Among multitude of fairy tales told by the ancient Chinese, there were moving stories like those about "King Yi Shooting Down Nine Suns" and "Kua Fu Chasing the Sun". Such fairy tales reflect not only our ancestors' fond dreams but also their confidence and fortitude in developing bodily skills for the purpose of conquering nature.
Category: Chinese customs
Playing During the Lantern Festival
The Chinese Lantern Festival(元宵佳节Yuánxiāo jiājié) has many names. It is also known as Shang Yuan Festival, or the Little New Year, as it marks the end of the celebrations stemming from the Chinese New Year(春节Chūnjié). The Lantern Festival takes place on the fifteenth day of the first Chinese lunar month, and the main activity of the festival is the creation and display of a multitude(a multitude of things or people is a very large number of them) of paper lanterns. These lanterns form the basis of some much-loved festival games.
Shuttlecock Kicking of China
The shuttlecock kicking(踢毽子tī jiànzi), is another traditional popular folk game. Some records date its origin as far back as the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD). This game prevailed during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), when shops specializing in shuttlecocks business appeared. In the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), formal competition of shuttlecock kicking was held. In the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), shuttlecock kicking reached its climax in terms of both making technics and the kicking skills.
Qibo of China
Qibo(岐伯Qí Bó), was a mythological(based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity) Chinese doctor, employed by the Huangdi(黄帝Huángdì) as his minister. It is said that he was enlightened with the knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine by an ethereal being from the heavens.
Dr Wang Zhenyi
Wang Zhenyi(王振义Wáng Zhènyì), whose family comes from Jiangsu(江苏Jiāngsū) Province, said he took up medicine as a career(a career is the job or profession that someone does for a long period of their life) because as a child he thought it was honorable and paid well.
Chinese Doctor who takes on cancer
At 86, Wang Zhenyi(王振义Wáng Zhènyì) still makes weekly rounds of the hematology(the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs) ward at Shanghai's Ruijin Hospital, chatting with patients and discussing cases with the doctors.
About Chinese Doctors of Lasting Fame-Brief Introduction
Bian Que – click and find more The Bian Que(扁鹊Biǎn Què) , who lived in Qi State at the start of the Warring States period , learned with diligence and formally became apprentice to Master Chang Sang , an eminent(an eminent person is well-known and respected, especially because they are good at their profession) doctor of the day. He had an open mind and acquired a wide scope of the techniques concerned , notably pulse acquired a wide scope of the techniques concerned , notably pulse feeling . He used to travel around the different kingdoms and formulated a set of diagnostic methods (four procedures : observation , hearing , interrogation and pulse feeling) , making a great contribution to Chinese medicine . These methods are still followed by the modern Chinese doctors . He cured his patients quickly so he was very famous . In the Zhao Kingdom someone attributed to him the name of Bian Que , a legendary famous doctor in the reign of the Yellow Emperor . People remembered him by this attributed name , but forgot his real name.
Talk about Seven Cups of Anti-radiation Beauty Tea
Rose Honey Tea Ingredients: rose petals, black tea, a spoonful of honey, a slice of lemon, water.
Chinese Plant: Shihu
The Shihu(石斛Shíhú) is touted as being of therapeutic benefit, serving to strengthen the stomach and bones, replenish(if you replenish something, you make it full or complete again) the kidneys, and prolong(to prolong something means to make it last longer) one's life span.
Make sense of the universe
The Five is a key number in traditional Chinese philosophy and traditional Chinese medicine(中药zhōngyào), which are related in a comprehensive system emphasizing harmony(the harmony of something is the way in which its parts are combined into a pleasant arrangement) and balance.
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