tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55373764722994494432024-03-13T21:54:54.006-04:00West Learns Easta Western look at Eastern culturesKonzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-17622451674153013952024-02-05T14:48:00.000-05:002024-02-05T14:48:21.646-05:00Chinese New Year 2024<p> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPfMRbBOffX4tATu0l9W9s5q39Zgonv6XNNRl94UDmwQSQx5jlZGhjwR0YqKLoj0XsAGdMrPyKzpIDbVVpN-RRuvCJPhxocIHJ4SXkzpzZoL1mkxNFSgR0hb3S5U67iGMDVlXmULzIXI/s1600/chinese_character_fu_%2528prosperity%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPfMRbBOffX4tATu0l9W9s5q39Zgonv6XNNRl94UDmwQSQx5jlZGhjwR0YqKLoj0XsAGdMrPyKzpIDbVVpN-RRuvCJPhxocIHJ4SXkzpzZoL1mkxNFSgR0hb3S5U67iGMDVlXmULzIXI/s200/chinese_character_fu_%2528prosperity%2529.jpg" width="196" /></a>February 10 starts the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year">Chinese New Year</a> which corresponds to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunisolar_calendar">lunisolar calendar</a>. The holiday is also called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar">Spring</a>
Festival and is celebrated by Chinese communities around the world.
Festivities around this time are driven by a desire for prosperity and
good will. For instance, houses are cleaned in hopes of expelling bad
luck and making way for good luck. Debts are paid. Grudges are
forgotten. Encouraging messages (such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_character">福</a>
which means good fortune) are hung up everywhere. Gifts are given.
On New Year's Eve, it is customary for families to reunite and enjoy
dinner together. <br />
</p>
As
the new year begins, firecrackers and fireworks are set off in
multitude to cast out evil spirits and celebrate a fresh start. On this
day (the first of fifteen) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_dance">dragon</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_dance">lion dances</a> are performed. Elders are visited by their descendants. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_packet">Gifts</a> of money are given to younger family members. People try to get as much good luck as possible.<br />
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Further festivities can be enjoyed for the next two weeks, including several birthdays. A couple examples are the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cai_Shen">God of Wealth</a>'s birthday on the second day (Feb. 11) and the “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renri">common man's birthday</a>” on the seventh day (Feb. 16). On the fifteenth day (Feb. 24) the new year's celebration is concluded with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival">Lantern Festival</a>. For this last day of the Spring Festival, candles are lit and lanterns are paraded through the streets.<br />
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2024 is the year of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)" target="_blank">dragon</a>. More specifically it is the <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-does-yin-yang-mean.html">yang</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_(wuxing)" target="_blank">wood</a> dragon. In Chinese astrological beliefs, birth years follow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle">cycles</a>. The twelve-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac">zodiac cycle</a> goes like this: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and then pig. The ten-year <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuxing_(Chinese_philosophy)">elemental cycle</a> is as follows: wood, wood, fire, fire, earth, earth, metal, metal, water, water. The two-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang">yin-yang</a> cycle is, obviously, yin then yang. These patterns combine to form one overall <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle">sixty-year cycle</a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_astrology">Astrologers</a>
use these cycles to determine the character traits and fortunes of a
person based on birth year. According to the sixty-year cycle, 2023 was
the year of the yin water rabbit, and 2025 will be of the yin wood snake.
The astrological beliefs are so widespread that Chinese
communities experience an <a href="http://www.thestar.com/article/1118961--in-chinese-astrology-the-year-of-the-dragon-is-the-luckiest">increase in birth rates during dragon years</a>.
Parents try to have their children born on those years because
the dragon is the best zodiac animal. If you are born in a year of the
dragon, so the astrologers say, you will be smarter, luckier, and more
successful in life than if you were born any other year.<br />
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Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-65664639925399848292023-01-07T13:36:00.004-05:002023-01-07T13:36:51.371-05:00Chinese New Year 2023<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPfMRbBOffX4tATu0l9W9s5q39Zgonv6XNNRl94UDmwQSQx5jlZGhjwR0YqKLoj0XsAGdMrPyKzpIDbVVpN-RRuvCJPhxocIHJ4SXkzpzZoL1mkxNFSgR0hb3S5U67iGMDVlXmULzIXI/s1600/chinese_character_fu_%2528prosperity%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPfMRbBOffX4tATu0l9W9s5q39Zgonv6XNNRl94UDmwQSQx5jlZGhjwR0YqKLoj0XsAGdMrPyKzpIDbVVpN-RRuvCJPhxocIHJ4SXkzpzZoL1mkxNFSgR0hb3S5U67iGMDVlXmULzIXI/s200/chinese_character_fu_%2528prosperity%2529.jpg" width="196" /></a>January 22 starts the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year">Chinese New Year</a> which corresponds to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunisolar_calendar">lunisolar calendar</a>. The holiday is also called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar">Spring</a>
Festival and is celebrated by Chinese communities around the world.
Festivities around this time are driven by a desire for prosperity and
good will. For instance, houses are cleaned in hopes of expelling bad
luck and making way for good luck. Debts are paid. Grudges are
forgotten. Encouraging messages (such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_character">福</a>
which means good fortune) are hung up everywhere. Gifts are given.
On New Year's Eve, it is customary for families to reunite and enjoy
dinner together. <br />
</p>
As
the new year begins, firecrackers and fireworks are set off in
multitude to cast out evil spirits and celebrate a fresh start. On this
day (the first of fifteen) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_dance">dragon</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_dance">lion dances</a> are performed. Elders are visited by their descendants. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_packet">Gifts</a> of money are given to younger family members. People try to get as much good luck as possible.<br />
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Further festivities can be enjoyed for the next two weeks, including several birthdays. A couple examples are the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cai_Shen">God of Wealth</a>'s birthday on the second day (Jan. 23) and the “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renri">common man's birthday</a>” on the seventh day (Jan. 28). On the fifteenth day (Feb. 5) the new year's celebration is concluded with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival">Lantern Festival</a>. For this last day of the Spring Festival, candles are lit and lanterns are paraded through the streets.<br />
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2023 is the year of the rabbit. More specifically it is the <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-does-yin-yang-mean.html">yin</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_(wuxing)">water</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)">rabbit</a>. In Chinese astrological beliefs, birth years follow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle">cycles</a>. The twelve-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac">zodiac cycle</a> goes like this: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and then pig. The ten-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Xing">elemental cycle</a> is as follows: wood, wood, fire, fire, earth, earth, metal, metal, water, water. The two-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang">yin-yang</a> cycle is, obviously, yin then yang. These patterns combine to form one overall <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle">sixty-year cycle</a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_astrology">Astrologers</a>
use these cycles to determine the character traits and fortunes of a
person based on birth year. According to the sixty-year cycle, 2022 was
the year of the yang water tiger, and 2024 will be of the yang wood dragon.
The astrological beliefs are so widespread that Chinese
communities experience an <a href="http://www.thestar.com/article/1118961--in-chinese-astrology-the-year-of-the-dragon-is-the-luckiest">increase in birth rates during dragon years</a>.
Parents try to have their children born on those years because
the dragon is the best zodiac animal. If you are born in a year of the
dragon, so the astrologers say, you will be smarter, luckier, and more
successful in life than if you were born any other year.<br />
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Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-28675554497648683422022-01-26T14:08:00.000-05:002022-01-26T14:08:35.334-05:00Chinese New Year 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPfMRbBOffX4tATu0l9W9s5q39Zgonv6XNNRl94UDmwQSQx5jlZGhjwR0YqKLoj0XsAGdMrPyKzpIDbVVpN-RRuvCJPhxocIHJ4SXkzpzZoL1mkxNFSgR0hb3S5U67iGMDVlXmULzIXI/s1600/chinese_character_fu_%2528prosperity%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPfMRbBOffX4tATu0l9W9s5q39Zgonv6XNNRl94UDmwQSQx5jlZGhjwR0YqKLoj0XsAGdMrPyKzpIDbVVpN-RRuvCJPhxocIHJ4SXkzpzZoL1mkxNFSgR0hb3S5U67iGMDVlXmULzIXI/s200/chinese_character_fu_%2528prosperity%2529.jpg" width="196" /></a></div>
February 1 starts the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year">Chinese New Year</a> which corresponds to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunisolar_calendar">lunisolar calendar</a>. The holiday is also called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar">Spring</a>
Festival and is celebrated by Chinese communities around the world.
