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Yin-Yang & Five Elements: Unlocking China’s Secret Code of Balance

Yin-Yang & Five Elements: Unlocking China’s Sec...

At the core of Chinese wisdom is the concept of Yin and Yang—two forces that shape everything in the universe. Yin is gentle, cooling, dark, and inward. Yang is dynamic,...

Yin-Yang & Five Elements: Unlocking China’s Sec...

At the core of Chinese wisdom is the concept of Yin and Yang—two forces that shape everything in the universe. Yin is gentle, cooling, dark, and inward. Yang is dynamic,...

108 Beads series

108 Beads series

WHAT IS MALA BEADS? A mala is a string of beads traditionally used to count mantras—similar to powerful affirmations—during meditation. It is comprised of 108 counting beads and one guru...

108 Beads series

WHAT IS MALA BEADS? A mala is a string of beads traditionally used to count mantras—similar to powerful affirmations—during meditation. It is comprised of 108 counting beads and one guru...

Hulu (the gourd)-- A portable Chinese blessing to carry with you

Hulu (the gourd)-- A portable Chinese blessing ...

Among the many symbols hidden in traditional Chinese jewelry, the gourd—known as hulu— a cultural symbolism that carries rich blessings and auspicious meaning. As its curving silhouette represents oneness, abundance, while...

Hulu (the gourd)-- A portable Chinese blessing ...

Among the many symbols hidden in traditional Chinese jewelry, the gourd—known as hulu— a cultural symbolism that carries rich blessings and auspicious meaning. As its curving silhouette represents oneness, abundance, while...

Chinese Five Elements Classification

Chinese Five Elements Classification

The cycle of seasons, of growth and decline, movement and rest, is how ancient Chinese thinkers explained the world. They called it Wu Xing, or the Five Elements: Wood, Fire,...

Chinese Five Elements Classification

The cycle of seasons, of growth and decline, movement and rest, is how ancient Chinese thinkers explained the world. They called it Wu Xing, or the Five Elements: Wood, Fire,...

He Xiang Bead: The "Walking Solid Perfume"

He Xiang Bead: The "Walking Solid Perfume"

A wisp of fragrance, a thousand years of inheritance. The history of He Xiang Bead dates back to the Han Dynasty. Legend has it that Emperor Wu of Han gifted...

He Xiang Bead: The "Walking Solid Perfume"

A wisp of fragrance, a thousand years of inheritance. The history of He Xiang Bead dates back to the Han Dynasty. Legend has it that Emperor Wu of Han gifted...