Beijing Tourism - On May 8th, China Olympic Park Management Committee and officials of Bird Nest and Water Cube revealed the operating status of Olympic Park in the past-olymic period during the past half year.
According to the National Stadium limited liability company, the National Stadium receive twenty to thirty thousands of visitors every day in average with the total volumne reaches 3.5 million in the past half year. It has made great profit of 210 million Yuan.
The National Stadium plans to hold extreme sports shows every day and intends to create great performance parties similar to the opening ceremony of 2008 Olympic Games. In second half of 2009, more large-scale evens will be held here like Song Zuying concert, "Turandot large-scale live action opera" directed by Zhang Yimou, etc.. According to the official, an olympic theme restaurant and new fitness centers will be constructed on the 50,000 square meters commercial space.
The Water Cube has received 2.26 million visitors in total since its opening and gained revenue of 80 million Yuan. In the later half of this year, the warm-up pool of Water Cube will try out to be opened to the public. And the government plans to improve the facilities in some of the sections. And Water Cube will show an new face in mid-2010 without delaying the opening up in this year. The new Water Cube after reconstruction will include 3 parts, a competition hall, a warm-up area and a leisure park. And other facilities like dining-room, small-scale theater will be added to the service.
Second half of this year's warm-up Water Cube pool pilot intends to open to the public. Watercube protection under the premise of opening up, starting in October this year will be subregions Watercube transformation, a new mid-2010 debut. Transformation will be sub-game lobby, a warm-up area, a leisure park features three areas, to increase their services to leisure parks, restaurants, small theaters and other facilities.
Form May 23th to 24th, the Water Cube will welcome a children swimming competitions named "Future Star of Water Cube". And it's the first offical sporting events held here after the Olympic Games.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
An incomplete records of Beijing ancient villages (section 1)
Cuandixia: On the ancient road west to Beijing, 90 kilometers far from the city. More than 70 smart mountain courtyard dwellilngs laid out on the mountain side.
Lingshui: Lingshui village is located in Mentougou District, an old village with long history of one thousand years. The buildings are in old rural construction style popular in Ming and Qing Dynasty.
Liuliqu: Liuliqu is in Longquan town, Mentougou District. The village is famous for its glass. It is known as "Town of glass in China".
Qianjuntai: The village is located in the western end of Qingshuijian, Mengtougou District. It was named Qianrentai in the long history of one thousand years. It's the birth place of "ancient pennant assembly in western Beijing", one of Beijing intangible cultural heritages.
Sanjiadian: The village is at the east side of Sanjiadian tide flap on Yongding River. During Ming and Qing Dynasties, it attracted a larg number of settlers from shanxi, made homes and traded here. They built a Shanxi assembly hall in the village. And you also can find more than ten ancient temples in the village, such as White Guanyin Nunnery, Longwang Temple, Kuan Kung Temple and Iron Anchor Temple, etc.
Yanhecheng: This is a tiny town on the ancient frontier fortress in the mountains of western Beijing and belongs to Zhaitang town. Attractions like folk house in ancient style, old trees and ancient drama stage are kept in good condition.
Yanhekou: Situated in Zhaitang town. As one of the important pass on of ancient Great Wall, there are still 3 beacon towers standing in the village.
East Hulin: The village is located in Zhaitang town, at the bottom of Baihuashan mountain and on the river bank of Qingshui river. Ten thousands of years before, East Hulin person livd here. A historic site of "Tartar stronghold" built in Yuan Dynasty attracts tourists. There are ancient buildings and trees in the village too.
West Hulin:In Zhaitang town. More than 50 courtyard dwellilngs and over 100 Stone Carvings are preserved in the village include the inscription of Li Yuanhong, the former president of Republic of China.
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Lingshui: Lingshui village is located in Mentougou District, an old village with long history of one thousand years. The buildings are in old rural construction style popular in Ming and Qing Dynasty.
Liuliqu: Liuliqu is in Longquan town, Mentougou District. The village is famous for its glass. It is known as "Town of glass in China".
Qianjuntai: The village is located in the western end of Qingshuijian, Mengtougou District. It was named Qianrentai in the long history of one thousand years. It's the birth place of "ancient pennant assembly in western Beijing", one of Beijing intangible cultural heritages.
Sanjiadian: The village is at the east side of Sanjiadian tide flap on Yongding River. During Ming and Qing Dynasties, it attracted a larg number of settlers from shanxi, made homes and traded here. They built a Shanxi assembly hall in the village. And you also can find more than ten ancient temples in the village, such as White Guanyin Nunnery, Longwang Temple, Kuan Kung Temple and Iron Anchor Temple, etc.