Festivities around this time are driven by a desire for prosperity and
good will. For instance, houses are cleaned in hopes of expelling bad
luck and making way for good luck. Debts are paid. Grudges are
forgotten. Encouraging messages (such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_character">福</a>
which means good fortune) are hung up everywhere. Gifts are given.
On New Year's Eve, it is customary for families to reunite and enjoy
dinner together. <br />
<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
As
the new year begins, firecrackers and fireworks are set off in
multitude to cast out evil spirits and celebrate a fresh start. On this
day (the first of fifteen) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_dance">dragon</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_dance">lion dances</a> are performed. Elders are visited by their descendants. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_packet">Gifts</a> of money are given to younger family members. People try to get as much good luck as possible.<br />
<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_lantern_night_sky_lijiang_yunnan_china.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEght8PKgV0obcHSNtCVcozU2HQ3Z-aouKrSIJSjF1M-kcJSUJLm9lYWZJoMK-lMoxSguEphzSmkU0zbKpDe37m7Mmf-49mbk5An9LLYFYP-rPR3gPlozNmOf2iSdDdUpmw7xjEOQLIFPbQ/s320/399px-Chinese_lantern_night_sky_lijiang_yunnan_china.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>
Further festivities can be enjoyed for the next two weeks, including several birthdays. A couple examples are the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cai_Shen">God of Wealth</a>'s birthday on the second day (Feb. 2) and the “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renri">common man's birthday</a>” on the seventh day (Feb. 7). On the fifteenth day (Feb. 15) the new year's celebration is concluded with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival">Lantern Festival</a>. For this last day of the Spring Festival, candles are lit and lanterns are paraded through the streets.<br />
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2022 is the year of the tiger. More specifically it is the <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-does-yin-yang-mean.html">yang</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_(wuxing)">water</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)">tiger</a>. In Chinese astrological beliefs, birth years follow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle">cycles</a>. The twelve-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac">zodiac cycle</a> goes like this: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and then pig. The ten-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Xing">elemental cycle</a> is as follows: wood, wood, fire, fire, earth, earth, metal, metal, water, water. The two-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang">yin-yang</a> cycle is, obviously, yin then yang. These patterns combine to form one overall sixty-year cycle. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_astrology">Astrologers</a>
use these cycles to determine the character traits and fortunes of a
person based on birth year. According to the sixty-year cycle, 2021 was
the year of the yin metal ox, and 2023 will be of the yin water rabbit.
The astrological beliefs are so widespread that Chinese
communities experience an <a href="http://www.thestar.com/article/1118961--in-chinese-astrology-the-year-of-the-dragon-is-the-luckiest">increase in birth rates during dragon years</a>.
Parents try to have their children born on those years because
the dragon is the best zodiac animal. If you are born in a year of the
dragon, so the astrologers say, you will be smarter, luckier, and more
successful in life than if you were born any other year.<br />
<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-71912526102115682582021-02-03T19:32:00.002-05:002022-01-26T14:08:58.081-05:00Chinese New Year 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPfMRbBOffX4tATu0l9W9s5q39Zgonv6XNNRl94UDmwQSQx5jlZGhjwR0YqKLoj0XsAGdMrPyKzpIDbVVpN-RRuvCJPhxocIHJ4SXkzpzZoL1mkxNFSgR0hb3S5U67iGMDVlXmULzIXI/s1600/chinese_character_fu_%2528prosperity%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPfMRbBOffX4tATu0l9W9s5q39Zgonv6XNNRl94UDmwQSQx5jlZGhjwR0YqKLoj0XsAGdMrPyKzpIDbVVpN-RRuvCJPhxocIHJ4SXkzpzZoL1mkxNFSgR0hb3S5U67iGMDVlXmULzIXI/s200/chinese_character_fu_%2528prosperity%2529.jpg" width="196" /></a></div>
February 12 starts the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year">Chinese New Year</a> which corresponds to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunisolar_calendar">lunisolar calendar</a>. The holiday is also called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar">Spring</a>
Festival and is celebrated by Chinese communities around the world.
Festivities around this time are driven by a desire for prosperity and
good will. For instance, houses are cleaned in hopes of expelling bad
luck and making way for good luck. Debts are paid. Grudges are
forgotten. Encouraging messages (such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_character">福</a>
which means good fortune) are hung up everywhere. Gifts are given.
On New Year's Eve, it is customary for families to reunite and enjoy
dinner together. <br />
<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
As
the new year begins, firecrackers and fireworks are set off in
multitude to cast out evil spirits and celebrate a fresh start. On this
day (the first of fifteen) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_dance">dragon</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_dance">lion dances</a> are performed. Elders are visited by their descendants. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_packet">Gifts</a> of money are given to younger family members. People try to get as much good luck as possible.<br />
<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_lantern_night_sky_lijiang_yunnan_china.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEght8PKgV0obcHSNtCVcozU2HQ3Z-aouKrSIJSjF1M-kcJSUJLm9lYWZJoMK-lMoxSguEphzSmkU0zbKpDe37m7Mmf-49mbk5An9LLYFYP-rPR3gPlozNmOf2iSdDdUpmw7xjEOQLIFPbQ/s320/399px-Chinese_lantern_night_sky_lijiang_yunnan_china.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>
Further festivities can be enjoyed for the next two weeks, including several birthdays. A couple examples are the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cai_Shen">God of Wealth</a>'s birthday on the second day (Feb. 13) and the “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renri">common man's birthday</a>” on the seventh day (Feb. 18). On the fifteenth day (Feb. 26) the new year's celebration is concluded with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival">Lantern Festival</a>. For this last day of the Spring Festival, candles are lit and lanterns are paraded through the streets.<br />
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2021 is the year of the ox. More specifically it is the <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-does-yin-yang-mean.html">yin</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_(wuxing)">metal</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)">ox</a>. In Chinese astrological beliefs, birth years follow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle">cycles</a>. The twelve-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac">zodiac cycle</a> goes like this: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and then pig. The ten-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Xing">elemental cycle</a> is as follows: wood, wood, fire, fire, earth, earth, metal, metal, water, water. The two-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang">yin-yang</a> cycle is, obviously, yin then yang. These patterns combine to form one overall sixty-year cycle. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_astrology">Astrologers</a>
use these cycles to determine the character traits and fortunes of a
person based on birth year. According to the sixty-year cycle, 2020 was
the year of the yang metal rat, and 2022 will be of the yang water tiger.
The astrological beliefs are so widespread that Chinese
communities experience an <a href="http://www.thestar.com/article/1118961--in-chinese-astrology-the-year-of-the-dragon-is-the-luckiest">increase in birth rates during dragon years</a>.
Parents try to have their children born on those years because
the dragon is the best zodiac animal. If you are born in a year of the
dragon, so the astrologers say, you will be smarter, luckier, and more
successful in life than if you were born any other year.<br />
<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-26508919114219910842020-01-25T05:52:00.000-05:002020-01-25T05:52:15.678-05:00Chinese New Year 2020<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPfMRbBOffX4tATu0l9W9s5q39Zgonv6XNNRl94UDmwQSQx5jlZGhjwR0YqKLoj0XsAGdMrPyKzpIDbVVpN-RRuvCJPhxocIHJ4SXkzpzZoL1mkxNFSgR0hb3S5U67iGMDVlXmULzIXI/s1600/chinese_character_fu_%2528prosperity%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPfMRbBOffX4tATu0l9W9s5q39Zgonv6XNNRl94UDmwQSQx5jlZGhjwR0YqKLoj0XsAGdMrPyKzpIDbVVpN-RRuvCJPhxocIHJ4SXkzpzZoL1mkxNFSgR0hb3S5U67iGMDVlXmULzIXI/s200/chinese_character_fu_%2528prosperity%2529.jpg" width="196" /></a></div>
January 25 starts the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year">Chinese New Year</a> which corresponds to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunisolar_calendar">lunisolar calendar</a>. The holiday is also called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar">Spring</a>
Festival and is celebrated by Chinese communities around the world.
