During the long river of more than 5000 years of Chinese history, monarchs and emperors were numerous. Except for Emperor Taowudi (Northern Wei), Emperor Wudi (Northern Zhou) and Tang Wuzhong (Tang Dynasty) who suppressed Buddhism, no monarchs or emperors disrespected Buddhism or Taoism. Also, many monarchs played a crucial role in promoting Buddhism and Taoism in China. During the reign of the Southern Dynasty, Emperor Liang Wudi (whose name is Xiao Yan) (464-549 AD) was one of the better-known emperors.

The finding offers an explanation into how chronic stress can be inhibited, or curbed. While the body's acute response to stress -- say to being cut off in traffic by a speeding car -- diminishes through a naturally occurring inhibitory feedback mechanism of the adrenal stress system, its chronic response to stress -- in which a barrage of threats, scares or frustrations occur over days, weeks or months -- becomes chronically excited. Over time, the elevated stress level can initiate a host of deleterious effects on the body -- a loss or gain of weight, depression, obesity and a loss of brain tissue.

When he unlocked the door at night, he found, to his surprise, an old monk sitting inside on the bed. Nobody knew when and how the monk had managed to enter the room. Xuan Zang hurriedly saluted and greeted the old monk. Xuan Zang then beseeched him for advice on how to get past the dangerous areas so he could continue the pilgrimage to the West. The old monk was moved by his good faith. He verbally taught Xuan Zang a volume of The Duoxin Scripture and asked him to repeat it once. As soon as Xuan Zang finished reciting it, the mountains and rivers became plains, and the road widened. The tigers and leopards all hid, and even demons disappeared.

Any unearthed relics and ancient books show that, no matter whether East or West, ancient human beings believed in and adored gods. They followed the principles taught by gods (myths) to behave and handle matters, and passed them down generation after generation. Later, however, human beings could not comprehend the inner meanings of myths, and gradually started to think that myths were something from early fuzzy imaginations. Recently, more and more scholars have begun researching ancient myths, and have found credible research evidence, which differs from previous ideas. Let’s take a look.

Scientists probing the paranormal said on Wednesday they hoped to set up a major experiment in Britain trying to find out once and for all whether the mind can step outside the body at the brink of death. The proposed study would involve interviewing people who had survived cardiac arrest to see if they had had an out of body experience while on the operating table.

On the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar, the moon is round and the Chinese people mark their Moon (or Mid-autumn) Festival. This year it falls on September 11 on the western calendar. In honor of the festival, here are some card, poems and some brief legends.

Yuan Zi asked the scholar, “There should be some immortals in a secluded area like this! Have you ever met one?” The scholar replied, “There are about five to six Taoists. They come here every two to three days.” Yuan Zi said, “I would like to meet them. Do you think it would be alright?” The scholar said, “They don’t like strangers, but they do like drinking. If you can prepare one jug of good liquor and stay here and wait patiently, then perhaps you might have a chance to meet them.”

Everything is alive. Particles are also alive. People at high levels can control the particles that are below their levels. The following is a story of an ancient person who had the ability to control the particles of paint pigment in order to create beautiful and unusual paintings.

By monitoring activity levels in the human brain's prefrontal cortex, the researchers demonstrate for the first time that people who have more activity in the left side of this area also have a stronger immune response against disease. The findings, soon to be published in the on-line edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, pinpoint one of the mechanisms underlying the link between mental and physical well-being.

The Emperor’s messenger went to see Wang Cizhong and told him about the Emperor’s order. Wang was not angry and said nothing. Then he became a beautiful great bird and flew into the blue sky. The messenger was startled and scared. He kneeled down and kowtowed to the bird ceaselessly. He said, “Wang Cizhong, you became a bird and flew away. But how can I report that to the Emperor? He will kill me! I know you are a Deity. Please save me! The great bird hovered for a while, dropping three feathers to him intentionally. The messenger had to take these feathers back for the Emperor to see.

