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Yogavacara meditation practices, also called Boran Kammathanawere an integral part of Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia until the monastic reforms of the 19th and early 20th centuries discouraged esoteric meditation practices.…

His Holiness Kenting Tai Situ Rinpoche. At tergar.org The Tergar Meditation Community, founded by respected teacher and master of the Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, will host a free webinar…

Practicing kung fu four hours a day, the former New Yorker and international lawyer turned filmmaker Laurence Brahm is well known in the Beijing wushu community. He studied with masters from various Chinese martial arts schools, including…

Review at a glanceWOood and Water is the first feature film by German writer and director Jonas Bak, with a slow but moving soundtrack by Brian Eno. It tells the story of Anke (Anke Bak), a recently retired woman living in rural Germany…

Review at a glanceOood and Water is the feature debut of German writer and director Jonas Bak, with a slow but moving soundtrack by Brian Eno. It tells the story of Anke (Anke Bak), a recently retired woman living in rural Germany who…

Los Angeles-based Veronika Kwan Vandenberg joined Universal Pictures International (UPI) as President of International Distribution in June 2020 after nearly 30 years at Warner Bros. At UPI, she spearheaded global blockbuster…

Every month, Kala Wan, a teacher from Hong Kong, simmers a packet of herbs, donkey skin gelatin and velvet deer antler for 75 minutes, until she has a dark soup and trouble. Pinching her nose, she swallowed it quickly. “Donkey skin…

A central government delegation recently visited Hong Kong to promote the 14th Five-Year Plan, calling on Hong Kong people to seize the opportunity to integrate into the country's!-->!-->…

Very controversial shark fin soup Traditional Chinese Medicine differs greatly from Western medical practice in that it makes extensive use of natural remedies to cure patients, and therefore is of great interest to those seeking a more…

Hong Kong's highly internationalized universities are embroiled in a broader dynamic to bring academic legitimacy to Traditional Chinese Medicine on the global stage through evidence-based research. The most important step is an allocation…

Hong Kong men's foil Edgar Cheung Ka-long - who became Olympic champion in Tokyo on Monday, ending a 25-year gold medal shortage - credits meditation for the feat that made him a household name. Devout crowds in Hong Kong hailed…

In a monastery in the middle of nowhere in Hong Kong, the silence is interrupted by the chime of a bell every 15 minutes.When it rings, everyone stops for 20 seconds to breathe and be aware of their body and surroundings. Everyone resumes…

IN IRELAND, BRUCE Lee and Jackie Chan are probably two of the most famous Chinese for their kung fu films. Chinese martial art, also known as wushu, has long been recognized as an integral part of…

Tired, her adrenaline drained, her body shaking and her mind numb, Vanessa O'Brien struggled to savor the moment. After a grueling expedition of more than 50 days and a severe test of his mountaineering skills, physical endurance and…

The recent news that a panel of experts in traditional Chinese medicine, also known as TCM, has designed a treatment for Covid-19 appears to be good news. According to one of the experts, Lin Zhixiu, studies from the mainland show…

Shares of a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) company surged after receiving validation from the country's top respiratory expert on the effect of its coronavirus drug, joining two other peers who have seen huge gains this year .Guangzhou…

Lianhua Qingwen's popular - and controversial - capsule is part of China's standard treatment for patients with mild coronavirus The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Lianhua…

Although TCM is primarily associated with the elderly and infirm, a large portion of the post-90s Chinese generation (those born in 1990 and after) have embraced TCM-guided health trends in recent years.Related:Digital diagnostics: Chinese…

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners have a long history of outrageous claims, especially in the case of fertility and virility, where the demand for tiger penis and rhino horn has devastated wild populations.Quackery and false…

HONG KONG - The young man, holding his right arm, entered a cramped room the size of a one-car garage with its windows covered with paper so that no one could see inside.Smoke filled the room - a clinic - escaping from behind a curtain,…

HONG KONG - Jin Yong, a literary giant of the Chinese-speaking world whose epic fantasy novels have inspired countless film, television and video game adaptations and have been read by generations of ethnic Chinese, died on October 30 in…

The death of Cha - better known by his pseudonym Jin Yong - is mourned across the Chinese-speaking world, where generations have come to regard his repertoire as essential reading.Filled with noble heroes and pitched battles, Cha's stories…

In this file photo, Jin Yong receives an interview with Xinhua in Hong Kong, southern China, August 11, 2004. Famous Chinese martial arts novelist Louis Cha Leung-yung, better known by his pseudonym Jin Yong, has passed away at the age…

This is an archive photo of Jin Yong. Famous Chinese martial arts novelist Louis Cha Leung-yung, better known by his pseudonym Jin Yong, died Tuesday at the age of 94 in a Hong Kong hospital. Cha created many popular martial arts…

Exercising more lowers the risk of diabetes and could see seven million fewer diabetic patients in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, according to a new study. Researchers have found that higher levels of recreational physical activity…

Exercising more lowers the risk of diabetes and could see seven million fewer diabetic patients in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, according to a new study. Researchers have found that higher…

The The Macau Wushu Master Challenge has attracted hundreds of Wushu masters from all over the world to participate in various Wushu competitions and feature Chinese martial arts and traditional lion dance. Behind all the hustle and…

Her husband and other relatives blame her for going to the local pharmacy every week to buy large piles of traditional herbs to treat her daily ailments."They always tell me to stop wasting money on Chinese medicine and just go to a Western…

This volume is part of the Traditions In World Cinema monograph series presented by Edinburgh University Press, presenting an analysis of international 'under-examined or undervalued' film movements or traditions. Working from an…

Young Cung Le at 22 He made me do four thousand kicks a day; he's a hard coach, but that's what it takes.…