CGTN PAGE X: How did ancient Chinese people understand time?

How did ancient Chinese people make sense of time and the changing seasons? What lies behind the origins of the Dragon Boat Festival? And where is the line between history and literature?

In this interview with CGTN, Mu Tao, writer and president of the Xi’an Writers Association, explores the wisdom with which ancient Chinese observed and interpreted the world, while sharing his insights on literature and historiography.

Generations of Chinese have traced natural patterns and translated the echo of the cosmos. Through meticulous observation and sharp insight, they have transformed the complex rhythms of the universe into a way of understanding of the world, and ultimately, a way of living.

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