Archive for January 11th, 2009
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Sunday, January 11th, 2009Subscribe to free Email Newsletter Library>China ABC>Sci-Tech>Ancient scientists Guo Pu Guo Pu (276-324) was a noted natural historian and also a versatile and prolific writer of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420). Guo Pu made annotations to many Chinese ancient works, such asEryaandShan Hai Jing(Classic of Mountains and Seas). In theAnnotations to Erya, the earliest work [...]
Chinese Culture – Tengchow College
Sunday, January 11th, 2009Subscribe to free Email Newsletter Library>China ABC>Religion>Christianism in China Tengchow College TengchowCollegewas founded by a Christian missionary in the latter half of the 19thcentury. It was located in Tengchow (Dengzhou) of Shandong Province. In 1863, Calvin Wilson Mateer, a missionary from the American Presbyterian Church, came to China. Sooner after, he set up an initiatory [...]
Chinese Education – Shoton Festival
Sunday, January 11th, 2009Subscribe to free Email Newsletter Library>China ABC>Religion>Tibetan Buddhism Shoton Festival ShotonFestival (Yoghurt Festival), usually celebrated in the sixth month of Tibetan calendar, is one of the most important festivals in the Tibetan Buddhism and in Tibetan area. It is one of the traditional festivals with a long history in Tibetan history. “Sho” means the Yoghurt [...]
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