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23 Sep, 2009

Ancient Tea Horse Road

Posted by: sunny In: China travel| historic sites

Ancient Tea Horse Road is an ancient important commercial passage. The ancient commercial passage first appeared during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), and then it experienced more than 1,200 years during Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.Along the unpaved and rugged pathway, commodities like tea, salt and sugar flowed into Tibet. Meanwhile, horses, cows, furs, musk [...]

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13 Aug, 2009

Yi Shot Down Nine Suns

Posted by: sunny In: chinese culture

According to ancient Chinese mythology, thousands of years ago in Yao dynasty, there were ten Suns shining in the sky at the same time. The burning heat singed the crops and trees. The people were suffering a lot.
To prevent the destruction of the Earth, the emperor Yao asked Di Jun, the father of the ten [...]

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13 Aug, 2009

The bird Jingwei trying to fill the sea

Posted by: sunny In: chinese culture

Once upon a time, the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan, legendary ruler of primitive China, who, while playing on the East Sea, had drowned and never returned. Her spirit turned into a beautiful bird. As it flew over the roaring sea, it cried sadly in the sound “jinwei, jingwei”. That was why people called it [...]

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