People refurbish homes and offices for a myriad of reasons. For instance, in home renovation, it may be to widen the living space or bedroom, update the kitchen as well as dining space, or to install a trendy window or exterior siding or to install a high-efficiency exhaust fan or anti-scald valves in the bathroom. Sometimes, refurbishment is done to …
Chinese Herbal Medicine – Drug Interactions
While mental health is often considered a separate issue from one’s physical well-being, the two have always been linked in the practice of traditional Chinese medicine. In TCM, emotions and thoughts are considered to have a direct impact on the physical health of a person, and furthermore, mental and physical health are equally valued. Because of the importance placed on …
Chinese Pottery and Porcelain Trade
With the progress of China in the pottery and porcelain the European nations started their hunt to imitate or copy the Chinese styles and designs. The Chinese made drinking-vessels, cups and saucers and teapots popular in their own styles. The Chinese trade with the European in the potteries and porcelain wares grew quite high. In the reverse direction, Europeans of …
Remarkable French and Chinese Glass
The French made the Venetian styles of glass and have no particular distinction. The French glass making began to develop in the eighteenth century. Luneville, at Baccarat and a factory by the Cristallerie de St Louis, in Lorraine, were the two famous glass factories in French during those days. And under the Emperor K’ang Hsi a glasshouse was started but …
Chinese Letter Tattoo – Consider The Options!
Tattoo is an ancient art that modifies your body permanently. Since olden times man had been using tattoos for a variety of reasons. The most common use in ancient times was identification. People belonging to certain tribes used to have tattoos that identified them as the member of that tribe. A tattoo was most common with the chiefs of the …
American E-waste Causes World’s Highest Level of Carcinogens in Chinese City
Black plumes of smoke funnel into the air from the charred bottom of an empty riverbed. The riverbanks are barren. Not even a twig emerges from the dry, cracked soil. Various bits of plastic and metal litter the earth: the small alt key from a computer keyboard, a cracked-open lithium battery, the silicon pieces of a broken monitor. Inside the …
Importance Of Blue Dragon in Chinese Astrology
The Dragon occupies an important position in the life of the Chinese people and has also gained prominence in the Chinese stories and myths. Dragons are thus made a part of the Chinese astrology where importance is given to the blue Dragon. The Chinese people believe that the blue Dragon is full of power and strength and is the creator …
What Do We Mean By A Chinese Horoscope?
What do we mean by a horoscope? An astrologer’s diagram of the relative position of planets, stars and other such celestial entities and the prediction of incidents which are based on these astrological calculations is known as a horoscope. Birth chart or natal chart is another name for horoscope. What is a Chinese Horoscope? Popularity is the other name of …
There Are Many Effective Chinese Herbs For Arthritis
The use of Chinese herbs for many different diseases has a history of centuries, and also for Arthritis, a debilitating disease of the joints and bones, the Chinese use herbs as and effective treatment. Arthritis is not just one disease there are many different forms and symptoms but it has plagued many people through the ages. Chinese herbs for arthritis …
Chinese Tea – Health Benefits of Chinese Tea
Chinese tea is a drink that has been made from the tea leaves that have been processed using methods that traced its roots to China. Careful selection of tea leaves is often made in order to make a Chinese tea. The leaves that are considered to be of highest grade are the white tea, the yellow tea and the green …