Chinese Medicine Theory in London

01/09/2025

Grab a free ticket to learn how Hong Kong became a part of the British empire.

Iris Yau FRSA FHEA will give a talk about one of the largely forgotten histories between Britain and China in the 19th Century

28/08/2025

Cooking food is an art that incorporates the consideration of Ying and Yang elements - in both the choice of ingredients, as well as the cooking methods. In fact, it is so ingrained into our minds that whenever we look at a restaurant menu, we almost automatically consider how each dish is likely to affect our current Ying and Yang levels. For example, we'd often avoid fried, baked, roasted foods, if we are experiencing symptoms of Heat, i.e. pimples, sore throat etc..

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23/08/2025

12 - 28 September 2025 in London, UK

21/08/2025

Amazing! A rare sight of an enormous fresh 靈芝 Reishi (Ganoderma sichuanense) in a village herbal shop😍

I have traveled to Shiping county which is known for its very tasty tofu that is sold to all over China. In this video, I will show you the beautiful old tow...

16/08/2025

University College London Professor Vivienne Lo's presentation titled ‘Medicine on the Silk Roads’.

This presentation will summarise 25 years of research and publication on the theme of medicine on the so-called Silk Roads. It will analyse Dunhuang in its critical role as a centre of the transmission of medical ideas in the medieval world. Using the rich resources of visual and textual materials discovered there, Professor Lo will consider how the Buddhist centre facilitated matters of secular exchange: in translation and adaptation of knowledge and practices such as medical images, acupuncture and moxibustion, and concepts of circulation as they travelled back and forward between China, India, and Central Asia.

Professor Vivienne Lo's presentation titled ‘Medicine on the Silk Roads’. This presentation was given on 21 February 2025 at the British Library conference '...

10/08/2025

A mesmerising 17 minutes - the making of🍜拉麵 pulled-noodle, the origin of ramen.

In this reference video, noodle master Fan Jimei (樊吉梅) from Ding Le Noodle School in Lanzhou demonstrates how to make hand-pulled noodles from start to finis...

20/07/2025

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22/05/2025

4 minutes is not enough for a crash course in Chinese clothing history, and many things are over generalized here. Hoping to do some better history content i...

22/05/2025

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11/05/2025

上身導引 Daoyin exercises specifically targeting the upper body.

03/05/2025

太極雲手 Tai Chi Fundamental - Cloud Hands 🌥☁️💨🌫

太極雲手｜完整示範及教學｜Tai Chi Wave Hands like Clouds| Complete Demonstration and Teaching成為這個頻道的會員並獲得獎勵：https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfk-T5TQEF4ueCUOg39MKvA/join更...

22/04/2025

饒介　草書韓愈柳宗元文 Rao Jie, Calligraphy in Cursive Script

神傳醇潔 草書飄逸
——饒介 《草書韓愈柳宗元文卷》
饒介(?-1367) 字介之，號芥叟，自號華蓋山樵、醉樵、醒樵、醒翁、醉翁、華蓋山樵、華蓋山著書者、華蓋浮丘先生童子、紫玄洞樵。江西省臨川(今撫州)人，元末明初著名文人、書法家。元末自翰林應奉出為浙江憲僉，累升淮南行省參政。張士誠據吳，慕名造請，仍官原職。吳亡，俘至金陵被誅。著有《右丞集》。

饒介主要活動於元至正期間，在書法方面是一位承上啟下的人物，師承康里巎巎，草書以「二王」為宗，兼取張旭和懷素，並開啟了明代「吳門書派」的先河。

本卷為饒介草書韓愈《送孟東野序》和柳宗元《梓人傳》各一篇，在其傳世的書法作品中尺幅最長。全卷一氣呵成, 行筆隨性，筆法變化多樣，流暢自如，融入了懷素豪放狂逸筆意，兼融「二王」，在筆法與書風的表現上與康里巎巎相一致。卷前引首是乾隆題寫的 「神傳醇潔」四字楷書，卷後有明人都穆的題跋。據《石渠寶笈續編》所載，原有姜紹書的題跋在都穆之後，惜今已散佚。

卷中除乾隆諸璽之外，還鈐有項元汴、安岐、董光裕、陳定、奕訢、溥偉和日本收藏家石川舜台的鑒藏印。由此可知，此卷的遞藏如下：明代為項元汴等所藏，後歸董光裕、陳定、安岐，再入清內府，著錄於《石渠寶笈續編》並刻入《三希堂法帖》。之後，藏於恭王府。辛亥革命後經溥偉售往日本，被日本佛教界名人石川舜台所藏。

關於饒介的生平，明清文獻多有關於他的記述，品評甚高，摘錄如下：

元末明初詩人陳基（1314-1370）在其《夷白齋稿》中記述：「臨川饒公介之學問器識，卓然為士大夫翹楚，而其嚮用扵世，蓋所謂鷙鳥舉而風廹之也，書特其餘事耳！然近來所書，尤瓌詭逸，羣可喜，公豈欲以書擅名當世哉？然觀其勢，殆不至扵聖不止也。」可知當時饒介是以學識聞名一方，其書法雖為「餘事」,但也高出於世。

元末明初文史學家陶宗儀(1322-1403) 在《書史會要》中稱：「饒介字介之，番昜人，博學有口才，草書亦飄逸。」

明初重臣楊士奇(1365-1444) 所撰《東裡續集》有載：「饒介字介之，號醉樵，嘗仕張士誠，能詩攻書法擅名當時，宋仲溫、宋昌裔皆出其門。」

明初文學家解縉(1369-1415) 在《書學傳授》中論及饒介師學康裡巎巎，後又傳授宋克：「康裡子山在南台時，臨川危素太朴、饒介。介之得其傳授，而太朴以教宋璲仲珩、杜環叔循、 詹希元孟舉，介之以授宋克仲溫。」

《明史·文苑傳》有錄：「臨川饒介為元淮南行省參政，豪於詩，自號醉樵，嘗大集諸名士賦《醉樵歌》。」

李日華(1565-1635) 在《六研齋筆記》中稱饒介在元代書法成就甚高，與張雨齊名：「饒書圓勁暢朗，神追大令。元時善書者極多，如饒亦未易屈指，且與伯雨同時一時。」

錢謙益(1582-1664)《列朝詩集小傳》中有關於饒介的評述：「字介之，臨川人。自翰林應奉，出僉江淛廉訪司事。張氏入吳，杜門不出。士誠慕其名，自往造請，承制以為淮南行省參政。家采蓮涇上，日以觴詠為事。吳亡，俘至京師伏誅。釋道衍曰：介之為人，倜儻豪放，一時俊流，如陳庶子、姜羽儀、宋仲溫、高季迪、陳惟寅、惟允、楊孟載輩，皆與交，衍亦與焉。書似懷素，詩似李白，氣焰光芒，燁燁逼人。然其志大才疎，而無所成，為可恤也！介自號華蓋山樵，亦曰醉翁。」

清代文人錢泳(1759-1844)所著《履園叢話》中有關於饒介的記敘：「饒介之號醉翁，本籍江西，以元末亂隱居姑蘇，跌宕自喜，嘗與雲林生往來。工草書，宗懷素。余嘗見其《蕉池積雪》詩卷，童梧岡侍郎所藏也。」

The ancient Chinese calligraphic scroll by Rao Jie contains an inscription by Emperor Qianlong and his imperial seal.