The Journal
Chinese cultural ideas, explained with context and room for your own judgment.
Chinese Almanac Today: How to Read Yi and Ji
Read a Chinese daily almanac in English: lunar dates, Yi and Ji, the day phase and a reproducible example, with each kind of statement kept in context.
Read the guide ↗ · 7 minCALENDAR HELP · 日期Why Does My Chinese Calendar Show a Different Date?
Understand Beijing time, selected dates and shared calendar links, and compare two Chinese calendars without mixing time bases.
Read the guide ↗ · 5 minSPACE & EVERYDAY LIFEFeng Shui for the Bedroom: Nine Thoughtful Changes
A practical look at common bedroom feng shui ideas, with traditional interpretations clearly separated from comfort, safety and general sleep guidance.
Read the guide ↗ · 5 minFIVE PHASES · 五行Five Elements, Five Phases: A First Look at Wuxing
Meet Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water, learn two traditional cycles, and distinguish a cultural framework from a personal prediction.
Read the guide ↗ · 4 minSYMBOLS · 八卦The Eight Trigrams: How to Read a Bagua Diagram
Learn the eight symbols, understand why Earlier and Later Heaven charts differ, and identify the decorative chart on our home page.
Read the guide ↗ · 4 minPERSPECTIVES · 阴阳Yin and Yang: Two Related Ideas, Not Two Kinds of People
An introduction to contrast, context and change, with a small reflection exercise that avoids fixed labels and promises.
Read the guide ↗ · 3 minGuides are currently written in English. The home-page interface also offers Chinese.