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		<title>Quench Thirst by Watching Plums</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One summer, a warrior called Cao Cao was leading his troops to battle. It was terribly hot and all the water was gone. The bad news was that there was still a long distance from the nearest source of water. They were so thirsty that they did not want to move any more. Seeing that, [...]
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		<title>Chinese Matchmaker</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yue Lao, also called Chinese matchmaker, who, much like the role of Cupid in the western culture, is the god who is in charge of marriages in Chinese legend. Yue Lao is depicted as an old man with a long flowing beard. The matchmaker holds a book called &#8220;the book of fate&#8221; in his hand. [...]
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		<title>Ji Gong</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ji Gong, also known as Living Buddha Ji Gong, was a folk hero in China. In Chinese folklore, he was a monk with magical powers. He was always ready to defend people against injustice, punish vice, reward virtue, etc. It was widely recognized that he was the incarnate of the Taming Dragon Arhat, one of [...]
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		<title>Nine Sons of the Dragon – Jiaotu</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 13:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jiaotu is the ninth son of the dragon. He enjoys listening to the tunes played by stringed instruments, so his image can often be found on the instruments, especially stringed instruments. He is also regarded as the ancient guardian with the task of watching over and guarding homes. Therefore, his image is always carved on [...]
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		<title>Chinese Four Great Classical Novels</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Four Great Classical Novels in China, also called the Four Major Classical Novels of Chinese literature, are the four novels regarded as the greatest and most influential of Chinese literature. In chronological order, they are: Romance of the Three Kingdoms &#8211; Written in the early Ming Dynasty, it was also known as the first [...]
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