Fengshui in practice
The ancient art of fengshui in the real world.
A trip from Kiukiang to the Lushan Hills
A 19th century travel through Jiujiang and Lushan. Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4.
The Crusades and the Crusaders
Why a cat is believed to have nine lives
Peking vs. Beijing
Moonstone healing
The alleged healing powers of moonstone
The Origin of Playing Cards
Who is the Hoochie Coochie Man?
Vampires: Facts and fiction behind vampire stories
Elizabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess
Enticing vampires
Can a blonde be a vampire?
What is a vamp?
Around the world on a bicycle
A diary of a 19th century traveller cycling around the world.
Around Europe with Famous Authors
19th century accounts of prominent travellers in Europe.
Hopkins, the Witchfinder
Japanese priest crosses desert to Tibet
Tibet, Tartary and Mongolia
Among the Tibetans
Harvest Celebrations
German victory predicted
A Chinese massage parlor
An inside look at an Oriental massage parlor in San Francisco
Funniest Chinese subtitles
Chinese subtitles: Funny and always surprising
Chinese acupuncture chart
Massage parlors in China
A new wave of massage parlors in new China.
The Sinking of the Titanic
... and Other Great Sea Disasters
Primitive Christian Worship
Mongolian prisons
Digestion problems in Mongolian prisons.
The Third Asiatic Expedition in Mongolia
Prejevalsky's Exploration in Mongolia
Foreign retirees in Manchuria
Memoirs of a trip to Harbin.
Babylonian and Assyrian myths - The descent of Ishtar into hell
A remarkable fragment of Assyrian mythology which recounts the descent of Ishtar or Venus into hell.
The Chinese alphabet
Chinese using the Latin alphabet.
Chinese typing
Native American Indians of New Mexico
A Journey through Texas and New Mexico
The Sioux on the War Path
The Ponca Indians' Complaint
Sitting Bull Inciting Unrest
Indians Becoming American Citizens
Difficulties in Dealing with Indians
Japanese history
Who Are the Japanese?
History of Russia
The Great Battle of Mukden
Chinese names
Can foreign names be written in Chinese?
Writing names in Chinese
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall and the fall of the Ming dynasty. A story in eight parts:
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Babylonian and Assyrian myths - Ishtar and Merodach
The victory of the dauntless Merodach, son of Hea, over the seven evil spirits.
Is Japanese writing the same as Chinese writing?
Explanation of the differences between the Chinese and Japanese writing systems.
Waiting in Ulaan Baatar
Foreign travelers biding time in Mongolia.
An American in Turkistan
Notes of a Journey in 1873 in the Russian Province of Turkistan, the Khanates of Rhokan and Bokhara, and Provinces of Kuldja
Russian names in English
Problems with the English transliteration of Russian names.
Parallel Bible
Aligned parallel text of the English (King James Version) and Hungarian (Károli Version) Bibles.
In search of the "real" Hungary
The way tourists reshape Hungary according to their own romantic image of it.
Foreigners in Hungary - The Chinese "invaders"
Changes in the way Hungarians perceive the Chinese community in Hungary.
Rudas Turkish Baths - Wrecked
"Modernization" of the Turkish baths in Budapest
Hungary and Budapest in Pictures
The origins of kanji
The history of kanji and how they became used in Japanese writing.
What is the Matrix today?
Disappointing finish following a spectacular start.
The Diamond Sutra
The Diamond Sutra from a Chinese Buddhist temple.
Budapest accommodation
Private accommodation in downtown Budapest, Hungary.
Hereditary genius
Hungarian gypsy music
Albanian gipsies
A Gipsy Woman and the Deserter
Was John Bunyan a gipsy
An early traveller in Egypt
A nineteenth-century account of a tourist visiting the wonders of Egypt.
The early history of Constantinople
Central Asia after the battle at Penjdeh
Hunting in India - Wild bulls
Hunting in India - Tiger-hunting at night
Hunting in India - Hunting the boar
Hunting in India - Bitten by a bear
Hunting in India - Tiger-hunting with elephants
Hunting in India - The cow-killers killed
Hunting in India - Death of a gun-bearer
The Jets of India
Underground City near Bokhara
The beginnings of the telegraph in China
Hunters paradise in China
Chinese pirates
Besieged Americans in Peking
Chinese Traces In Mexico
Chinese antipathy
Solomon and Queen Sheba
Eastern turbans
On human nature
A letter by the mediaeval Chinese scholar Ouyang Xiu to his protege on why should one not be concerned too much with human nature.
My first trip to Tibet
The story of my first attempt to visit Tibet in 1987.
My trip to Lijiang and Lake Luhu in Yunnan province, China
My travels in 1987 through southern China -- Dali, Lijiang, and Lake Luhu in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces.
