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Luís Ortet
Luís Ortet is the founder and managing director of Delta Publish Ltd (Delta Edições Lda). He was the editor-in-chief of Macau magazine (Portuguese language edition).
His main interests include Chinese culture, the Chinese language and etymology, and the history of thought, especially divination, as viewed by both ancient China and classical Greece.
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Chinese Way -
Jan 10, 2024
January Month of Ox
The Chinese traditional solar term Xiaohan 小寒 started on 5th January for most of the world but is celebrated this year in China on the 6th.
Minds -
Nov 5, 2023
O FORTUNA
O Fortune like the moon you are changeable, ever waxing, ever waning; hateful life first oppresses and then soothes as fancy takes it; poverty and power it melts them like ice. [in the original Latin: O Fortuna velut luna statu variabilis semper crescis aut decrescis vita detestabilis nunc obdurat et tunc curat ludo mentis aciem, … Continued
Exploring -
Nov 1, 2023
NOVEMBER, MONTH OF THE PIG
The Chinese solar month of the Pig begins on November 8th and runs until December 6th.
Minds -
Jun 3, 2024
WHO WAS G. W. LEIBNIZ?
A relatively little-known facet of Leibniz’s intellectual activity was his deep interest in Chinese civilisation and culture, based on the earliest Chinese philosophical writings, which he accessed through Jesuit missionaries.
Today Is -
Nov 29, 2023
November 30th, 2023
This Thursday, November 30th, 2023, is the eighteenth day of the tenth lunar month of the year of the Rabbit. It is the day of the DRAGON, which is in harmony with the Rat, the Monkey and the Rooster but tends to challenge the Dog. A child born today belongs to the Water element in … Continued
Today Is -
Nov 28, 2023
November 29th, 2023
This Wednesday, November 29th, 2023, is the seventeenth day of the tenth lunar month of the year of the Rabbit. It is the day of the RABBIT, which is in harmony with the Goat, the Dog and the Pig but tends to challenge the Rooster. A child born today belongs to the Metal element in … Continued
Today Is -
Nov 27, 2023
November 28th, 2023
This Tuesday, November 28th, 2023, is the sixteenth day of the tenth lunar month of the year of the Rabbit. It is the day of the TIGER, which is in harmony with the Horse, the Dog and the Pig but tends to challenge the Monkey. A child born today belongs to the Metal element in … Continued
Today Is -
Nov 26, 2023
November 27th, 2023
This Monday, November 27th, 2023, is the fifteenth day of the tenth lunar month of the year of the Rabbit. It is the day of the OX, which is in harmony with the Rat, the Snake and the Rooster but tends to challenge the Goat. A child born today belongs to the Earth element in … Continued
Today Is -
Nov 25, 2023
November 26th, 2023
This Sunday, November 26th, 2023, is the fourteenth day of the tenth lunar month of the year of the Rabbit. It is the day of the RAT, which is in harmony with the Ox, the Dragon and the Monkey but tends to challenge the Horse. A child born today belongs to the Earth element in … Continued
Today Is -
Nov 24, 2023
November 25th, 2023
This Saturday, November 25th, 2023, is the thirteenth day of the tenth lunar month of the year of the Rabbit. It is the day of the PIG, which is in harmony with the Tiger, the Rabbit and the Goat but tends to challenge the Snake. A child born today belongs to the Fire element in … Continued
Today Is -
Nov 23, 2023
November 24th, 2023
This Friday, November 24th, 2023, is the twelfth day of the tenth lunar month of the year of the Rabbit. It is the day of the DOG, which is in harmony with the Tiger, the Rabbit and the Horse but tends to challenge the Dragon. A child born today belongs to the Fire element in … Continued
Today Is -
Nov 22, 2023
November 23rd
This Thursday, November 23rd, 2023, is the eleventh day of the tenth month of the year of the Rabbit. It is the day of the ROOSTER, which is in harmony with the Ox, the Dragon and the Snake but tends to challenge the Rabbit. A child born today belongs to the Wood element in its … Continued
