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| I learned something about the lions that proliferate the culture. The male (below) is ALWAYS on the right (powerful and heavenly) and has a ball (the sun) under his paw. This was seen as the yang. The female (above) is on the left (weaker and earthly) with a cub under her paw that she is feeding through her claws. This was yin. Yin and Yang work together to complete the universe...you can't have one without the other. |
| I visited the capital of China in October of 2001. While President G. W. Bush was in Shanghai for the APEC meetings, I skipped town and had a few excursions in Beijing. I arrived on Wednesday, October 17, and visited the Military Museum. On Thursday, I climbed the Huanghua section of the Great Wall. Friday found me meandering through the "Palace Museum". Saturday I bid farewell to the city...at least till next time. I still have to try "Peking Duck", see the Opera, visit the Summer Palace... |
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