Monks & Nuns

HISTORY

TWOC TV EP. 9: In the Steps of the Silk Road

In this episode, TWOC follows in the ancient footsteps of the legendary wandering monk Xuanzang and his modern-day equivalent, Rizhao, through the va…

The Editors

July 13, 2018

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Into the Heavens

A growing number of monasteries allow serious students to ascend to spiritual nirvana—even if only temporarily

Ginger Huang

Dec. 13, 2017

MODERN HISTORY

Specter of the Tianjin Massacre

Shadows of a dark time in Tianjin linger even today

Jeremiah Jenne

June 19, 2016

HISTORICAL FIGURES

Xuanzang’s Journey to the West

Playing second fiddle to the Monkey King does not do this man justice