One of the most renowned, romanticised and idealised chapters of Chinese history by all means is Three Kingdoms (三国 ) period. Despite the short term of its existance (officially from 220 to 265 A.D.), it has produced enormous amount of outstanding characters, both men and women and grounds for later development in art, poetry and…
Diaochan, one of Four Beauties of Ancient China
北方有佳人, From the north comes a ravishing maiden, 絕世而獨立. Whose beauty stands alone. 一顧傾人城, One look at her, cities fall, 再顧傾人國. On the other glance, empires collapse. 寧不知傾城與傾國 Care not whether cities fall or empires collapse, 佳人難再得 Such beauty never comes around twice 佳人曲, The Beauty Song李延年 Li Yannian (Western Han Dynasty poet, ca. 1st…
About me
Professional traveller, Finance Executive, Feng Shui Consultant, blogger, sound therapist, painter, astrologer and lecturer. Passionate about ancient history and development of human beings. I was born in Riga, Soviet Latvia at that time, on September 14, 1972. My father is musician and my mother – deputy school director, teaching Physics and Mathematics. In 1993 got…
Walk with the Dragon 