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  • Chang’e the Chinese Moon Goddess was the OG Frog Prince

    Chang’e the Chinese Moon Goddess was the OG Frog Prince

    Chang’e, the Chinese moon goddess of the Mid-Autumn Festival, wasn’t always the graceful maiden we know today. Early legends describe her cursed into a toad—making her the original “Frog Prince” story centuries before Europe. From Han dynasty moral tales to Tang dynasty rebranding, discover how Chang’e transformed from an amphibian thief into the eternal goddess…

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  • The Surprising History of Sapphires & Rubies in Chinese Jewelry: More Than Just Jadeite

    The Surprising History of Sapphires & Rubies in Chinese Jewelry: More Than Just Jadeite

    Most Chinese diasporas and non-Chinese would immediately think of jadeite/feicui, the luscious green stone as Chinese Jade and they would not associate gemstones of the west with traditional Chinese jewellery. The fun fact is that Western gemstones have a far longer history in Chinese jewellery than jadeite feicui, and the Chinese concept of Yu (or…

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  • Dragons are the UFOs of China

    Dragons are the UFOs of China

    For most of us, we grew up thinking that dragons are just mythological creatures. But for a significant group of people, particularly in the northeastern region of China, they believed in its existence. In fact, they claimed to have seen it in person. There was even an image in the newspaper in 1944 of its…

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