Features

Six features, six paths into China — thought, the body, conduct, play, mountains and making.

IThe Doctrine of the Mean

Perfect balance — the Chinese art of proportion, in seven chapters on the Mean, wu-wei, ren and the Way of Nature

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IILiving with the Seasons · TCM Wellness

The body as a small cosmos: daily rhythm, diet, herbs and the Chinese wisdom of self-healing

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IIIWisdom for Life

The five bonds and five constant virtues — how to be a person in the Chinese tradition, for modern readers

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IVChinese Mahjong

A century of China in one tile: history, tile anatomy, playing styles and a beginner guide

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VThe Third Pole · West Sichuan

From the Hengduan ranges to the Himalaya: snow peaks, alpine lakes, routes and imagery

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VIChina in Wood

Not a single nail: dougong brackets, joinery, seismic wisdom, flying eaves and gardens

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