Studying Ancient Chinese Studies

Ancient Chinese literati would mostly maintain a study to not only store， read， and write books， but also to rest their hearts and souls. Although the setting of studies is different nowadays， so are ways of reading， the passion and ideas triggered by studies remain the same.

Ancient people created a kind of“buffer zone” in studies where they could not only meditate alone but also communicate with visitors. More importantly， when they built and decorated studies， they conveyed their ambitions with brushes and ink.

Forbidden City

April 2022

Reading Still Works

As the content and form of texts are changing so much， what do print books mean？ As traditional social values face challenges， is it still necessary to read books？ When we are worried and anxious about life， how do we construct our spiritual world？ If we want to solve these most confusing problems， we cannot escape books.

For book lovers， this is a golden era with a wider available perspective on the world thanks to diverse voices. Despite new forms adapted to the current age， books have always borne the weight of civilizations， histories， and imagination.

New Weekly

April 15， 2022

21st-Century Chaos Theory

In the late 16th and early 17th centuries， rationality began reigning supreme as humans escaped the shackles of theological beliefs to study and tame nature through scientific methods. But nature is not so simple. After entering the second half of the 20th century， human confidence in simple order in everything no longer existed. British physicist Stephen Hawking once said that the 21st century would be a century of complexity. Seeking to understand chaos theory and the science of complexity may also be the first step to a complete understanding of ourselves.

Sanlian Life Week

April 25， 2022

Embracing the Stars

An important ecological barrier in northwestern China， Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region boasts an average of nearly 300 days of good weather a year and is considered one of the best stargazing places in China.

Young Chinese photographer Dong Shuchang won the title of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich， England， two consecutive times with images captured in Ningxia， which attracted many stargazing enthusiasts to the region. Drawn by the beauty of the starry sky， they feel the vastness of the universe in nature， probe the mysteries of astronomy， and find a habitat for the body and mind to settle while watching the starry sky.

Vista

April 18， 20223E2CBCE2-9983-45AE-B65C-CD737714D60F