the Museum of Art Pudong in Shanghai, marks the largest presentation of the Prado Museum’s ...

Wang Jie | April 27, 2024, Saturday

In traditional medicine, the concept of vital pathways determines treatment

ONE great theory of traditional Chinese medicine is jingluo (经络), which is often translated as the “meridian system” or “channel network.” The World Health Organization calls it “meridians and collaterals.” ...

Zhang Ciyun | April 27, 2024, Saturday

A flood, a school and a scholar: How modern education came to Shanghai

XUHUI College, a pioneer in the introduction of Western educational practices in Shanghai, and its first Chinese principal Ma Xiangbo hold a special place in the history of modern Chinese education. The ...

Yang Jian | April 27, 2024, Saturday

Taking pride in a home that is an ‘artistic mess’

A neat space is transformed into a home of “artistic mess.” Jeremie Thircuir takes pride in his unique ability to fill the room with his artwork collection. “In other words, I brought life and warmth ...

Yang Di | April 20, 2024, Saturday

‘Three treasures’ in the human body determine quality and length of life

THE “Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon,” the earliest text on the theories and practices of traditional Chinese medicine, contains 156,507 Chinese characters but lists only 13 prescriptions of medicine. It ...

Zhang Ciyun | April 20, 2024, Saturday

Gothic cathedral stands as testament to community spirit and architectural pride

XUJIAHUI Cathedral is both an architectural marvel and a cultural legacy of Shanghai. The home of the Catholic Diocese of Shanghai pierces the sky with its towering Gothic spires. Before 1851, Xujiahui ...

Yang Jian | April 20, 2024, Saturday

Traditional Chinese medicine survives today on ancient fundamental beliefs

THE theory and practices of traditional Chinese medicine are based on fundamental concepts of ancient Chinese philosophies, namely Yin and Yang (阴阳), and the Five Elements (五行). The Chinese apply these ...

Zhang Ciyun | April 13, 2024, Saturday

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