Festivities around this time are driven by a desire for prosperity and
good will. For instance, houses are cleaned in hopes of expelling bad
luck and making way for good luck. Debts are paid. Grudges are
forgotten. Encouraging messages (such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_character">福</a>
which means good fortune) are hung up everywhere. Gifts are given.
On New Year's Eve, it is customary for families to reunite and enjoy
dinner together. <br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
As
the new year begins, firecrackers and fireworks are set off in
multitude to cast out evil spirits and celebrate a fresh start. On this
day (the first of fifteen) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_dance">dragon</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_dance">lion dances</a> are performed. Elders are visited by their descendants. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_packet">Gifts</a> of money are given to younger family members. People try to get as much good luck as possible.<br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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Further festivities can be enjoyed for the next two weeks, including several birthdays. A couple examples are the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cai_Shen">God of Wealth</a>'s birthday on the second day (Jan. 26) and the “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renri">common man's birthday</a>” on the seventh day (Jan. 31). On the fifteenth day (Feb. 8) the new year's celebration is concluded with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival">Lantern Festival</a>. For this last day of the Spring Festival, candles are lit and lanterns are paraded through the streets.<br />
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2020 is the year of the rat. More specifically it is the <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-does-yin-yang-mean.html">yang</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_(wuxing)">metal</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)">rat</a>. In Chinese astrological beliefs, birth years follow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle">cycles</a>. The twelve-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac">zodiac cycle</a> goes like this: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and then pig. The ten-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Xing">elemental cycle</a> is as follows: wood, wood, fire, fire, earth, earth, metal, metal, water, water. The two-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang">yin-yang</a> cycle is, obviously, yin then yang. These patterns combine to form one overall sixty-year cycle. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_astrology">Astrologers</a>
use these cycles to determine the character traits and fortunes of a
person based on birth year. According to the sixty-year cycle, 2019 was
the year of the yin earth pig, and 2021 will be of the yin metal ox.
The astrological beliefs are so widespread that Chinese
communities experience an <a href="http://www.thestar.com/article/1118961--in-chinese-astrology-the-year-of-the-dragon-is-the-luckiest">increase in birth rates during dragon years</a>.
Parents try to have their children born on those years because
the dragon is the best zodiac animal. If you are born in a year of the
dragon, so the astrologers say, you will be smarter, luckier, and more
successful in life than if you were born any other year.<br />
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Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-55069207952812406172019-01-30T21:49:00.000-05:002019-01-30T21:49:33.330-05:00Chinese New Year 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPfMRbBOffX4tATu0l9W9s5q39Zgonv6XNNRl94UDmwQSQx5jlZGhjwR0YqKLoj0XsAGdMrPyKzpIDbVVpN-RRuvCJPhxocIHJ4SXkzpzZoL1mkxNFSgR0hb3S5U67iGMDVlXmULzIXI/s1600/chinese_character_fu_%2528prosperity%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPfMRbBOffX4tATu0l9W9s5q39Zgonv6XNNRl94UDmwQSQx5jlZGhjwR0YqKLoj0XsAGdMrPyKzpIDbVVpN-RRuvCJPhxocIHJ4SXkzpzZoL1mkxNFSgR0hb3S5U67iGMDVlXmULzIXI/s200/chinese_character_fu_%2528prosperity%2529.jpg" width="196" /></a></div>
February 5 starts the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year">Chinese New Year</a> which corresponds to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunisolar_calendar">lunisolar calendar</a>. The holiday is also called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar">Spring</a>
Festival and is celebrated by Chinese communities around the world.
Festivities around this time are driven by a desire for prosperity and
good will. For instance, houses are cleaned in hopes of expelling bad
luck and making way for good luck. Debts are paid. Grudges are
forgotten. Encouraging messages (such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_character">福</a>
which means good fortune) are hung up everywhere. Gifts are given.
On New Year's Eve, it is customary for families to reunite and enjoy
dinner together. <br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
As
the new year begins, firecrackers and fireworks are set off in
multitude to cast out evil spirits and celebrate a fresh start. On this
day (the first of fifteen) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_dance">dragon</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_dance">lion dances</a> are performed. Elders are visited by their descendants. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_packet">Gifts</a> of money are given to younger family members. People try to get as much good luck as possible.<br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_lantern_night_sky_lijiang_yunnan_china.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEght8PKgV0obcHSNtCVcozU2HQ3Z-aouKrSIJSjF1M-kcJSUJLm9lYWZJoMK-lMoxSguEphzSmkU0zbKpDe37m7Mmf-49mbk5An9LLYFYP-rPR3gPlozNmOf2iSdDdUpmw7xjEOQLIFPbQ/s320/399px-Chinese_lantern_night_sky_lijiang_yunnan_china.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>
Further festivities can be enjoyed for the next two weeks, including several birthdays. A couple examples are the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cai_Shen">God of Wealth</a>'s birthday on the second day (Feb. 6) and the “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renri">common man's birthday</a>” on the seventh day (Feb. 11). On the fifteenth day (Feb. 20) the new year's celebration is concluded with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival">Lantern Festival</a>. For this last day of the Spring Festival, candles are lit and lanterns are paraded through the streets.<br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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2019 is the year of the pig. More specifically it is the <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-does-yin-yang-mean.html">yin</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_%28Wu_Xing%29">earth</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)">pig</a>. In Chinese astrological beliefs, birth years follow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle">cycles</a>. The twelve-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac">zodiac cycle</a> goes like this: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and then pig. The ten-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Xing">elemental cycle</a> is as follows: wood, wood, fire, fire, earth, earth, metal, metal, water, water. The two-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang">yin-yang</a> cycle is, obviously, yin then yang. These patterns combine to form one overall sixty-year cycle. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_astrology">Astrologers</a>
use these cycles to determine the character traits and fortunes of a
person based on birth year. According to the sixty-year cycle, 2018 was
the year of the yang earth dog, and 2020 will be of the yang metal rat.
The astrological beliefs are so widespread that Chinese
communities experience an <a href="http://www.thestar.com/article/1118961--in-chinese-astrology-the-year-of-the-dragon-is-the-luckiest">increase in birth rates during dragon years</a>.
Parents try to have their children born on those years because
the dragon is the best zodiac animal. If you are born in a year of the
dragon, so the astrologers say, you will be smarter, luckier, and more
successful in life than if you were born any other year.<br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-78504925620653775972018-02-12T23:19:00.000-05:002018-02-12T23:19:02.894-05:00Chinese New Year 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPfMRbBOffX4tATu0l9W9s5q39Zgonv6XNNRl94UDmwQSQx5jlZGhjwR0YqKLoj0XsAGdMrPyKzpIDbVVpN-RRuvCJPhxocIHJ4SXkzpzZoL1mkxNFSgR0hb3S5U67iGMDVlXmULzIXI/s1600/chinese_character_fu_%2528prosperity%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPfMRbBOffX4tATu0l9W9s5q39Zgonv6XNNRl94UDmwQSQx5jlZGhjwR0YqKLoj0XsAGdMrPyKzpIDbVVpN-RRuvCJPhxocIHJ4SXkzpzZoL1mkxNFSgR0hb3S5U67iGMDVlXmULzIXI/s200/chinese_character_fu_%2528prosperity%2529.jpg" width="196" /></a></div>
February 16 starts the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year">Chinese New Year</a> which corresponds to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunisolar_calendar">lunisolar calendar</a>. The holiday is also called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar">Spring</a>
Festival and is celebrated by Chinese communities around the world.
Festivities around this time are driven by a desire for prosperity and
good will. For instance, houses are cleaned in hopes of expelling bad
luck and making way for good luck. Debts are paid. Grudges are
forgotten. Encouraging messages (such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_character">福</a>
which means good fortune) are hung up everywhere. Gifts are given.