Yanhecheng: This is a tiny town on the ancient frontier fortress in the mountains of western Beijing and belongs to Zhaitang town. Attractions like folk house in ancient style, old trees and ancient drama stage are kept in good condition.
Yanhekou: Situated in Zhaitang town. As one of the important pass on of ancient Great Wall, there are still 3 beacon towers standing in the village.
East Hulin: The village is located in Zhaitang town, at the bottom of Baihuashan mountain and on the river bank of Qingshui river. Ten thousands of years before, East Hulin person livd here. A historic site of "Tartar stronghold" built in Yuan Dynasty attracts tourists. There are ancient buildings and trees in the village too.
West Hulin:In Zhaitang town. More than 50 courtyard dwellilngs and over 100 Stone Carvings are preserved in the village include the inscription of Li Yuanhong, the former president of Republic of China.
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Monday, May 4, 2009
Maple Bridge ancient town - The first town of Ming and Qing Dynasties
Mooring By Maple Bridge At Night;
At moonset cry the crows, streaking the frosty sky;
Dimly lit fishing boats ‘neath maples sadly lie;
Beyond the city walls, from Temple of Cold Hill;
Bells break the ship-borne roamer’s dream and midnight still.
Maple Bridge ancient town is located in Huqiu District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, with its unique downstream Yangtze River scenery of "families pillow the rivers".
The ancient town is a provincial-level scenic spot 3.5 kilometers away from Suzhou city, leads the main tour content "five ancient", Hanshan temple, Jiangfeng bridge, iron bell ancient barrier, Maple Bridge town and ancient canal. The environment is beautiful while humanistic landscape is rich.
Maple Bridge ancient town has a long history. It's a well-known downtown place in ancient Suzhou. In Sui Dynasty, after the great project of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal had completed, Maple Bridge became an important port in the west section of Suzhou City. According to historical record, shopps and stores lists thickly like forest on both sides of the river. The north bank was a large market for trade cotton, rice, beans, wheat while silk and handicrafts were sold on the south bank. The town endured prosperity during Ming and Qing Dynasty untill army of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom besieged Suzhou city and the Qing defender burned it down to dirt. Then the past commercial center became one of the small rural towns.
The grand canal, ancient courier route and Maple river interchange here. Two main streets, Maple Bridge street and Hanshan Temple street, extend along the bay with unique charm of water town. Most of the buildings built in the end of Qing Dynasty. The roads twist and turn, combine the attractions as Hanshan Temple, Maple Bridge and iron bell ancient barrier into an organic whole. The bustling town offers various tour services and becomes a popular toursit destination for sightseeing and shopping.
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At moonset cry the crows, streaking the frosty sky;
Dimly lit fishing boats ‘neath maples sadly lie;
Beyond the city walls, from Temple of Cold Hill;
Bells break the ship-borne roamer’s dream and midnight still.
Maple Bridge ancient town is located in Huqiu District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, with its unique downstream Yangtze River scenery of "families pillow the rivers".
The ancient town is a provincial-level scenic spot 3.5 kilometers away from Suzhou city, leads the main tour content "five ancient", Hanshan temple, Jiangfeng bridge, iron bell ancient barrier, Maple Bridge town and ancient canal. The environment is beautiful while humanistic landscape is rich.
Maple Bridge ancient town has a long history. It's a well-known downtown place in ancient Suzhou. In Sui Dynasty, after the great project of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal had completed, Maple Bridge became an important port in the west section of Suzhou City. According to historical record, shopps and stores lists thickly like forest on both sides of the river. The north bank was a large market for trade cotton, rice, beans, wheat while silk and handicrafts were sold on the south bank. The town endured prosperity during Ming and Qing Dynasty untill army of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom besieged Suzhou city and the Qing defender burned it down to dirt. Then the past commercial center became one of the small rural towns.
The grand canal, ancient courier route and Maple river interchange here. Two main streets, Maple Bridge street and Hanshan Temple street, extend along the bay with unique charm of water town. Most of the buildings built in the end of Qing Dynasty. The roads twist and turn, combine the attractions as Hanshan Temple, Maple Bridge and iron bell ancient barrier into an organic whole. The bustling town offers various tour services and becomes a popular toursit destination for sightseeing and shopping.
