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Beijing's History |
| Some half a million years ago, Peking man lived in Zhoukoudian, in the southwestern suburbs of Beijing. The climate of that time was warmer and more humid than it is today. |
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Great Wall History
The history of the Great Wall is said to start from the Spring and Autumn Periods when seven powerful states appeared at the same time. In order to defend themselves, they all built walls and stationed troops on the borders. At that time, the total length of the wall had already reached 3,107 miles, belonging to different states. |
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Chinese Horoscope Rat
Rats are a symbol of good luck and wealth. Clever, intelligent and quick-witted. This Sign is ambitious and srong-willed, and is motivated by its own interests, which often include money and power |
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Fenghuang
Fenghuang (鳳凰 pinyin: feng4 huang2; Japanese language|Japanese: Hoo-Oo) are mythological Chinese birds that reign over all other birds. The males are called Feng and the females the Huang; in modern times, however, such a distinction of gender is sometimes blurred into a single female entity, as the bird is often paired with the Chinese dragon which has male connotations. Fenghuang is also called August Rooster (鶤雞 hun4 ji1), and sometimes referred to as the Chinese Phoenix in English. |
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Modern Chinese Buddhism
Today the most popular form of Buddhism in both mainland China and Taiwan is the Pure Land school
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