On New Year's Eve, it is customary for families to reunite and enjoy
dinner together. <br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
As
the new year begins, firecrackers and fireworks are set off in
multitude to cast out evil spirits and celebrate a fresh start. On this
day (the first of fifteen) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_dance">dragon</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_dance">lion dances</a> are performed. Elders are visited by their descendants. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_packet">Gifts</a> of money are given to younger family members. People try to get as much good luck as possible.<br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_lantern_night_sky_lijiang_yunnan_china.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEght8PKgV0obcHSNtCVcozU2HQ3Z-aouKrSIJSjF1M-kcJSUJLm9lYWZJoMK-lMoxSguEphzSmkU0zbKpDe37m7Mmf-49mbk5An9LLYFYP-rPR3gPlozNmOf2iSdDdUpmw7xjEOQLIFPbQ/s320/399px-Chinese_lantern_night_sky_lijiang_yunnan_china.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>
Further festivities can be enjoyed for the next two weeks, including several birthdays. A couple examples are the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cai_Shen">God of Wealth</a>'s birthday on the second day (Feb. 17) and the “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renri">common man's birthday</a>” on the seventh day (Feb. 22). On the fifteenth day (Mar. 2) the new year's celebration is concluded with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival">Lantern Festival</a>. For this last day of the Spring Festival, candles are lit and lanterns are paraded through the streets.<br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
2018 is the year of the dog. More specifically it is the <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-does-yin-yang-mean.html">yang</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_(Wu_Xing)">earth</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)">dog</a>. In Chinese astrological beliefs, birth years follow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle">cycles</a>. The twelve-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac">zodiac cycle</a> goes like this: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and then pig. The ten-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Xing">elemental cycle</a> is as follows: wood, wood, fire, fire, earth, earth, metal, metal, water, water. The two-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang">yin-yang</a> cycle is, obviously, yin then yang. These patterns combine to form one overall sixty-year cycle. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_astrology">Astrologers</a>
use these cycles to determine the character traits and fortunes of a
person based on birth year. According to the sixty-year cycle, 2017 was
the year of the yin fire rooster, and 2019 will be of the yin earth pig.
The astrological beliefs are so widespread that Chinese
communities experience an <a href="http://www.thestar.com/article/1118961--in-chinese-astrology-the-year-of-the-dragon-is-the-luckiest">increase in birth rates during dragon years</a>.
Parents try to have their children born on those years because
the dragon is the best zodiac animal. If you are born in a year of the
dragon, so the astrologers say, you will be smarter, luckier, and more
successful in life than if you were born any other year.<br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-69048885942018126212017-01-27T20:02:00.001-05:002017-01-27T20:02:12.157-05:00Chinese New Year 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPfMRbBOffX4tATu0l9W9s5q39Zgonv6XNNRl94UDmwQSQx5jlZGhjwR0YqKLoj0XsAGdMrPyKzpIDbVVpN-RRuvCJPhxocIHJ4SXkzpzZoL1mkxNFSgR0hb3S5U67iGMDVlXmULzIXI/s1600/chinese_character_fu_%2528prosperity%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPfMRbBOffX4tATu0l9W9s5q39Zgonv6XNNRl94UDmwQSQx5jlZGhjwR0YqKLoj0XsAGdMrPyKzpIDbVVpN-RRuvCJPhxocIHJ4SXkzpzZoL1mkxNFSgR0hb3S5U67iGMDVlXmULzIXI/s200/chinese_character_fu_%2528prosperity%2529.jpg" width="196" /></a></div>
January 28 starts the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year">Chinese New Year</a> which corresponds to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunisolar_calendar">lunisolar calendar</a>. The holiday is also called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar">Spring</a>
Festival and is celebrated by Chinese communities around the world.
Festivities around this time are driven by a desire for prosperity and
good will. For instance, houses are cleaned in hopes of expelling bad
luck and making way for good luck. Debts are paid. Grudges are
forgotten. Encouraging messages (such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_character">福</a>
which means good fortune) are hung up everywhere. Gifts are given.
On New Year's Eve, it is customary for families to reunite and enjoy
dinner together. <br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
As
the new year begins, firecrackers and fireworks are set off in
multitude to cast out evil spirits and celebrate a fresh start. On this
day (the first of fifteen) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_dance">dragon</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_dance">lion dances</a> are performed. Elders are visited by their descendants. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_packet">Gifts</a> of money are given to younger family members. People try to get as much good luck as possible.<br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_lantern_night_sky_lijiang_yunnan_china.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEght8PKgV0obcHSNtCVcozU2HQ3Z-aouKrSIJSjF1M-kcJSUJLm9lYWZJoMK-lMoxSguEphzSmkU0zbKpDe37m7Mmf-49mbk5An9LLYFYP-rPR3gPlozNmOf2iSdDdUpmw7xjEOQLIFPbQ/s320/399px-Chinese_lantern_night_sky_lijiang_yunnan_china.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>
Further festivities can be enjoyed for the next two weeks, including several birthdays. A couple examples are the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cai_Shen">God of Wealth</a>'s birthday on the second day (Jan. 9) and the “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renri">common man's birthday</a>” on the seventh day (Feb. 3). On the fifteenth day (Feb. 11) the new year's celebration is concluded with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival">Lantern Festival</a>. For this last day of the Spring Festival, candles are lit and lanterns are paraded through the streets.<br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
2017 is the year of the rooster. More specifically it is the <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-does-yin-yang-mean.html">yin</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_(Wu_Xing)">fire</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)">rooster</a>. In Chinese astrological beliefs, birth years follow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle">cycles</a>. The twelve-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac">zodiac cycle</a> goes like this: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and then pig. The ten-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Xing">elemental cycle</a> is as follows: wood, wood, fire, fire, earth, earth, metal, metal, water, water. The two-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang">yin-yang</a> cycle is, obviously, yin then yang. These patterns combine to form one overall sixty-year cycle. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_astrology">Astrologers</a>
use these cycles to determine the character traits and fortunes of a
person based on birth year. According to the sixty-year cycle, 2015 was
the year of the yin wood goat, and 2017 will be of the yin fire rooster. The astrological beliefs are so widespread that Chinese
communities experience an <a href="http://www.thestar.com/article/1118961--in-chinese-astrology-the-year-of-the-dragon-is-the-luckiest">increase in birth rates during dragon years</a>.
Parents try to have their children born on those years because
the dragon is the best zodiac animal. If you are born in a year of the
dragon, so the astrologers say, you will be smarter, luckier, and more
successful in life than if you were born any other year.<br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-29502703157517813272016-02-01T07:00:00.000-05:002017-01-27T20:19:41.311-05:00Chinese New Year 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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February 8 starts the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year">Chinese New Year</a> which corresponds to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunisolar_calendar">lunisolar calendar</a>. The holiday is also called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar">Spring</a>
Festival and is celebrated by Chinese communities around the world.
Festivities around this time are driven by a desire for prosperity and
good will. For instance, houses are cleaned in hopes of expelling bad
luck and making way for good luck. Debts are paid. Grudges are
forgotten. Encouraging messages (such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_character">福</a>
which means good fortune) are hung up everywhere. Gifts are given.
On New Year's Eve, it is customary for families to reunite and enjoy
dinner together. <br />
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As
the new year begins, firecrackers and fireworks are set off in
multitude to cast out evil spirits and celebrate a fresh start. On this
day (the first of fifteen) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_dance">dragon</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_dance">lion dances</a> are performed. Elders are visited by their descendants. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_packet">Gifts</a> of money are given to younger family members. People try to get as much good luck as possible.<br />
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Further festivities can be enjoyed for the next two weeks, including several birthdays. A couple examples are the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cai_Shen">God of Wealth</a>'s birthday on the second day (Feb. 9) and the “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renri">common man's birthday</a>” on the seventh day (Feb. 14). On the fifteenth day (Feb. 22) the new year's celebration is concluded with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival">Lantern Festival</a>. For this last day of the Spring Festival, candles are lit and lanterns are paraded through the streets.<br />
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2016 is the year of the monkey. More specifically it is the <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-does-yin-yang-mean.html">yang</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_(Wu_Xing)">fire</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_%28zodiac%29">monkey</a>. In Chinese astrological beliefs, birth years follow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle">cycles</a>. The twelve-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac">zodiac cycle</a> goes like this: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and then pig. The ten-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Xing">elemental cycle</a> is as follows: wood, wood, fire, fire, earth, earth, metal, metal, water, water. The two-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang">yin-yang</a> cycle is, obviously, yin then yang. These patterns combine to form one overall sixty-year cycle. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_astrology">Astrologers</a>
use these cycles to determine the character traits and fortunes of a
person based on birth year. According to the sixty-year cycle, 2015 was
the year of the yin wood goat, and 2017 will be of the yin fire rooster. The astrological beliefs are so widespread that Chinese
communities experience an <a href="http://www.thestar.com/article/1118961--in-chinese-astrology-the-year-of-the-dragon-is-the-luckiest">increase in birth rates during dragon years</a>.
