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Si Xi Wa Wa
Posted by ancient chinese culture in Mysterious Emblem on November 6, 2011
Si Xi Wa Wa, also called Four-happiness Baby Figurine or Four Happiness Boys in English, is a good luck image in China. It is an image of two boys who are connected in a specific way to give the illusion that there are four boys in that image.
The history of the image can date back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD). People hang it at home to wish the family happiness and fortune. In ancient times, it often acted as a wedding gift conveying the best wishes to the new couple for having more sons. According to historical records, during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), si xi wa wa was even enshrined as “God of Happiness” in the wedding customs. Read the rest of this entry »
Sweats Blood Horse
Posted by ancient chinese culture in Unsolved Mystery on November 18, 2010
Ferghana horse, also called sweats blood horse in Chinese, is one of China’s earliest major imports. It is native to Turkmenistan and during Han Dynasty (25AD-220AD), it was brought back to China by Zhang Qian’s diplomatic mission. Since then, it became the bonded mount for Chinese ancient emperors. They loved it because it was well-figured and understanding. They even considered it as “horse from heaven”.
As the horses sweat blood when they are running, they were given the Chinese name Han Xue Horse (literally means sweats blood horse). They can run fast for long hours and can even reach 4300 kilometers in only 43 days. Therefore, they are commonly used for long-distance rides and horse-jumping moves. Read the rest of this entry »
Bats in Chinese Culture
Posted by ancient chinese culture in Mysterious Emblem on November 16, 2010
In Chinese culture, bats are regarded as auspicious creatures. The Chinese name of bat is bian fu — fu being a homophone for good fortune and happiness.
As symbols of happiness, bat images can easily be found on variety of objects, such as paintings, chinaware, architecture, embroidery, furniture, etc. When you found the bat images, pay more attention to the numbers of the bat as different numbers also convey different meanings. Usually, two bats means double luck while five bats means Five Fortunes, namely good luck, prosperity, wealth, happiness, longevity. Read the rest of this entry »
Ancient Chinese Birth Chart
Posted by ancient chinese culture in Unsolved Mystery on November 8, 2010
Ancient Chinese birth chart, also called Chinese birth gender chart or Chinese astrology birth chart, is an ancient Chinese chart for baby gender prediction in ancient China. It has a history of more than 700 years in China. Some people said that this chart is over 90% accurate in predicting a baby’s gender. However, most people use it mainly for entertainment purposes nowadays.
In the past, having more boys meant there were more hands to work and bring in more money. Therefore, throughout Chinese history, Chinese have always strongly prefer the birth of a baby boy to a girl. In order to know the gender of an unborn baby, ancient Chinese invented the chart for predicting the gender. Read the rest of this entry »
Tomb of Cao Cao
Posted by ancient chinese culture in Unsolved Mystery on November 2, 2010
As is known to all, Cao Cao is a famous statesman, strategist, poet during the period of Eastern Han Dynasty. However, the location of his tomb has been a mystery for thousands of years. The legend goes that, in order to protect his tomb from destroying, Cao Cao made a careful plan before his death. On the day of his funeral, seventy-two coffins were carried simultaneously out of the four different gates to seventy-two burial sites. That means, there are 71 fake tombs for Cao Cao! Therefore, it is hard to find the real one.
However, according to recent archaeological discovery, the real tomb of Cao was discovered in Xigaoxue Village in Anyang County, Henan Province. Read the rest of this entry »
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