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Chinese Cultural Potpourri

First of all,

 

Happy New Year 2006!

 

Here's a new article on some interesting tid-bits of Chinese culture that may serve as a reference for wuxia readers. The list includesthe strata of society, traditional marriage rites and divorces, devotions and virtues of a traditional Chinese woman, desired stages that a Confucian man aims for, achievements of a learned gentleman, traditional medicine classification, elements, colours, poisons, musical notation, the famous 36 stratagems and a brief compilation of the Chinese dynasties.