https://urania.institute/en/categories/china/Recent content in China on UrániaHugoen-usSat, 21 Feb 2026 22:45:37 +0700https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/china/xian-gong/Sat, 21 Feb 2026 22:45:37 +0700https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/china/xian-gong/<p>In the ancient Chinese text <em>Zhanguo ce</em>, there is a story about the ruler of Jin, Duke Xian-gong, to whom especially cunning diplomatic methods are attributed. One of them was pressure on a rival through the placement of an attractive young man in his inner circle.</p>https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/china/bitten-peach/Sat, 24 Jan 2026 22:45:37 +0700https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/china/bitten-peach/<p>Ling, the ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Wei in the 6th–5th centuries BCE, was married. Yet when he is mentioned, people more often recall his relationship with a young man named Mizi Xia. Their love gave rise to the image – and the expression – “the bitten peach,” (余桃) which came to signify male same-sex love in Chinese culture.</p>