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Big-Mouthed Celestial Animal

Travellers to Yunnan and Sichuan in southwest China are impressed by the colourfully painted wood ladles in the shape of a strange animal hanging on the front doors of the dwellings of local Miao, Yi and Han residents. The animal looks grotesque with a wide-open mouth as if ready anytime to swallow the demons and goblins that dare to invade. Obviously the wood ladle is a talisman designed to ward the dwellings of evil and disaster.

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Four Pillars of Destiny – 八字 Ba Zi

Even today, when people talk about Chinese Astrology, it is a common misconception that the animals assigned by year are the only signs of the zodiac. Many western descriptions of Chinese astrology draw solely on this system. In fact, there are also animal signs assigned by month (called inner animals) and hours of the day (called secret animals).

Four Pillars of Destiny is a Chinese term that comprises of four elements of a person’s destiny or fate. The four components are taken from the moment of birth. They are the  year,  month,   day, and time  (hour). Each of these elements are important in Chinese astrology, the zodiac and fortune telling.

The term Four Pillars of Destiny come from the Chinese:

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童年动画-变形金刚 The Transformers

变形金刚 The Transformers 讲述人：用“万人空巷”、“红遍神州”来形容《变形金刚》当年在中国的热播绝对不是夸张之词。动画片对“机器人”“变形”“组合”等元素的运用确实是到了驾轻就熟的地步，受到孩子们几近疯狂的追捧和痴迷也就不足为奇了。《变形金刚》已经成为一个时代的标志，连同那个年代林林总总的流行文化现象，构成了那一代人童年中最令人难忘的回忆。 Narrator:It is no exaggeration to say that “The Transformers” enjoyed great popularity in China and the

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