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Chinese Myth Figures 中国神话人物 19 Tai Sui 太岁君

Tai Sui is one of the few demon gods of divinities in Chinese folk culture and people tend to shy away from him.
The term "Tai Sui" is derived from the "Tai Sui Calendar System" of ancient China. "Sui" originally referred to Jupiter, which was considered the head of all stars. But it was quite inconvenient to calculate the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches based on the movement of Jupiter, so people created a false and imaginary star moving directly opposite to Jupiter. This star was called "Tai Sui".

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《新水浒》:颠覆原著的改编能被接受吗? New All Mean Are Brothers triggers debate

在中国,根据四大名著改编而成的电视剧就像自来水一般,不管创意宝库枯竭得多快,供给总是源源不断。继去年《三国演义》和《红楼梦》被两家卫视翻拍之后,如你猜测的那样,这回该看新版《水浒传》了。 TV adaptations of the "Four Great Classical Novels" are like tap water in China – no matter how low

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Kung Fu 功夫 Emei Sect 峨眉派

峨眉派武术起源于先秦时期,峨眉武术创始人是先秦时期的武师司徒玄空。因其曾模仿峨眉山白猿的形态创造了白猿剑法与白猿通臂拳,又称白猿公;峨眉派武术成型于南宋时期,代表人物为峨眉山白云禅师和白眉道人。 Originating during the pre-Qin dynasties, Emei Kungfu was invented by Situ Xuankong, a Kungfu master of that time. He

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News vocabulary 化学武器

“化学” n. chemistry, adj. chemical(Source: 《新世纪汉英大词典》)
“武器” n. weapon; arms(Source: 《新世纪汉英大词典》)
“化学武器” n. chemical weapons(Source: 《新世纪汉英大词典》)

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