Shi Xiang: Seasonal Temple Offerings in Zhou St...
Shi Xiang (時享) designates the four seasonal ancestral temple offerings of ancient China — ci in spring, yue in summer, chang in autumn, and zheng in winter — forming the...
Shi Xiang: Seasonal Temple Offerings in Zhou St...
Shi Xiang (時享) designates the four seasonal ancestral temple offerings of ancient China — ci in spring, yue in summer, chang in autumn, and zheng in winter — forming the...
Si Xing — Road Spirit Sacrifice in Ancient Chin...
Si Xing (祀行) is the ancient Chinese sacrifice to the road spirit, one of the Five Household Deities, performed in winter to ensure safe passage and return from travel.
Si Xing — Road Spirit Sacrifice in Ancient Chin...
Si Xing (祀行) is the ancient Chinese sacrifice to the road spirit, one of the Five Household Deities, performed in winter to ensure safe passage and return from travel.
Shi Ji — The Four-Season Sacrifice of Ancient C...
Shi Ji (时祭) is ancient China’s four-season sacrificial system, practiced by all social classes from the Son of Heaven to commoners, aligning ritual obligation with the agricultural calendar.
Shi Ji — The Four-Season Sacrifice of Ancient C...
Shi Ji (时祭) is ancient China’s four-season sacrificial system, practiced by all social classes from the Son of Heaven to commoners, aligning ritual obligation with the agricultural calendar.
Gao Lei — Imperial Announcement Offering 告类
Gao Lei (告类) is an ancient Chinese announcement sacrifice performed at imperial accession to formally notify Heaven and the ancestors of political transitions, seeking cosmic acknowledgment and blessing.
Gao Lei — Imperial Announcement Offering 告类
Gao Lei (告类) is an ancient Chinese announcement sacrifice performed at imperial accession to formally notify Heaven and the ancestors of political transitions, seeking cosmic acknowledgment and blessing.
Tian Gong Zhai 天公斋 — The Taoist Retreat of Than...
Tian Gong Zhai 天公斋 is a Taoist purification retreat drawn from the Nine-Grade Retreat Codes, performed to report and give thanks to the Heavenly Lord. The classical text preserves a...
Tian Gong Zhai 天公斋 — The Taoist Retreat of Than...
Tian Gong Zhai 天公斋 is a Taoist purification retreat drawn from the Nine-Grade Retreat Codes, performed to report and give thanks to the Heavenly Lord. The classical text preserves a...
Tai Yi Zhai 太一斋 — The Taoist Retreat Honoring t...
Tai Yi Zhai 太一斋 is a Taoist purification retreat directed toward Tai Yi — the most exalted deity in the heavenly hierarchy, whose court is the Taiwei Enclosure and whose...
Tai Yi Zhai 太一斋 — The Taoist Retreat Honoring t...
Tai Yi Zhai 太一斋 is a Taoist purification retreat directed toward Tai Yi — the most exalted deity in the heavenly hierarchy, whose court is the Taiwei Enclosure and whose...