The Chinese zodiac
The myth of how the twelve animals came to be associated with the Chinese zodiac.
Battle near Gadkul
British strategy in the event of war
The lost gold of Lord Kitchener
General Sir Archibald Hunter
Sir Douglas Forsyth
Churchill in the Anglo-Boer War
Battle near Gadkul - Battle or massacre?
Images of the past
What is Zen?
A short history of Zen buddhism, as well as the meaning of the word "Zen."
Little or no privacy in Japan
How battles were fought in Japan
Origin of harakiri
Chinese writing - Symbols or phonetic alphabet?
What are the limitations of Chinese writing? Is a phonetic system better than Chinese characters?
Learning Chinese characters
Ancient Chinese bronzes -- Meaning and Explanation
Can we discern the meaning of the taotie faces on Shang ritual bronze vessels?
The Chinese alphabet
Where is it and why is it so hard to find?
Chinese letters
Do they even exist?
Pictographs versus alphabet
Is Chinese writing obsolete and will be replaced by a phonetic system?
The lost island of Atlantis
The story of a paradise and the loss of paradise
Chinese characters - Sound versus meaning
Do Chinese characters represent sound or meaning?
Learning Chinese
By Carla from San Francisco, CA.
Public Opinion 1885
What is Fengshui?
A brief exploration of the Chinese art of geomancy, also called Fengshui.
Ghost wedding
A Chinese ghost story about a chilling experience.
A Duck, by Any Other Name ... ?
Is Beijing the same city as Peking? Why, then, is it spelled so differently? How does a "kb become a "j"?
East Meets West, but West misses East
More than fifty years ago, when President Truman met Chang Kai-shek, he said, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Shek..."
Literacy, manuscripts and computers
Does technology change the way we study texts?
The Paper Lion
Early Western Study of the Chinese Language - Learn about the Jesuit approach to the study of the East.
Tao Te Ching by Lao-tzu
Hawaiian Pidgen
It is corrupt. It is fragmented. It is make-shift and informal. - By Michelle from Hilo, Hawaii
Learning German
By Ingrid from Berkeley, CA.
Chinese symbols
Pictures or letters?
The number of symbols in Chinese names
How many symbols are in a Chinese name? Who decides it?
Cool symbols - The taste of the orient
Why are Chinese symbols so popular in the West?
Seals in Ancient Chinese Magic
Practical technique to avoid tigers and wolves in the mountains and forests.
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Vanished Arizona
Mormon Settlement in Arizona
Vampires of Eastern Europe
On The Indian Sect Of The Jainas
Captured by the Navajos
Building a State in Apache Land
Wicked tickets
Miracles of healing
Essay on miraculous cures invarious cultures.
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Introduction of Syphilis from the New World
The Unseen World by John Fiske
Memoir On The History Of Buddhism
Edward E. Salisbury's article on Buddhism.
The Religious Sect of Moscovites called Scoptsis
The Assyrian Origin of Devil Worshippers
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan.
Shantaram - the novel
Doubts about the reality of the story.
The Standing Babas
The mystery of these holy men in the novel Shantaram.
The story of the Tattooed Man
Tattooed Man - Brought up with a circus
Women who seek the Tattooer
Tattooed Women of the 19th Century
Negotiations with Apache Chief Geronimo
The First Deeds of Apache Chief Geronimo
The Capture of the Apache Chief Geronimo
Release of the Captured Apache Indians
Apache Indian Attacks on Civilians
Release of the Captured Apache Indians
American Troops in Battle With Pancho Villa Outlaws
The Hunt for Pancho Villa Continues
America Ceases the Search for Pancho Villa
The Da Vinci Code - the novel
Bad writing - great marketing.
Books on Chinese Calligraphy: The Upright Brush
Vegetarian cookbook
Vegetarian recipies -- Healthy food for a healthy life.
World disasters - The year of 1898
Tragedy in Klondyke
Man Routed by Weasels
End of a century
Summary of events in the year 1898 by a contemporary observer. Parts
1
2
3
4
5
6
The Imperial Family of Russia
Story of the Romanoff Dynasty
The Imperial Family of Russia 2
A continuation of the story of the Romanoff Dynasty
Cossacks - The Origin of the Term "Cossack"
The best cavalrymen in Imperial Russia
England in the Orient
Arminus Vambery's views on how the British Empire is seen in the East. Parts 1 and 2.
The Expulsion of Count Tolstoi
Czar interview Count Tolstoi
Among the lepers of Siberia
Kate Marsden among the lepers of Siberia
History of English Breakfast Tea
Notes on tea-making
Filipino Atrocities
First Japanese Buddhist Temple in America
Vambery on Britain's politics 1
Vambery on Britain's politics 2
Global Disarmament - Russia and America
America rejects Russia's initiative a hundred years ago.
