The agenda of Oriens Extremus is summed up in the journal’s new subtitle, “Kultur, Geschichte, Reflexion in Ostasien” (culture, history, and thought in East Asia). Oriens Extremus publishes ...

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This ritual vessel was used for offering food to ancestors. This example is decorated with large tusked animal heads swallowing birds. Sacrifices to ancestors ensured the survival and success of those ...

While the Song dynasty saw huge advancements in culture, commerce and technology, it also gave rise to the horrific practice ...

The Shang Dynasty imperial cuisine was even better than the cuisine of the Xia Dynasty. The foods for the emperors, princes, and dukes were stratified, and a system of stratified foods for the ...