The Centre for Asian Studies sends their greetings for the upcoming holidays! According to Chinese philosophy’s system of the five elements , the tree grows out of the water and from that time on it’s the beginning of the spring and the new cycle of 10 years. We’re leaving the frozen world of black water and enter the element of the green tree, growth, warmth and life. Following this, we would like to wish you all to experience the universal renewal of mind. (more…)