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[8 Jun 2010 | Comments Off on Why Are the Flowers So Red? | 5,445 views]
Why Are the Flowers So Red?

“Why Are the Flowers So Red” was originally an interlude in a popular 1960s spy movie “Visitors on the Icy Mountain”. It was based on an old Tajik dance music. In order to allow the music to reveal a sense of time and space, Composer Lei Zhenbang appropriately slowed down the speed of the original music in the process of adaptation. The music after adaptation has a kind of feeling of distant and vast space.

Chengyu, Satire »

[31 May 2010 | Comments Off on Lord Ye’s Love of Dragons: Professed Love of What One Really Fears | 2,782 views]
Lord Ye’s Love of Dragons: Professed Love of What One Really Fears

I have a college friend who is a big sports fan. “I Love Sports”, as he always introduces himself.

However, he only loves “watching” sports. When we try to ask him to join us playing basketball or soccer, he never does. He’d prefer to stay in the dorm to check the most recent news. I am sure you might know some people like him, too.

Scenic Splendor of China »

[24 May 2010 | Comments Off on Top 6 Swamps/Wetlands in China w. Google Earth Links | 5,912 views]
Top 6 Swamps/Wetlands in China w. Google Earth Links

Wetland, the Kidney of Planet Earth. Wetlands are considered the most biologically diverse of all ecosystems. And they have the strongest purification capability of all ecosystems. However, the environmental importance of wetlands was only realized by human in recent decade or two.

China has 66 million hectares of wetlands, about 10% of world’s total. That ranks 1st in Asia and 4th in the world.

Carnival »

[20 May 2010 | 2 Comments | 2,445 views]
China Carnival #14: Taiwan, Cosmetic Surgeries

Welcome to the May 20, 2010 (#14) edition of china carnival.We have three posts today. Andy shares an excellent travel guide about the OTHER China (“Republic of China”, aka, Taiwan); Isabella talks about surging cosmetic surgeries in China.

Enjoy!

Museum »

[19 May 2010 | Comments Off on Dragon Rectangular Bronze Mirror: Reflecting on History | 1,139 views]
Dragon Rectangular Bronze Mirror: Reflecting on History

Among the “National Treasure” class collections of Zibo Museum in Shandong, there is a “Rectangular Bronze Mirror with Dragon Patterns” from West Han Dynasty. It was unearthed in 1978 at the Tomb of King of Qi of West Han Dynasty. It is the most precious relic among numerous relics and information discovered in that tomb.