The team, from the Medicinal Plant Research Centre (MPRC) at the Universities of Newcastle and Northumbria, UK, have provided scientific evidence for claims dating back centuries. They studied texts by well-known herbalists such as John Gerard, who wrote about sage in 1597, saying that ‘It is singularly good for the head and brain and quickeneth the nerves and memory”, and Nicholas Culpeper, whose 1652 text says “It also heals the memory, warming and quickening the senses”.

According to the historical texts, Pei had the ability of clairvoyance. Every time he went to war, he was able to predict the date of his victory. He also had the ability to select the best people for a job. Yang Jiong, Wang Bo, Lu Zhaolin and Luo Binwang were famous scholars of his time. But Pei said after meeting them, “Although they are gifted, they do not have the destiny to enjoy a nobleman’s life. Yang Jiong has the most virtue among them, and he’ll be a low-level commander, but the others won’t enjoy a successful life.” His prediction came true.

The news report said that the rock was determined to be several million years old, but a product of modern technology was found within the rock. The report also indicated that the picture of the rock showed that objects resembling a nut and a bolt were embedded in the rock. The rock is estimated to be from the Paleozoic period, a time when, according to evolutionists, modern humans did not yet exist.

Therefore, he didn't get a chance to ask about Yu Xiao until several months later. Jingbao told him: “The day you left for home, you promised to marry her within seven years. You did not return seven years later, so Yu Xiao starved herself to death. Before she died, Yu Xiao had written a poem titled, ‘The Jade Ring As A Gift’. It says: “The siskin bird has migrated over several springs. You left the jade ring to a beautiful lady. You did not send me any letter via the Yang Zi River. Dreaming of you is the only relief I find for my love-sickness.” After Wei Gao heard the poem, he felt sad and grieved deeply.

The Nazca culture in the South American country of Peru is world renowned for its enormous and mysterious drawings on the Nazca Plain. The drawings include gigantic flying birds, monkeys, spiders and plants. Some of the handicrafts excavated from ancient tombs in the area are even more surprising than these. They are very hard to explain and their age cannot be determined.

A trusted messenger of the minister was sent to see the men. One time after the four men had gotten half drunk, the messenger showed up to greet them and to give them Minister Zhangchou's message. The message being, “I have worked hard cultivating myself. As I know you immortals are here, I wish to serve you. Will that work?” The men acted as if they had not heard the words at all, and kept drinking. After the first round of alcohol, the four immortals asked the liquor vendor, “How many dou have we drunk?” The vendor said, “One dan.” They all clapped and laughed, “Too much!” As soon as they finished the words, they disappeared immediately from their seats.

The ancient people of Baghdad who made this lens had knowledge of glass shaping and polishing like that of today’s artists and scientists. They were able to melt glass materials, obtain desired shapes after processing, and polish the finished products to a high level of transparency. If they did not know how to burnish and polish glass, how could they have made such a lens? The writer Erich Von Daniken said, “I believe there was an unknown highly civilised society here in ancient times.”

However, the dust particles move very fast, and produce large numbers of fragments when they impact asteroids or comets. It is therefore conceivable that an increase in the amount of interstellar dust in the Solar System will create more cosmic dust by collisions with asteroids and comets.

The Gabon Republic in Africa has a nuclear reactor that went critical 2 billion years ago and operated for 500,00 years. A human footprint has been found on a trilobite fossil formed 260 million years ago. Egyptian pyramids were built according to astronomical changes, calendar calculation, geometry and mathematics. The topography of Antarctica was drawn from upper air at least 6000 years ago. These examples are a small part of those great discoveries. With more and more undeniable evidence revealed to the public, it can be inferred that the theory of evolution is just an assumption. Yet, we still don’t know where pre-historic culture originally came from.

Mt. Huashan, also known as Western Mt. Huashan in Shaanxi Province, is the pinnacle of awe-inspiring precipices and has been revered as the King of the Five Sacred Mountains of China. Mt. Huashan is situated south of Huayin City, with Mt. Zhongnan further south and the Yellow River and the Wei River located to the north. A Chinese poet once admiringly described Mt. Huashan's breathtaking views as "Soaring above the white clouds and over-shadowing the Yellow River."