The Huainanzi : a guide to the theory and practice of government in early Han China. Publication date 2010 Topics China -- Politics and government -- 221 B.C.-220 A.D Publisher New York : Columbia ...

The miniature cakes, which fit in the palm of a hand, are most commonly made with a thin pastry layer encasing a dense filling of sweetened red beans, melon purée or mixed nuts.

In the Huainanzi, a 2nd-century BCE collection of philosophical and political essays, natural entities such as trees, birds, fish, rocks, gorges, wind and rain all collaborate to nourish and provide ...

Ancient texts from Huainanzi (Master Huainan) during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24) indicate that "15 days after the Spring Equinox ...

‘For all things under the heaven, nothing is more vicious than the poison of aconite,’ asserted the second century BCE text Masters of Huainan (the Huainanzi), continuing: ‘Yet a good doctor packs and ...

Philosophical writings from Huainanzi (Master Huainan) during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24), state, "fifteen days after the Spring Equinox …the clear and bright wind arrives." ...

In a parable in the Han dynasty philosophical text The Huainanzi, a fool goes to the market to buy a pair of shoes. Finding the shoes too small, he cuts off his toes rather than admit that the shoes ...

Heaven and earth in early Han thought : chapters three, four and five of the Huainanzi Bookreader Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Share to ...

According to the Huainanzi, one of the most important works compiling ancient Taoist thought, one who leads people should have the ability to look down on a pail of water and like what he sees. This ...