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21. Medicine - the Beneficent Vocation
IN ancient times, medical practitioners were China's most exalted Angels in White, their lofty office of preserving human life inspiring a reverence otherwise accorded only to deities.Celebrated
Author: HUO JIANYING Year 2003 Issue 7 PDF HTML
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22. Traditional Chinese Medicine Tried and True
IT was at the end of 2002, when no one suspected a global epidemic was about to break out, that SARS claimed its first victims.It soon became apparent that SARS was a new, highly contagious disease.
Author: HUO JIANYING Year 2003 Issue 8 PDF HTML
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23. Ethnic Emperor and Advocate of Sinicization
IN 493, Emperor Xiaowen set out with 300.000 troops, from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) capital of Pingcheng (present-day Datong, Shanxi) on a southern expedition. The emperor, called Tuoba
Author: HUO JIANYING Year 2004 Issue 5 PDF HTML
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24. The Decline and Fall of Shanxi Tycoons
IT was in 1914 that the thriving hubbub of West Street in Pingyao rapidly disappeared, as shops along it, most notably the distinguished Rishengchang, were one by one locked and shuttered. The owner
Author: HUO JIANYING Year 2004 Issue 7 PDF HTML
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25. Lady Gallants of Old
THE standard scenario in films and literary works about ancient China is that of an honest man being attacked and robbed by bandits, or a beautiful woman about to lose her virtue to a gang of ruffians
Author: HUO JIANYING Year 2005 Issue 3 PDF HTML
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26. "Set Cloud-white Sails and Cross the Surging Seas"
THE image of a magnificent fleet setting sail on a voyage of good will is as heart-stirring now as it was 600 years ago.It was in the year 1405 that more than 200 ships got into formation, white
Author: HUO JIANYING Year 2005 Issue 7 PDF HTML
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27. The Rise and Rise of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
CHINESE blue and white porcelain stole the show at the 2003 Doyle New York auction. Lot 74, a Yuan Dynasty cloud and dragon design "pilgrim" flask, 37.7 cm-tall, mended at the mouth and cracked on
Author: HUO JIANYING Year 2005 Issue 8 PDF HTML
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28. Rise and Fall of the Grand Canal
SERIOUS water shortages in Beijing, Tianjin and northern China generally are the impetus behind the ambitious South-to-North Water Diversion Project, whose aim is to divert water from the Yangtze
Author: HUO JIANYING Year 2005 Issue 10 PDF HTML
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29. Heroic, Historic, Operatic Yang Generals
THE patriotic deeds of valor by the Yang family of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) are recorded in China's history, distilled in its folklore and refined in Peking Opera.Having been celebrated
Author: HUO JIANYING Year 2006 Issue 2 PDF HTML
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30. Chinese Sword Culture
THE sword first appeared in China during the early age of cold weaponry, but its use in close-quarters combat was relatively short. By the early third century it had departed the battlefield and
Author: HUO JIANYING Year 2006 Issue 6 PDF HTML