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Sunday, May 3, 2009
IATA release tips in responsing to swine flu during air travel
Recently, World Health Organization (WHO) has not announce any recommendation in restrictions on travel and tour for swine flue. Most countries have enhanced border and airport security, encourage people to cancel travel schedule to the epidemic areas.
The following advice given by WHO and IATA are tips for tourists' health care during air travel, and suggestion on the problem how to reduce the chance of disease trasmission in air transportation.
What travelers should do?
1. Often wash hands
2. Avoid to touch the patients
3. Avoid to touch animals in markets
4. If a patient needed to travel, consult a doctor first.
Whether the virus spreads on a travel plane?
Although IATA said that modern aircrafts equiped with advanced air filtration system can obviously improve air quality , the bacteria will spread through air in the cabin.
WHO experts have mentioned, virus such as tuberculosis, has a 8 hours proliferation period on a travel plane and travelers close to the patient are under high risk to be infected.
How to deal with the patient if someone falled ill on a travel plane?
Before swine flu's outbreak, the airlines has been told that if a passenger got a high fever over 38 degrees Celsius or appeared as one of the following syptoms, measures should be taken:
- Obviously discomfort
- Persistent cough
- Breath disordered
- Continuing diarrhea
- Continued vomiting
- Rashes
- Inexplicable injury or bleeding
- Post-traumatic stress disorder thoughts
For these cases, flight attendants should ask for assistance to ground staff or passengers. If the staff failed in obtaining medical assistance, the airline company should take the follwing measures:
- Transfer the patient to somewhere there were fewer passengers.
- Specify a staff to take care of the patient.
- Earmark a toilet for the patient.
- Require the patient to wear a respirator.
- Place the waste items (paper towels, pillows, bed sheets, chair sets, etc) which the patient has touched in pockets marked as "Biohazard".
- Make sure whether the other passengers have the same similar symptoms.
- Keep safe of the passenger's baggage
- Report the suspected cases to the captain or air traffic control personnel.
- Require the passengers who sit close to the patient to fill out the track positioning card.
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The following advice given by WHO and IATA are tips for tourists' health care during air travel, and suggestion on the problem how to reduce the chance of disease trasmission in air transportation.
What travelers should do?
1. Often wash hands
2. Avoid to touch the patients
3. Avoid to touch animals in markets
4. If a patient needed to travel, consult a doctor first.
Whether the virus spreads on a travel plane?
Although IATA said that modern aircrafts equiped with advanced air filtration system can obviously improve air quality , the bacteria will spread through air in the cabin.
WHO experts have mentioned, virus such as tuberculosis, has a 8 hours proliferation period on a travel plane and travelers close to the patient are under high risk to be infected.
How to deal with the patient if someone falled ill on a travel plane?
Before swine flu's outbreak, the airlines has been told that if a passenger got a high fever over 38 degrees Celsius or appeared as one of the following syptoms, measures should be taken:
- Obviously discomfort
- Persistent cough
- Breath disordered
- Continuing diarrhea
- Continued vomiting
- Rashes
- Inexplicable injury or bleeding
- Post-traumatic stress disorder thoughts
For these cases, flight attendants should ask for assistance to ground staff or passengers. If the staff failed in obtaining medical assistance, the airline company should take the follwing measures:
- Transfer the patient to somewhere there were fewer passengers.
- Specify a staff to take care of the patient.
- Earmark a toilet for the patient.
- Require the patient to wear a respirator.
- Place the waste items (paper towels, pillows, bed sheets, chair sets, etc) which the patient has touched in pockets marked as "Biohazard".
- Make sure whether the other passengers have the same similar symptoms.
- Keep safe of the passenger's baggage
- Report the suspected cases to the captain or air traffic control personnel.
- Require the passengers who sit close to the patient to fill out the track positioning card.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Tibet receives 1st foreign tourist group after resuming tourism
China Tours,Tibet Tours - Foreign tourists have begun entering Tibet as the region lifted a month-long suspension.
A total of 25 tourist groups will arrive in Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Sunday.
More than 500 foreign tourists traveling with more than 200 groups are expected to visit Tibet before April 20, according to the Tibet Autonomous Regional Tourism Bureau. The tourists are from the United States, Canada, France, Japan, Italy, Denmark and Australia.Long lines of tourists could be seen at the entrance of the grand Potala Palace Sunday morning. Many tourists were busy taking pictures.
A German group of 11 tourists arrived in Lhasa Saturday night and began its six-day visit in this southwest China region. It is the first foreign tourist group allowed in Tibet after the government announced it would reopen local tourism to foreign visitors a week ago.