Parents try to have their children born on those years because
the dragon is the best zodiac animal. If you are born in a year of the
dragon, so the astrologers say, you will be smarter, luckier, and more
successful in life than if you were born any other year.<br />
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Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-53506407080886150392016-02-01T06:00:00.001-05:002016-02-01T22:27:44.724-05:00CalligraphyIn an era when text is created, stored, processed, and distributed through computers it is easy to forget the expressive power and historical significance of the handwritten word. Writing letters to loved ones has been replaced with email and texting. Books are printed by the millions. There was a time when each copy of a book was written by someone with quill and ink. Modern efficiency and convenience facilitate the spread of ideas like never before. This mass production of text can make us overlook the value of writing as a visual art. Calligraphy remains beneficial even as technology makes handwriting less prevalent in our lives.<br />
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In some Asian cultures, particularly China and Japan, penmanship carries greater importance than it does in other parts of the world. This is partly due to the structure of a language. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Written_Chinese">Written Chinese</a>, for example, has no alphabet. Every word has its own character, and characters can be quite elaborate. An individual word is an artwork unto itself rather than a string of smaller symbols. To some it may be just black and white scribbles. Under aesthetic consideration, however, the contrast between tonal simplicity and complexity of shape gives vitality to such artwork.<br />
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The act of writing a word, of drawing a character, can be a vehicle for pursuing mental tranquility and spiritual strength. Calligraphy, for many, is as much meditation as it is a form of communication. Every stroke of the brush or pen is given complete attention. Every movement carries a sense of purpose. In relation to Zen Buddhism this practice is called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitsuzend%C5%8D">Hitsuzendo</a>. Zen calligraphers clear their minds of distracting thoughts and translate that experience into ink-based images. The state of mind while writing a word is of higher importance than the word itself. In this way, calligraphy benefits the practitioner regardless of technology or culture.<br />
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<br />Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-15321480993097849322015-02-16T16:48:00.000-05:002015-02-16T16:48:23.613-05:00Chinese New Year 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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February 19 starts the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year">Chinese New Year</a> which corresponds to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunisolar_calendar">lunisolar calendar</a>. The holiday is also called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar">Spring</a>
Festival and is celebrated by Chinese communities around the world.
Festivities around this time are driven by a desire for prosperity and
good will. For instance, houses are cleaned in hopes of expelling bad
luck and making way for good luck. Debts are paid. Grudges are
forgotten. Encouraging messages (such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_character">福</a>
which means good fortune) are hung up everywhere. Gifts are given.
On New Year's Eve, it is customary for families to reunite and enjoy
dinner together. <br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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As
the new year begins, firecrackers and fireworks are set off in
multitude to cast out evil spirits and celebrate a fresh start. On this
day (the first of fifteen) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_dance">dragon</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_dance">lion dances</a> are performed. Elders are visited by their descendants. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_packet">Gifts</a> of money are given to younger family members. People try to get as much good luck as possible.<br />
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Further festivities can be enjoyed for the next two weeks, including several birthdays. A couple examples are the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cai_Shen">God of Wealth</a>'s birthday on the second day (Feb. 20) and the “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renri">common man's birthday</a>” on the seventh day (Feb. 25). On the fifteenth day (Mar. 5) the new year's celebration is concluded with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival">Lantern Festival</a>. For this last day of the Spring Festival, candles are lit and lanterns are paraded through the streets.<br />
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2015 is the year of the goat (also called ram or sheep). More specifically it is the <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-does-yin-yang-mean.html">yin</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_%28Wu_Xing%29">wood</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat_%28zodiac%29">goat</a>. In Chinese astrological beliefs, birth years follow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle">cycles</a>. The twelve-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac">zodiac cycle</a> goes like this: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and then pig. The ten-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Xing">elemental cycle</a> is as follows: wood, wood, fire, fire, earth, earth, metal, metal, water, and then water. The two-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang">yin-yang</a> cycle is, obviously, yin then yang. These patterns combine to form one overall sixty-year cycle. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_astrology">Astrologers</a>
use these cycles to determine the character traits and fortunes of a
person based on birth year. According to the sixty-year cycle, 2014 was
the year of the yang wood horse, and 2016 will be of the yang fire monkey. The astrological beliefs are so widespread that Chinese
communities experience an <a href="http://www.thestar.com/article/1118961--in-chinese-astrology-the-year-of-the-dragon-is-the-luckiest">increase in birth rates during dragon years</a>.
Parents try to have their children born on those years because
the dragon is the best zodiac animal. If you are born in a year of the
dragon, so the astrologers say, you will be smarter, luckier, and more
successful in life than if you were born any other year.<br />
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Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-83814580749780693202014-06-08T05:45:00.000-04:002014-06-27T09:47:09.511-04:00Tai Chi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjHs9G4iS8jhkObWc9_4ShEBsgGpf0NzIcaCwbuu8cMKT0pnCFGXaDBMGTcnFVWYXQ54DBY6a0jwM2hLePTju4_10YQiZhDShXERU74OjbPiTIyLz4wSNSpgD_N9cM4B6X3kIRDGZzcQ/s1600/taijiquan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjHs9G4iS8jhkObWc9_4ShEBsgGpf0NzIcaCwbuu8cMKT0pnCFGXaDBMGTcnFVWYXQ54DBY6a0jwM2hLePTju4_10YQiZhDShXERU74OjbPiTIyLz4wSNSpgD_N9cM4B6X3kIRDGZzcQ/s1600/taijiquan.jpg" height="320" width="120" /></a>Martial arts are often portrayed as mere pugilism. It is easy to regard them purely as methods of violence, but such a view is woefully incomplete. The self-discipline required of serious martial artists can actually make them mature, level-headed, friendly individuals. In fact, many students of one particular fighting system are not even interested in combat. They learn how to punch for the sake of bodily health and mental tranquility. They learn <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%27ai_chi_ch%27uan" target="_blank">taijiquan</a>, or tai chi.<br />
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Taijiquan (<a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2011/10/frustration-from-translation.html" target="_blank">tai chi chuan, t'ai ch'i ch'uan</a>) is commonly translated to "supreme ultimate fist." It is a martial art that emphasizes <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiji_%28philosophy%29" target="_blank">yin-yang philosophy</a> and efficiency of movement. There are several main branches or styles of taijiquan: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen-style_t%27ai_chi_ch%27uan" target="_blank">Chen</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang-style_t%27ai_chi_ch%27uan" target="_blank">Yang</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_%28Hao%29-style_t%27ai_chi_ch%27uan" target="_blank">Wu (Hao)</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu-style_t%27ai_chi_ch%27uan" target="_blank">Wu</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-style_t%27ai_chi_ch%27uan" target="_blank">Sun</a>. Each style is named after its founder and reflects his particular mindset concerning martial arts.<br />
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Taijiquan is an internal martial art. As such, practitioners focus on sensations within the body. Moving slowly allows them to carefully study how their muscles and bones work together. They ask themselves questions like "Do I have correct posture? Where do I feel tension or pain? Am I coordinating my whole body in unison?" They also think about yin and yang in the context of fighting. Hard and soft, push and pull, rise and fall, slow and fast, advance and retreat. This inward focus leads to heightened physical awareness and <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/stress-management/in-depth/tai-chi/art-20045184" target="_blank">peace of mind</a>. <br />
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Taijiquan's slow, meditative method of practice makes it a well-suited <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_arts_therapy" target="_blank">exercise for sick and elderly people</a>. These practitioners may not be concerned about combat readiness, but they reap <a href="http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Womens_Health_Watch/2009/May/The-health-benefits-of-tai-chi" target="_blank">benefits for their health</a>. Taijiquan promotes many things: deep breathing, good blood pressure, <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811200343.htm" target="_blank">increased balance</a> and coordination, a calm and focused mind, and increased blood circulation. Far from being just a fighting system, taijiquan is studied as a tool for longevity and personal growth.<br />
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January 31 starts the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year">Chinese New Year</a> which corresponds to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunisolar_calendar">lunisolar calendar</a>. The holiday is also called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar">Spring</a>
Festival and is celebrated by Chinese communities around the world.
