Tong Sing

Résumé du livre

The West has always looked to the East -- especially to China -- for wisdom on a host of subjects from alternative medicine to philosophy to cuisine. Now, all that Eastern intelligence is available in this one delightful, beautifully packaged browsing book -- Tong Sing. Surely the oldest encyclopedia in the world, it was originally created in 2250 B.C. by China's astrologers and sages -- even its title translates as the Know All Things Book. Brilliantly illustrated with traditional paintings, drawings, and calligraphy, this thoroughly modern version teaches everything from how to use chop sticks to how to read astrological profiles.Dr. Charles Windridge has fashioned the perfect pop reference guide filled with fun descriptions of favorite classic Chinese dishes, beliefs, customs, and festivals. It describes how to foretell the future, use the I Ching, or even choose the best time to conceive a child -- everything English-speaking readers interested in Chinese wisdom could possibly crave.