"I have been preparing for the trip since last year," said a German tourist named Nick. "The places I want to go most are the Potala Palace and Mount Qomolangma."
"I have little worry about the safety here in Lhasa, where everything appears normal," he told Xinhua. "The Tibetans I have met are very hospitable, which makes me feel at ease."
His tour group will visit scenic spots including the Potala Palace, the Jokhang Temple, Mount Qomolangma, and the Norbu Lingka, the summer palace of the Dalai Lama. It will leave Tibet for Nepal Thursday.
Bachug, head of the tourism administration of Tibet Autonomous Region, said Tibet suspended visits by foreigners in March for the sake of travelers' safety.
"Tibet is harmonious and safe now. Travel agencies, tourist resorts and hotels are prepared for tourists," he said.
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A total of 25 tourist groups will arrive in Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Sunday.
More than 500 foreign tourists traveling with more than 200 groups are expected to visit Tibet before April 20, according to the Tibet Autonomous Regional Tourism Bureau. The tourists are from the United States, Canada, France, Japan, Italy, Denmark and Australia.Long lines of tourists could be seen at the entrance of the grand Potala Palace Sunday morning. Many tourists were busy taking pictures.
A German group of 11 tourists arrived in Lhasa Saturday night and began its six-day visit in this southwest China region. It is the first foreign tourist group allowed in Tibet after the government announced it would reopen local tourism to foreign visitors a week ago.
"I have been preparing for the trip since last year," said a German tourist named Nick. "The places I want to go most are the Potala Palace and Mount Qomolangma."
"I have little worry about the safety here in Lhasa, where everything appears normal," he told Xinhua. "The Tibetans I have met are very hospitable, which makes me feel at ease."
His tour group will visit scenic spots including the Potala Palace, the Jokhang Temple, Mount Qomolangma, and the Norbu Lingka, the summer palace of the Dalai Lama. It will leave Tibet for Nepal Thursday.
Bachug, head of the tourism administration of Tibet Autonomous Region, said Tibet suspended visits by foreigners in March for the sake of travelers' safety.
"Tibet is harmonious and safe now. Travel agencies, tourist resorts and hotels are prepared for tourists," he said.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
The Second World Buddhist Forum blossoms in Wuxi
Wuxi Tour, Travel China - The Second World Buddhist Forum opened in the eastern Chinese city Wuxi on March 28 with more than 1,700 Buddhist monks and scholars from about 50 countries and regions gathering to discuss how Buddhism can contribute to building a harmonious world.
"Buddhism is a religion boasting openness and tolerance. When he founded the religion, Buddha advocated his moral position -- equality of all living beings as well as harmony and amicability," Du Qinglin, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), told the opening ceremony in the gigantic Buddhist Palace at Lingshan Mountain.
"We anticipate that world Buddhist circles will carry forward the spirit of 'harmony and synergy', manifest the qualities of mercy and compassion, reclaim people's souls and promote harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, humans and society, among people and within each
individual," said Du, who is also head of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.
He said the world faces the financial crisis, social contradictions, culture shock and environmental contamination.
He added: "To persist in 'harmony and synergy' and co-create harmony, we are called upon to depend on the people's welfare, hold high the banner of human progress and create promising conditions for world peace.
"We should respect diversity on the basis of equal treatment, strengthen mutual understanding through communications and achieve common progress while making up for each other's deficiencies," he said.
"The Chinese people have always unswervingly held high the banner of peace, development and cooperation, pursued a strategy of mutual benefit and win-win outcomes and actively developed international exchanges and cooperation," he said.
They have also "positively participated in coping with the financial crisis, committed themselves to promoting world economic growth and the progress of human civilization and worked with people across the world for harmony, lasting peace and common prosperity," he added.
The 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, delivered a speech in English at the forum, offering his views on building a harmonious world and urging people to do more good deeds and help others.
"Sutras tell us: Good is rewarded with good, evil with evil. We should now guide and encourage people with the law of causality to serve others with good deeds," he said.
"Only if we carry forward the philanthropic moral spirit, will everyone be guided to do good and not harm others; can everyone display love and mercy, benefit all sentient beings and protect the environment, so as to enable people to enjoy a harmonious and happy life," he said.
He also called for achieving harmony among different Buddhist sects.
"Different sects within Buddhism should respect each other and coexist in harmony," he said. "So Buddha Dharma can live on and flourish, we should foster more outstanding talent."