Festivities around this time are driven by a desire for prosperity and
good will. For instance, houses are cleaned in hopes of expelling bad
luck and making way for good luck. Debts are paid. Grudges are
forgotten. Encouraging messages (such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_character">福</a>
which means good fortune) are hung up everywhere. Presents are given.
On New Year's Eve, it is customary for families to reunite and enjoy
dinner together. <br />
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As
the new year begins, firecrackers and fireworks are set off in
multitude to cast out evil spirits and celebrate a fresh start. On this
day (the first of fifteen) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_dance">dragon</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_dance">lion dances</a> are performed. Elders are visited by their descendants. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_packet">Gifts</a> of money are given to younger family members. People try to get as much good luck as possible.<br />
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Further festivities can be enjoyed for the next two weeks, including several birthdays. A couple examples are the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cai_Shen">God of Wealth</a>'s birthday on the second day (Feb. 1) and the “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renri">common man's birthday</a>” on the seventh day (Feb. 6). On the fifteenth day (Feb. 14) the new year's celebration is concluded with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival">Lantern Festival</a>. For this last day of the Spring Festival, candles are lit and lanterns are paraded through the streets.<br />
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As you may have heard, 2014 is the year of the horse. More specifically it is the <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-does-yin-yang-mean.html">yang</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_%28Wu_Xing%29">wood</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_%28zodiac%29">horse</a>. In Chinese astrological beliefs, birth years follow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle">cycles</a>. The twelve-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac">zodiac cycle</a> goes like this: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and then pig. The ten-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Xing">elemental cycle</a> is as follows: wood, wood, fire, fire, earth, earth, metal, metal, water, and then water. The two-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang">yin-yang</a> cycle is, obviously, yin then yang. These patterns combine to form one overall sixty-year cycle. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_astrology">Astrologers</a>
use these cycles to determine the character traits and fortunes of a
person based on birth year. According to the sixty-year cycle, 2013 was
the year of the yin water snake, and 2015 will be of the yin wood goat. The astrological beliefs are so widespread that Chinese
communities experience an <a href="http://www.thestar.com/article/1118961--in-chinese-astrology-the-year-of-the-dragon-is-the-luckiest">increase in birth rates during dragon years</a>.
Parents try to have their children born on those years because
the dragon is the best zodiac animal. If you are born in a year of the
dragon, so the astrologers say, you will be smarter, luckier, and more
successful in life than if you were born any other year.<br />
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Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-15329284937055021582013-11-16T09:09:00.000-05:002015-02-16T16:52:09.878-05:00Chinese Characters 6<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_capture" target="_blank">Because of their abstract beauty, </a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_characters">Chinese symbols, or characters</a>, are widely used for decoration and tattoos. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0039G3DME/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=westlearnseast-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0039G3DME">Posters</a>, framed paintings, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006YNRC26/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=westlearnseast-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006YNRC26">shirts</a>, hats, and <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/westlearnseast-20">many more items</a>
can be bought that are adorned with Chinese writing (other languages
like Japanese are also used). Below are some Chinese symbols with their
translations provided. Click the pictures for larger versions.<br />
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See also: <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/03/common-chinese-characters.html">Page-1</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/04/chinese-characters-2.html">Page-2</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/04/chinese-characters-3.html">Page-3</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/05/chinese-characters-4.html">Page-4</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/09/chinese-characters-5.html" target="_blank">Page-5</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="firstHeading31"></a>siyue
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">(</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%9B%9B%E6%9C%88"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">四月</span></span></span></a></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">(</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%BA%94%E6%9C%88"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">五月</span></span></span></a></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="firstHeading33"></a>liuyue (<span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%85%AD%E6%9C%88">六月</a></span></span></span>)</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="firstHeading35"></a>bayue (<span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%85%AB%E6%9C%88">八月</a></span></span></span>)</div>
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Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-87664485523912464492013-02-10T17:50:00.000-05:002013-10-17T10:20:07.417-04:00Happy Lunar New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today starts the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year">Chinese New Year</a> which corresponds to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunisolar_calendar">lunisolar calendar</a>. The holiday is also called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar">Spring</a>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_holidays" target="_blank"> Festival </a>and is celebrated by Chinese communities around the world.
Festivities around this time are driven by a desire for prosperity and
good will. For instance, houses are cleaned in hopes of expelling bad
luck and making way for good luck. Debts are paid. Grudges are
forgotten. Encouraging messages (such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_character">福</a>
which means good fortune) are hung up everywhere. Presents are given.
On New Year's Eve, it is customary for families to reunite and enjoy
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the new year begins, firecrackers and fireworks are set off in
multitude to cast out evil spirits and celebrate a fresh start. On this
day (the first of fifteen) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_dance">dragon</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_dance">lion dances</a> are performed. Elders are visited by their descendants. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_packet">Gifts</a> of money are given to younger family members. People try to get as much good luck as possible.<br />
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Further festivities can be enjoyed for the next two weeks, including several birthdays. A couple examples are the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cai_Shen">God of Wealth</a>'s birthday tomorrow and the “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renri">common man's birthday</a>” on February 16. On February 24 the new year's celebration is concluded with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival">Lantern Festival</a>. For this fifteenth and final day of the Spring Festival, candles are lit and lanterns are paraded through the streets.<br />
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As you may have heard, 2013 is the year of the snake. More specifically it is the <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-does-yin-yang-mean.html">yin</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_%28Wu_Xing%29">water</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_%28zodiac%29" target="_blank">snake</a>. In Chinese astrological beliefs, birth years follow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle">cycles</a>. The twelve-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac">zodiac cycle</a> goes like this: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and then pig. The ten-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Xing">elemental cycle</a> is as follows: wood, wood, fire, fire, earth, earth, metal, metal, water, and then water. The two-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang">yin-yang</a> cycle is, obviously, yin then yang. These terms combine to form one overall sixty-year cycle. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_astrology">Astrologers</a>
use these cycles to determine the character traits and fortunes of a
person based on birth year. According to the sixty-year cycle, 2012 was
the year of the yang water dragon, and 2014 will be of the yang wood horse. The astrological beliefs are so widespread that Chinese
communities experience an <a href="http://www.thestar.com/article/1118961--in-chinese-astrology-the-year-of-the-dragon-is-the-luckiest">increase in birth rates during dragon years</a>.