Burma and the Burmese
About Burmese culture.
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How to get a Chinese name
Getting a Chinese name as a foreigner
Word of honor
Navajo Code Talkers Today
Navajo Indians at the marketplace in New Mexico
Kit Carson's Expedition against the Navajo
Navajo Outrages in New Mexico and Utah
Navajo War against White Settlers
Proof that Navajos Came from Alaska
Navajos in Arms
Navajos Outlawed
Navajos in their new reservation
Navajo Indians starving because of drought
Retaliation campaign against the Apache
Rights of the Navajo Woman
The White Chief of the Navajoes
How old is Chinese writing?
Exploration into the age of Chinese writing.
How to study Chinese characters
An efficient system of learning Chinese characters.
Was Prejevalsky the father of Stalin?
The life of Stalin
Why do Japanese people use three different kinds of writing?
Ever wondered how can people use three kinds of scripts at the same time?
Direction of Chinese tattoos
Chinese symbols for tattoos
Chinese symbols
Mistakes in Chinese tattoos
How come Japanese people use Chinese characters?
Why do the Japanese people not have their own writing and use the Chinese script instead?
Pinyin converter
Chinese romanization converter, going from pinyin to Wade-Giles and vice versa.
Common Chinese names
It seems as if every other Chinese person's name was Li. But what are the most
common Chinese names in reality?
The study of ancient characters in China
What drove ancient Chinese scholars to study ancient character forms.
The Face of the Beast - The Taotie
The terror-inspiring face of the mythical beast on ancient Chinese sacrificial vessels.
A visitor in ancient China
An arrogant tourist in the Zhou capital during the Warring States period.
Reign period marks on Chinese porcelain
To find out the date of a Chinese porcelain it is essential to be able to read
the reign marks on the bottom of the pieces. Find out how.
The Long Walk of the Navajos
The Emigration of Navajo Indians to Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
The Navajo Code Talkers
The recognition of the 400 some Navajo Code Talkers who fought in World War II.
Origins of Chinese Writing
Discussion of the development of Chinese writing system, beginning from the oracle bone
inscription all the way to writings on bamboo and silk.
Origins of Chinese Medicine
The new archeological discoveries reveal that during the
the Western Han dynasty Chinese medical thought underwent a process of systematization. This
new image contradicts the views of the Chinese medical tradition
tracing the origins of some medical texts to ancient times.
Pathless path, nameless name - Translating Laozi
The inherent difficulties in translating an ancient Chinese book such as the Laozi (Lao-tzu).
Chinese dictionaries
The best Chinese dictionaries to study Mandarin.
Getting an HIV test in Hungary
If you can, wait until you get home.
A Hungarian Jack the ripper
Ancient Chinese Spells
How to circulate your qi and cast spells.
How many symbols are in the Chinese script?
Can I memorize them and learn to write in Chinese?
Chinese Seals
The use of seals is almost as ancient as writing itself. Once they signified power and authority:
imperial seals were the proof that their owner possessed the Mandate of
Heaven, i.e. the right to govern the world.
Ten Laments - Education and technology in ancient China
Complaints of a Chinese scholar about the inablity of students in the 13th century. Despite all the new technology,
readily available resources and material wealth, students still do not want to learn.
Your Chinese zodiac sign
Based on your date of birth, find out what animal sign you belong to according to the Chinese zodiac.
Changsha riots - Anti-Foreign Riots in China
How many languages can a person speak?
Inquiry into the upper limits of language acquisition. Is it possible to learn and speak
dozens of languages?
Learning Spanish
Learning languages fast
Learning new languages
Learning languages - Improving speaking skills
Chinese symbols and the Chinese alphabet
In search of the Chinese alphabet...
Peeling the Chinese onion
A learners experience with the Chinese language.
SARS in Beijing
Exhibition of children's drawings about SARS at the Temple of Confucius, Beijing
Angel Agnes
Angelic wisdom
Recipients Divine Love Divine Wisdom
Angels Turn Their Faces Lord As Sun
Good angels of the Old Testament
Good angels in the New Testament
Appearance of good angels
Opinions concerning good angels
Apparitions of good genii
Bad angels
Of magic
Objections to the reality of magic
Reply to objections to the reality of magic
Examination of the affair of Hocque, magician
Magic of the Egyptians and Chaldeans
Magic among the Greeks and Romans
Examples which prove the reality of magic
In Budapest
Yet another blog about living in Budapest.
Ferihegy Airport transfer
Airport transfers from Budapest Ferihegy Airport, Terminals 1 and 2
Budapest directory
Budapest hotels, restaurants, bars, nightlife.
Skin problems of children
Common skin diseases of children.
How to postpone old age
Extraordinary longevity
Origins of the Greek Alphabet
Brief history and influence of the Greek alphabet.
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