This month, Singing Dragon was honoured to host an afternoon talk by author and Tai Chi Master Chungliang Al Huang during his visit to London for the launch of his four new perennial editions: Quantum Soup: Fortune Cookies in Crisis; Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain: The Essence of Tai Ji; Essential Tai Ji; and The Chinese[... read more]

Recently, Richard Bertschinger stopped by the Singing Dragon offices in London to film a talk about his book, The Secret of Everlasting Life. On that occasion he alluded to some fascinating parallels between Chinese internal alchemy and the Arthuran legend. He kindly elaborates for us here. Click to watch the video of Richard’s talk. Well, this is all[... read more]

This month, Singing Dragon staff were treated to an afternoon talk with author Richard Bertschinger, author of the new book  The Secret of Everlasting Life: The First Translation of the Ancient Chinese Text on Immortality. In these videos, Richard explains the origins of this second century text, the Can Dong Qi, and talks about the careful[... read more]

Did you know that in true Chinese astrology, not just the year, but also the month, day and hour of your birth matters? Take this quiz to learn more and test your knowledge of Chinese astrology – the topic of the new Singing Dragon book, ‘The 12 Chinese Animals: Create Harmony in your Daily Life through Ancient Chinese Wisdom’ by Master Zhongxian Wu.

By Solala Towler, author of Cha Dao: The Way of Tea, Tea as a Way of Life. No matter what cultural differences exist between people, most can agree that tea is an essential part of daily life. But for Chinese people, drinking tea is approached very differently, and has a different connotation than we are[... read more]