Parents try to have their children born on those years simply because
the dragon is the best zodiac animal. If you are born in a year of the
dragon, so the astrologers say, you will be smarter, luckier, and more
successful in life than if you were born any other year. People born in snake years are said to be intelligent and influential, but they can also be manipulative and selfish.<br />
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Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-8567772261587032292012-09-20T07:35:00.000-04:002013-10-17T10:20:07.415-04:00Chinese Characters 5Because of their abstract beauty, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_characters">Chinese symbols, or characters</a>, are widely used for decoration and tattoos. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0039G3DME/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=westlearnseast-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0039G3DME">Posters</a>, framed paintings, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006YNRC26/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=westlearnseast-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006YNRC26">shirts</a>, hats, and <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/westlearnseast-20" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'astore-post-cc5');return false;">many more items</a>
can be bought that are adorned with Chinese writing (other languages
like Japanese are also used). Below are some Chinese symbols with their
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See also: <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/03/common-chinese-characters.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc1-post-cc5');return false;">Page-1</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/04/chinese-characters-2.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc2-post-cc5');return false;">Page-2</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/04/chinese-characters-3.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc3-post-cc5');return false;">Page-3</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/05/chinese-characters-4.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc4-post-cc5');return false;">Page-4</a><br />
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jin (<span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%87%91"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">金</span></span></span></a></span></span></span>)</div>
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bei (<span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%8C%97">北</a></span></span></span>)</div>
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shenme
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wei shenme<br />
(<span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%B8%BA%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88">为什么</a></span></span></span>)</div>
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zenmeyang<br />
(<span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%80%8E%E4%B9%88%E6%A0%B7">怎么样</a></span></span></span>)</div>
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shui (<span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%B0%81">谁</a></span></span></span>)</div>
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shenme shihou (<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E6%97%B6%E5%80%99">什么时候</a>)</div>
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nar (<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%93%AA%E5%84%BF">哪儿</a>)</div>
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Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-13315782691971640172012-05-31T19:00:00.004-04:002013-10-17T10:20:07.405-04:00Chinese Characters 4Because of their abstract beauty, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_characters">Chinese symbols, or characters</a>, are widely used for decoration and tattoos. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0039G3DME/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=westlearnseast-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0039G3DME">Posters</a>, framed paintings, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006YNRC26/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=westlearnseast-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006YNRC26">shirts</a>, hats, and <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/westlearnseast-20" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'astore-post-cc4');return false;">many more items</a>
can be bought that are adorned with Chinese writing (other languages
like Japanese are also used). Below are some Chinese symbols with their
translations provided. Click the pictures for larger versions. <br />
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See also: <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/03/common-chinese-characters.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc1-post-cc4');return false;">Page-1</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/04/chinese-characters-2.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc2-post-cc4');return false;">Page-2</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/04/chinese-characters-3.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc3-post-cc4');return false;">Page-3</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/09/chinese-characters-5.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc5-post-cc4');return false;">Page-5</a><br />
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Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-13469671914000811912012-04-24T20:47:00.009-04:002013-10-17T10:20:07.406-04:00Chinese Characters 3Because of their abstract beauty, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_characters">Chinese symbols, or characters</a>, are widely used for decoration and tattoos. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0039G3DME/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=westlearnseast-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0039G3DME">Posters</a>, framed paintings, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006YNRC26/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=westlearnseast-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006YNRC26">shirts</a>, hats, and <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/westlearnseast-20" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'astore.post.cc3');return false;">many more items</a> can be bought that are adorned with Chinese writing (other languages like Japanese are also used). Below are some Chinese symbols with their translations provided. Click the pictures for larger versions.<br />
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See also: <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/03/common-chinese-characters.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc1-post-cc3');return false;">Page-1</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/04/chinese-characters-2.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc2-post-cc3');return false;">Page-2</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/05/chinese-characters-4.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc4-post-cc3');return false;">Page-4</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/09/chinese-characters-5.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc5-post-cc3');return false;">Page-5</a><br />
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Because of their abstract beauty, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_characters">Chinese symbols, or characters</a>, are widely used for decoration and tattoos. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0039G3DME/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=westlearnseast-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0039G3DME">Posters</a>, framed paintings, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006YNRC26/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=westlearnseast-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006YNRC26">shirts</a>, hats, and <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/westlearnseast-20" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'astore.post.cc2');return false;">many more items</a> can be bought that are adorned with Chinese writing (other languages like Japanese are also used). Below are some Chinese symbols with their translations provided. Click the pictures for larger versions. </div>
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See also: <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/03/common-chinese-characters.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc1-post-cc2');return false;">Page-1</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/04/chinese-characters-3.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc3-post-cc2');return false;">Page-3</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/05/chinese-characters-4.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc4-post-cc2');return false;">Page-4</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/09/chinese-characters-5.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc5-post-cc2');return false;">Page-5</a><br />
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Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-42473118169409802912012-03-26T00:30:00.010-04:002013-10-17T10:20:07.410-04:00Common Chinese Characters<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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Because of their abstract beauty, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_characters">Chinese symbols, or characters</a>, are widely used for decoration and tattoos. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0039G3DME/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=westlearnseast-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0039G3DME">Posters</a>, framed paintings, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006YNRC26/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=westlearnseast-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006YNRC26">shirts</a>, hats, and <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/westlearnseast-20" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'astore.post.cc1');return false;">many more items</a> can be bought that are adorned with Chinese writing (other languages like Japanese are also used). Below are some commonly used words with their translations provided. Click the pictures for larger versions.<br />
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See also: <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/04/chinese-characters-2.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc2-post-cc1');return false;">Page-2</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/04/chinese-characters-3.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc3-post-cc1');return false;">Page-3</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/05/chinese-characters-4.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc4-post-cc1');return false;">Page-4</a> <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2012/09/chinese-characters-5.html" onclick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Outbound Links', 'cc5-post-cc1');return false;">Page-5</a><br />
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<b>Vitality </b>/<b> Breath</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=5537376472299449443" name="firstHeading"></a>Qi (<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%B0%A3">氣</a>)</div>
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Li (<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%8A%9B">力</a>)</div>
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Shou (<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AF%BF"><span lang="zh">寿</span></a>)</div>
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Ai (<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%88%B1"><span lang="zh">爱</span></a>)</div>
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Fu (<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%A6%8F"><span lang="zh">福</span></a>)</div>
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Mu (<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%9C%A8">木</a>)</div>
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Today starts the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year">Chinese New Year</a> which corresponds to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunisolar_calendar">lunisolar calendar</a>. The holiday is also called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar">Spring</a> Festival and is celebrated by Chinese communities around the world. Festivities around this time are driven by a desire for prosperity and good will. For instance, houses are cleaned in hopes of expelling bad luck and making way for good luck. Debts are paid. Grudges are forgotten. Encouraging messages (such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_character">福</a> which means good fortune) are hung up everywhere. Presents are given. On New Year's Eve, it is customary for families to reunite and enjoy dinner together. <div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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As the new year begins, firecrackers and fireworks are set off in multitude to cast out evil spirits and celebrate a fresh start. On this day (the first of fifteen) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_dance">dragon</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_dance">lion dances</a> are performed. Elders are visited by their descendants. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_packet">Gifts</a> of money are given to younger family members. People try to get as much good luck as possible.<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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Further festivities can be enjoyed for the next two weeks, including several birthdays. A couple examples are the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cai_Shen">God of Wealth</a>'s birthday tomorrow and the “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renri">common man's birthday</a>” on January 22. On February 6 the new year's celebration is concluded with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival">Lantern Festival</a>. For this fifteenth and last day of the Spring Festival, candles are lit and lanterns are paraded through the streets.<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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As you may have heard, 2012 is the year of the dragon. More specifically it is the <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-does-yin-yang-mean.html">yang</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_%28Wu_Xing%29">water</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_%28zodiac%29">dragon</a>. In Chinese astrological beliefs, birth years follow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle">cycles</a>. The twelve-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac">zodiac cycle</a> goes like this: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and then pig. The ten-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Xing">elemental cycle</a> is as follows: wood, wood, fire, fire, earth, earth, metal, metal, water, and then water. The two-year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang">yin-yang</a> cycle is, obviously, yin then yang. These terms combine to form one overall sixty-year cycle. