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Xin Yi 辛夷 (Magnoliae Flos)

By Purple Cloud Admin / 29th November 2019

A budding magnolia tree next to the busy 3rd Ring…

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Sculpture from Warring States

By Purple Cloud Admin / 29th November 2019

Amazingly detailed and expressive sculpture from the Warring States period.…

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Herbal market in Da Yi 大邑

By Purple Cloud Admin / 29th November 2019

Travelling through Da Yi 大邑 in Sichuan and stumbled across…

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Illustrations of Water from the Ming Dynasty Materia Medica of Foodstuffs 食物本草

By Purple Cloud Admin / 15th November 2019

More gorgeous illustrations from the Ming Dynasty Materia Medica of…

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Dao Yin 導引 “Guiding and Leading” exercises

By Purple Cloud Admin / 30th October 2019

Beautiful illustrations of Dao Yin 導引 “guiding and leading” exercises…

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Eucommia trees (杜仲 Du Zhong) and a healthy looking Clove plant (丁香 Ding Xiang)

By Purple Cloud Admin / 25th September 2019

Afternoon sun setting amidst the Eucommia trees (杜仲Du Zhong) and…

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Lotus Seed 蓮子

By Purple Cloud Admin / 24th September 2019

  As Beijing enters autumn, we also enter the season…

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Purple Cloud Podcast #15 Robert Coons: Internal Elixir Cultivation

By Purple Cloud Admin / 13th May 2019

In this episode we talk to Robert Coons, Daoist practitioner…

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Herbal Legends VIII: Ginseng 人參

By Purple Cloud Admin / 24th April 2019

A long time ago two monks, master and disciple, lived…

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Smartness Soup 聰明湯

By Purple Cloud Admin / 11th April 2019

聰明湯 Smartness Soup 出自 Origin: 《古今医鉴》卷八 Eighth scroll of《Newly Amended…

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