The 19-year-old Panchen Lama also thanked the central government for its "kindly" concern for and "powerful" patronage of the forum.
"This forum is convened in my country -- China, which has a Buddhist cultural tradition going back 2,000 years. This event fully demonstrates that today's China enjoys social harmony, stability and religious freedom. It also shows China is a nation that safeguards and promotes world peace."
During the five-day event, the participants will discuss how to better preserve Buddhist music and the Tripitaka, considered the encyclopedia of Buddhist culture. They will also talk about the relationship between Buddhism and science, public welfare, environmental protection and other topics.
Exhibits of Buddhist relics, porcelain, crafts, photos and calligraphy will be on display during the forum.
The forum, with the theme "A harmonious world, a synergy of conditions," was jointly organized by the Buddhist Association of China, the Buddha's Light International Association, the Hong Kong Buddhist Association and the China Religious Culture Communication Association.
The forum has been organized into two parts. The first is from March 28 to 29 in Wuxi. The participants will then go to Taipei on four direct charter flights on March 30, where the second part of the forum will be held from March 31 to April 1.
The arrangement is viewed as another sign of improved relations between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan.
Buddhism was introduced into ancient China from India more than 2,000 years ago.
The First World Buddhist Forum, with the theme "A harmonious world begins in the mind," was held in the eastern Chinese cities of Hangzhou and Zhoushan in 2006. Statistics published at that time showed around 100 million Chinese, or one in every 13 Chinese, are Buddhist followers.
"This is the second time I came to China to attend the World Buddhist Forum, and I think China has really done a lot to promote Buddhism -- just look at the gigantic venue of the Buddha Palace," said Ven. Banagala Upatissa, president of the Mahabodhi Society of Sri Lanka.
"It's an open forum with participants from around the world. I hope I can have extensive exchanges with others on a wide range of topics in the following days, especially the spread of Buddhism in the world," he said.
(Source: China Culture)
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"Buddhism is a religion boasting openness and tolerance. When he founded the religion, Buddha advocated his moral position -- equality of all living beings as well as harmony and amicability," Du Qinglin, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), told the opening ceremony in the gigantic Buddhist Palace at Lingshan Mountain.
"We anticipate that world Buddhist circles will carry forward the spirit of 'harmony and synergy', manifest the qualities of mercy and compassion, reclaim people's souls and promote harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, humans and society, among people and within each
individual," said Du, who is also head of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.
He said the world faces the financial crisis, social contradictions, culture shock and environmental contamination.
He added: "To persist in 'harmony and synergy' and co-create harmony, we are called upon to depend on the people's welfare, hold high the banner of human progress and create promising conditions for world peace.
"We should respect diversity on the basis of equal treatment, strengthen mutual understanding through communications and achieve common progress while making up for each other's deficiencies," he said.
"The Chinese people have always unswervingly held high the banner of peace, development and cooperation, pursued a strategy of mutual benefit and win-win outcomes and actively developed international exchanges and cooperation," he said.
They have also "positively participated in coping with the financial crisis, committed themselves to promoting world economic growth and the progress of human civilization and worked with people across the world for harmony, lasting peace and common prosperity," he added.
The 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, delivered a speech in English at the forum, offering his views on building a harmonious world and urging people to do more good deeds and help others.
"Sutras tell us: Good is rewarded with good, evil with evil. We should now guide and encourage people with the law of causality to serve others with good deeds," he said.
"Only if we carry forward the philanthropic moral spirit, will everyone be guided to do good and not harm others; can everyone display love and mercy, benefit all sentient beings and protect the environment, so as to enable people to enjoy a harmonious and happy life," he said.
He also called for achieving harmony among different Buddhist sects.
"Different sects within Buddhism should respect each other and coexist in harmony," he said. "So Buddha Dharma can live on and flourish, we should foster more outstanding talent."
The 19-year-old Panchen Lama also thanked the central government for its "kindly" concern for and "powerful" patronage of the forum.
"This forum is convened in my country -- China, which has a Buddhist cultural tradition going back 2,000 years. This event fully demonstrates that today's China enjoys social harmony, stability and religious freedom. It also shows China is a nation that safeguards and promotes world peace."
During the five-day event, the participants will discuss how to better preserve Buddhist music and the Tripitaka, considered the encyclopedia of Buddhist culture. They will also talk about the relationship between Buddhism and science, public welfare, environmental protection and other topics.
Exhibits of Buddhist relics, porcelain, crafts, photos and calligraphy will be on display during the forum.
