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China

Quatre aiguilles d'acupuncture de longueurs différentes posées à côté d'une allumette qui donne l'échelle.

History7 min

Acupuncture: principles, history and the state of the evidence

Meridians, points, moxibustion: where Chinese acupuncture comes from, what its founding texts say and what clinical trials have established since.

August 16, 2026Read

Korea

Représentation lors du World Pansori Festival de Séoul, en 2023.

Arts6 min

Pansori: Korea's opera of a single breath

Discovering pansori, the Korean epic chant: the singer and his drum, han, the great tales, the UNESCO listing and its surprising revival.

June 8, 2026Read

China

Découpage de papier chinois jianzhi, motif rouge ajouré.

Arts6 min

Chinese paper cutting: the art of scissors and luck

History and symbols of jianzhi, Chinese paper cutting: red motifs on New Year windows, double happiness, origins after the invention of paper, listed by UNESCO.

March 20, 2026Read