Monthly Archives: December 2009

Zuo’s Commentary on Spring and Autumn Annals

Zuo Zhuan (Zuo’s Commentary on Spring and Autumn Annals) is a famous historical book recording the history of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC), and is one of the three commentaries to the book of Chunqiu (Spring and Autumn Annals). It was said that Zuo Zhuan was written by Zuo Qiuming in the Lu State [...]

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Dongshan Wind-Driven Stone

Located on the Goulou peak at the southeast corner of Tongling Town, Dongshan County in Fujian province, there is a huge magic stone, known as "the best rock under the heaven" among the entire 66 similar rocks found in the nation. Surrounded by it are Tower Island and Copper Mountain City to the north, Nine [...]

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Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice is not only a very important Chinese solar term but also a traditional festival of the Chinese nation. Commonly known as "Winter Festival", it dates back to as early as more than 2500 years ago in Spring and Autumn Period, when Chinese people used Tugui observing the sun, measured out of the winter [...]

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