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_astrology">Astrologers</a> use these cycles to determine the character traits and fortunes of a person based on birth year. According to the sixty-year cycle, 2011 was the year of the yin metal rabbit, and 2013 will be of the yin water snake. The astrological beliefs are so widespread that Chinese communities experience an <a href="http://www.thestar.com/article/1118961--in-chinese-astrology-the-year-of-the-dragon-is-the-luckiest">increase in birth rates during dragon years</a>. Parents try to have their children born on those years simply because the dragon is the best zodiac animal. If you are born in a year of the dragon, so the astrologers say, you will be smarter, luckier, and more successful in life than if you were born any other year.<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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Simply put, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi">qi</a> is life energy (pronounced “chee”, <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2011/10/frustration-from-translation.html">often spelled</a> “chi”). A direct translation is “<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/qi" target="_blank">breath</a>.” According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicine">TCM</a>), this energy flows throughout the body like rivers over a landscape. The main channels are called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_%28Chinese_medicine%29">meridians</a> and branch out to nourish every part of the body, much like blood vessels. Blocking or disrupting the flow of qi is said to result in illness and poor health. The main goal of TCM and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neijia">internal martial arts</a> is to improve qi flow, resulting in better health. <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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How can this concept be reconciled with western thinking? <a href="http://www.csicop.org/si/show/china_chi_and_chicanery_examining_traditional_chinese_medicine_and_chi_theo">Some people</a> think it is impossible—that <a href="http://spiralwise.blogspot.com/2011/09/chi-is-not-energy.html">qi</a> is not even real. The spiritual aspects of qi lie outside the realm of science, but much of the idea roughly coincides with scientific fact. Modern science requires precise definitions and measurable quantities in order to analyze any physical phenomena. It is a well-known fact of physics that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy">energy</a> is all around us, and it takes many forms—often <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_transformation">converting</a> from one form to another. From a Western point of view, qi can be thought of as a general model of energy as it interacts with the body. <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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Within the human body, energy takes many forms and serves many functions. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential_energy">Stored chemical energy</a> enters the body through eating and breathing. Nutrients and oxygen are then absorbed and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circulatory_system">transported via the blood</a> to every cell in the body. Muscles convert chemical energy into kinetic energy—producing movement ranging from blood flow to walking. Chemical energy is converted into <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_potential">electricity</a> by the nervous system to facilitate communication between cells. These nerve signals travel everywhere in the body to and from the brain which forms an elaborate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrophysiology">electrical</a> network whose complexity rivals any supercomputer. When converting from chemical energy to any other kind, some heat energy is produced. The body's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolism">metabolism</a> requires a certain amount of heat to function just right, and a balance of internal and external temperatures must be <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_thermoregulation">constantly maintained</a>. As mentioned in the <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-does-yin-yang-mean.html">previous post</a>, heat <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_law_of_thermodynamics">naturally</a> spreads from hot areas to cold ones. In cold environments, the body's heat energy flows outward which means more heat must be produced to keep the internal temperature correct. In hot environments, heat flows from the surroundings into the body, and the body works to expel heat faster. Another form of energy relevant to bodily function is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitation">gravitational potential energy</a>. Gravity pulls the body downward, and the muscles constantly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_%28ability%29">work against it</a> to keep the body upright and the blood flowing. In the martial arts, keeping one's balance is crucial. <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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Balance is a recurring theme in Eastern philosophy, and it certainly applies to qi. The body works to prevent becoming too hot or too cold. Muscles work together to maintain a stable posture for staying upright. Any strenuous activity requires an appropriate amount of rest. Muscular tension is matched with relaxation for energy efficiency. <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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Another important component of qi is the mental aspect. “Focusing your qi” can be a powerful method of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditation">meditation</a>/<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_visualization">visualization</a>. Imagining qi flowing through one's body is an ancient practice of developing the ability to relax and concentrate at the same time. It can also <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural_top_down_control_of_physiology">subconsciously</a> affect <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_coordination">physical performance</a> as well. If you think about <a href="http://www.aikidorepublic.com/aikiphysics/unbendable-arm">energy flowing</a> from your feet to your fist, your body's <a href="http://toddhargrove.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/coordination-part-i/">coordination</a> and <a href="http://spiralwise.blogspot.com/2011/05/mirror-neuron-visulisation.html">strength may be improved</a> during a punch. This is a result of muscles working harmoniously (<a href="http://spiralwise.blogspot.com/2011/09/chi-is-not-energy.html">efficiently</a>) to produce and direct force and kinetic energy. Qi visualization can also result in some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biofeedback">control</a> over <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic_nervous_system">autonomic</a> <a href="http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/2002/04.18/09-tummo.html">functions</a> such as heart rate and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vascular_smooth_muscle">blood pressure</a>.<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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As you may have realized, energy in the Western sense is constantly flowing within the body, but scientific inquiry separates it into many different categories. When you see energy as one continuous phenomena, without worrying which form it takes, you will have some understanding of qi. Eastern philosophy tends to look at the big picture and find general rules rather than dissecting a subject into exact parts. Both approaches have their pros and cons. Both could benefit greatly by “comparing notes.” <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-58577109407693853612011-10-08T08:10:00.000-04:002013-10-17T10:20:07.412-04:00What does Yin-Yang mean?<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Yin and yang are complementary opposites. Whenever you observe a system that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscillation">oscillates</a> between <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enantiodromia">two extremes</a>, you are witnessing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_Yang">yin and yang</a> at work. Whenever you see two interrelated parts that form a whole, that is yin-yang. Nature has countless examples of this principle. The seasonal cycle goes from maximum heat in summer to minimum heat in winter. Electromagnetic waves oscillate between maximum and minimum field strengths. Even subatomic particles can show yin and yang qualities. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron">electron</a> is the yin particle; it is relatively weightless and has a negative charge. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton">proton</a> is the yang particle; it is very massive, or full, and has a positive charge. They have opposite charges and are thus drawn to each other. Together, they form a complete, neutral atom. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_capture">Fused</a> into one particle, they become the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron">neutron</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuji_%28philosophy%29">wuji</a> particle. Wuji means perfect balance or stillness, when yin and yang have combined and neutralize each other. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_law_of_thermodynamics">Thermodynamics</a> is a good example of this. Given enough time, a concentration of heat (yang) will spread to cool areas (yin) until there is uniform temperature everywhere (wuji). This is how the universe works. <a href="http://spiralwise.blogspot.com/2011/09/developing-tai-chi-mathematics.html">Yin and yang</a> originated from </span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daoism"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Daoist</span></span></a></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> efforts to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_thinking">find patterns</a> and cycles in nature.</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Categorizing things into either yin or yang is not as important as recognizing the dependence between the two. Think about the balance rather than the labels.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> </span></span>The <a href="http://www.plumpub.com/kaimen/2011/enantiodromia-a-lesson-in-yin-and-yang/">yin-yang symbol</a>, also called the </span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taijitu"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">taijitu</span></span></a></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">, shows how yin and yang form an endless cycle. Below are some examples of yin and yang.</span></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></div>Konzepthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780388070864299366noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537376472299449443.post-12353203793235264372011-10-01T18:50:00.000-04:002014-06-08T04:05:52.480-04:00Frustration from Translation<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">
At times, researching Chinese culture and history can be confusing and frustrating because of inconsistencies in translation. For instance, when trying to learn about the concept of life energy, one might see the word “qi” (pronounced “chee”) used in a certain document. In another document the word “chi” might be used (not the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_%28letter%29">Greek letter</a>). If you are not accustomed to this phenomenon, you might get disoriented. “Chi” and “qi” are translations, or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Chinese">Romanizations</a>, of the same <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language">Chinese</a> word that means “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi">life energy</a>” or “breath” and are spoken in the same way. Same meaning and sound, but different ways to spell.<br />
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There are multiple systems of romanization, and each system will give <a href="http://www.mandarintools.com/pyconverter.html">different spellings</a> for the same Chinese word or character. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade-Giles">Wade-Giles</a> system is arguably the most recognizable one in America. It was the most popular system during the twentieth century and is still in use today. Whenever you read “Tai Chi,” you are witnessing the influence of the Wade-Giles version of romanization. The international standard version right now is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin">Hanyu Pinyin</a> system, commonly called Pinyin. In Pinyin, “Tai Chi” is spelled “Taiji.” Both spellings refer to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taijiquan">the martial art</a> that is becoming a popular method of both exercise and relaxation in the West. </div>
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As a general rule, <a href="http://westlearnseast.blogspot.com/">this blog</a> will use the Hanyu Pinyin system, but <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diacritic">fancy marks</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyph">around letters</a> will be omitted for the sake of simplicity. For example, "<span lang="zh">八卦”</span> means “eight symbols.” English texts from the last century might often translate this as “pakua” (Wade-Giles), but the modern standard (Pinyin) would be spelled “<i><span style="font-style: normal;">bāguà.” On this blog, the word will be spelled “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba_gua">bagua</a>.” Below is a table to help clarify the concept of romanization.</span></i></div>
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<b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Multilingual_support_%28East_Asian%29"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Chinese</span></a></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="zh">氣</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="zh">八卦</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="zh">太極</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="zh">拳</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="zh">功夫</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><i>Life energy</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><i>Eight symbols</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><i>Supreme ultimate</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><i>Fist or boxing</i></span></div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><b>Hanyu Pinyin</b></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Qi</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Bagua</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Taiji</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Quan</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Gongfu</span></div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade-Giles" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><b>Wade-Giles</b></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Ch'i</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Pakua</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">T'ai Chi</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Ch'uan</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">kung-fu</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Chi</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Bagwa</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Tai Chi</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Chwan</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">gung-fu</span></div>
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