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Feb 23, 2009 at 05:06 PM |
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Hanlin Academy is a non-profit organization
of people from different nations, who are engaged in the edication and research of qigong, astrology, natural healing, philosophy and
holistic development.
The name of Hanlin Academy comes from ancient
China and means "Forest of Writing Feathers". In the early
ages the Academy was an elite cultural and scientific institution where
astronomy, philosophy, medicine, culture and art were developed for the
needs of the Chinese dynasties.
In the later history, admittance to Hanlin Academy
had become a honour bestowing great prestige. The most outstanding recipients
of the highest level of the governmental exams were sent to Hanlin Academy
to collect and research the cultural and historical heritage. In this
way, Hanlin Academy extended the frames of its activities beyond the governing
dynasty and in a certain sense it attained a national significance and
was referred as the highest academic institution in the history of China.
Today, Hanlin Academy aims to regenerate
the integrative approach of antiquity towards knowledge in order to enable
the ancient culture to attain new meaning. In addition, Hanlin Academy
expands the frames of its activities in thematic and spatial perspectives
and strives to integrate the values of universal culture from the antiquity
to the present for the future development.
As a non-profit institution, Hanlin Academy
does not pursue any political, religious, national or group interests.
Its activities are directed to broaden the knowledge of the necessary
harmony between man and Nature and toward the formation of a new level
of thinking.
Hanlin Academy is engaged in educational, research and
publishing activities by organizing lectures, seminars and conferences and publishing books.
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