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Kublai Khan as the first Yuan emperor, Shizu. Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
Album leaf, ink & color on silk. National Palace Museum, Taipei. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/National Palace Museum, Taipei -
China Replaces US as India's Largest Trading Partner
China’s re-emergence as India’s biggest trading partner comes despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government efforts to draw down commercial ties with the eastern neighbour, which is been seen as New Delhi’s retaliation to the ongoing border standoff that began in May last year, as well as part of an effort to plug the ballooning trade deficit with the world’s second-biggest economy.
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Kui is a polysemous figure in ancient Chinese mythology. Classic texts use this name for the legendary musician Kui who invented music and dancing; for the one-legged mountain demon or rain-god Kui variously said to resemble a Chinese dragon, a drum, or a monkey with a human face; and for the Kuiniu wild yak or buffalo.
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In Taiwan, glove puppetry has been a main form of entertainment for centuries. The puppets combine popular characters and age-old folk-art. They dance on the gloved fingers of artisans, retelling traditional stories through expression, dance and music. The traditional puppets are divided into three categories: sheng (male character), dang (female character) and jing (painted face). The sac-bodies, carved and painted wooden heads and elaborate attires make them true works of art. Hand-puppet operas have evolved into film production, with an annual value of over NT$40mln. The movies are exported to Japan and the US, fact which contributes to the puppets' popularity.
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China Swears It Isn't Building a Time Machine
“The device can distort time and space, control the flow rate of time, break through the barrier of time and space, and can be widely used for time travel, interstellar voyage, life extension, etc. The project plans to select a location in China, and lease an area of about 16 acres to build a scientific experiment base. It is expected that the device will be able to successfully shuttle the space-time experiment 7-12 months after the funds are in place. So, how much money is needed for such an amazing project? The financing amount opened in the PPT is 200 million yuan (40.000.000 USD), and the use period is 3 years.” (via)
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Huangdi Neijing - The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine
The Neijing is one of the most important classics of Taoism, as well as the highest authority on traditional Chinese medicine. Its authorship is attributed to the great Huang Di, the Yellow Emperor, who reigned during the third millennium BCE. Written in the form of a discourse between Huang Di and his ministers, The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine contains a wealth of knowledge, including etiology, physiology, diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of disease, as well as in-depth investigation of such diverse subjects as ethics, psychology, and cosmology. All of these subjects are discussed in a holistic context that says life is not fragmented, as in the model provided by modern science, but rather that all the pieces make up an interconnected whole. By revealing the natural laws of this holistic universe, the book offers much practical advice on how to promote a long, happy, and healthy life.
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"Dedicated to a world in need of balance and harmony"
"Those who understand the principles of wholesome living tame their minds and prevent them from straying. They do not force anything upon themselves or others, are happy & content, tranquil & quiet, and can live indefinitely. These are the ancient methods of self-maintenance."
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"Science needs to be lived alongside religion, philosophy, history and aesthetic experiences; alone it can lead to great harm" - Joseph Needham in "Science and Civilization in China
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U.S. Intelligence Claims China* Wants to Steal Your DNA (* and many other global entities)
"Indeed, warnings about China’s alleged desire to gobble up the world’s genetic data and use it for nefarious purposes have been ongoing for some time. It’s true that China has an extensive domestic DNA collection program, having launched an initiative to create a national genetics database in 2017. Concerns exist that this data will be used to control trends in medicine and pharmaceuticals, or to engineer bioweapons."
"The genomics firm at the center of the most recent drama, BGI, is one of the biggest in the world. The company, which specializes in genome sequencing, substantially increased its operations when covid-19 struck last year. As the virus got underway in the U.S., an affiliate of the company began “approaching city, county and state officials with offers to sell supplies and help set up entire labs, proposing to export a rapid testing model that they said had helped contain China’s outbreak,” the Washington Post reports. BGI has denied that it wants to collect American DNA via covid tests."
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Lives of Chinese Martial Artists: Tang Hao – The First Historian of the Chinese Martial Arts
Tang Hao Tang Hao (1887–1959) is not a household name, even among avid practitioners of the traditional Chinese martial arts. While little known outside of certain specialized circles, few people have had a more profound impact on the way that we write and think about these hand combat systems. A lawyer by training and profession, Tang Hao was the first individual to undertake a serious, sustained, investigation of the history of the Chinese martial arts using modern documentary and field research methods. Tang Hao was very aware of the transformative social power of well written historical research. He was counting on it. In an era when so many other martial artists were (sometimes literally) taking up the sword for the defense of the nation, he instead picked up his pen.
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Balanced Life, Peaceful World - A Discussion with Wushu and Qigong Master Lee Feng-San
Pingshuai Gong - 平甩功 - a hand-swinging exercise pioneered by Taiwan Qigong (氣功）master Li Feng-shan (李鳳山）
Pingshuai Course—Live Webcast For The First Time
Pingshuai 30min exercise
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Hexagram 51 - Zhen (Shocking) - Yijing (I Ching) sign of the year 2021
"Success comes when you achieve tranquility in disturbance."
"Cultivate inner peace in turbulent times."
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Huangdi Neijing (黄帝内经)
Huangdi Neijing, literally the Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor or Esoteric Scripture of the Yellow Emperor, is an ancient Chinese medical text that has been treated as the fundamental doctrinal source for Chinese medicine for more than two millennia. The work is composed of two texts—each of eighty-one chapters or treatises in a question-and-answer format between the mythical Yellow Emperor and six of his equally legendary ministers.