The forum, with the theme "A harmonious world, a synergy of conditions," was jointly organized by the Buddhist Association of China, the Buddha's Light International Association, the Hong Kong Buddhist Association and the China Religious Culture Communication Association.
The forum has been organized into two parts. The first is from March 28 to 29 in Wuxi. The participants will then go to Taipei on four direct charter flights on March 30, where the second part of the forum will be held from March 31 to April 1.
The arrangement is viewed as another sign of improved relations between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan.
Buddhism was introduced into ancient China from India more than 2,000 years ago.
The First World Buddhist Forum, with the theme "A harmonious world begins in the mind," was held in the eastern Chinese cities of Hangzhou and Zhoushan in 2006. Statistics published at that time showed around 100 million Chinese, or one in every 13 Chinese, are Buddhist followers.
"This is the second time I came to China to attend the World Buddhist Forum, and I think China has really done a lot to promote Buddhism -- just look at the gigantic venue of the Buddha Palace," said Ven. Banagala Upatissa, president of the Mahabodhi Society of Sri Lanka.
"It's an open forum with participants from around the world. I hope I can have extensive exchanges with others on a wide range of topics in the following days, especially the spread of Buddhism in the world," he said.
(Source: China Culture)
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Monday, March 30, 2009
The Legend of Chinese Shadow Play
China culture, China Tours - Concerning origin of Chinese shadow play, there is a beautiful love story that has Liu Zhe, the Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, who liked all kinds of entertainment and kept many artists in his palace. Among the musicians Li Yannian was the best. Not only was he good at playing all kinds of musical instruments, but also at improvising songs. One year the King of Qiuzi, a tribe in the northwest, came to present a tribute and at the reception banquet Li Yannian was ordered to give a performance where he sang about an exceeding beauty. All the people were fascinated and lost in the graceful scene he created. Later when someone reported to the Emperor Wu that Li's sister was such a beauty, the emperor was so pleased as to call her in. Finding she was pretty beyond description, he fell in love with her at first sight wherein she received great favor and gave birth to a son the next year.
But good times did not last long for she fell seriously ill afterwards. When the emperor visited her, she covered her face with a quilt and said, 'I hope your majesty can take good care of my brother and son for the sake of our past.' But she refused his request of taking a last look at her, 'A woman makes up to please her lover but I am not as good-looking as before and not dressed up. Please leave me as I am.' So finally the emperor went away disappointed. As explained to her maid she said, 'His majesty favors me because of my appearance. I'm no longer pretty with illness and he will forget all my goodness at my sight. But otherwise he'll remember me forever.'
After her death the emperor missed her so much that a necromancer was summoned to call back her spirit. Though his mind racked, the necromancer found no way to meet this expectation. In the evening when pacing up and down in his room, he saw his shadow reflected on the wall. Thus an idea was hit upon. He copied the concubine's picture onto a piece of leather and after coloring and cutting a lifelike silhouette was made. With all the details well prepared, Emperor Wu was invited to the room. From far away, he saw his concubine's silhouette came up slowly and gracefully, knelt down respectfully and remained there. Just as he was approaching, the necromancer stopped him and said the spirit needed a respectful distance. And hundreds of years later Pi Ying Xi was passed down from the descendants of the necromancer.
(Source: China Culture)
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But good times did not last long for she fell seriously ill afterwards. When the emperor visited her, she covered her face with a quilt and said, 'I hope your majesty can take good care of my brother and son for the sake of our past.' But she refused his request of taking a last look at her, 'A woman makes up to please her lover but I am not as good-looking as before and not dressed up. Please leave me as I am.' So finally the emperor went away disappointed. As explained to her maid she said, 'His majesty favors me because of my appearance. I'm no longer pretty with illness and he will forget all my goodness at my sight. But otherwise he'll remember me forever.'
After her death the emperor missed her so much that a necromancer was summoned to call back her spirit. Though his mind racked, the necromancer found no way to meet this expectation. In the evening when pacing up and down in his room, he saw his shadow reflected on the wall. Thus an idea was hit upon. He copied the concubine's picture onto a piece of leather and after coloring and cutting a lifelike silhouette was made. With all the details well prepared, Emperor Wu was invited to the room. From far away, he saw his concubine's silhouette came up slowly and gracefully, knelt down respectfully and remained there. Just as he was approaching, the necromancer stopped him and said the spirit needed a respectful distance. And hundreds of years later Pi Ying Xi was passed down from the descendants of the necromancer.
(Source: China Culture)
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