Vital energy refers to the finest and most subtle energy. The earliest detailed explanation of vital energy is found in Guanzi. According to the book, the finest and most subtle energy is a concrete manifestation of dao. All things with shapes and all human beings are made up of vital energy; one’s life, sense, and intelligence are also believed to…
This term refers to a comprehensive assessment of a scholar's abilities and literary talent. It was first put forward by Liu Xie (465?-520) of the Southern Dynasties in his literary critique The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons. Here cheng (程) means to assess; qi (器) refers to a person's moral conduct, ability to govern and literary tale…
According to the Confucian belief of unity of heaven and humanity, all human activities conform with the laws governing celestial and terrestrial movement. The creation of qi (vital energy), the product of the convergence of all the natural elements between heaven and earth, generates and nurtures all living things. With this in mind, sages composed…
The purposes of the Project are to select the concepts in Chinese culture and thought that reflect the characteristics of the country's traditional culture and the Chinese people's way of thinking, and that embody the core values of China.
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