Amoy
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Amoy or Xiamen (Ē-mn̂g)
Provincial Capital Of Fujian is Fuzhou City
Xiamen (Simplified Chinese: 厦门; Traditional Chinese: 廈門; pinyin: Xiàmén; Wade-Giles: Hsiamen) is a coastal sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It looks out to the Taiwan Strait and borders the cities of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou to the north and south respectively.
Xiamen is also known as Amoy internationally, especially in the old times. "Amoy" is how "Xiamen" is spoken in Northern Min, the vernacular of the provincial capital Fuzhou. In the Amoy vernacular, it is pronounced Ē-mn̂g. The toponym literally means "The Gate of the Grand Mansion".
- Old timers called Amoy "Ludao" meaning (Island of Egrets)
The subprovincial city of Xiamen administers 6 districts.
- Haicang District (海沧区)
- Huli District (湖里区)
- Jimei District (集美区)
- Siming District (思明区)
- Tong'an District (同安区)
- Xiang'an District (翔安区)
The districts of Siming and Huli form the Special Economic Zone.
(海沧区)
· Haicang District? (海沧区) Kaiyuan ? · Huli District (湖里区) Huli · Jimei District (集美区) Jimei · Siming District (思明区) Siming · Tong'an District (同安区) Tong'an? · Xiang'an District (翔安区)
- Gulangyu Island (Island opposite to the city)
see below on Xinglin?(杏林区)
In May of 1996, Xiamen City was granted the title of "One of China's Cleanest Cities". According to Xiamen City Environmental State Bulletin released by the Municipal Bureau of Environmental Protection, during the year of 1997, the municipal government put a total of 180 million yuan into the green project, which includes planting more trees in the urban gardens and parks and reinforcing the shelterbelts around the city
In May 2003, Gulangyu Island and Kaiyuan District were merged into Siming District, Xinglin District (杏林区) was renamed Haicang District, and Xiang'an District was created out of a section of Tong'an District.
[edit] History
It is said that in the ancient time, flocks of egrets (Bailu in Chinese) migrated to dwell on Xiamen Island from time to time and that is why people call Xiamen "Ludao" (Island of Egrets) and Xiagu Strait "Lujiang" (River of Egrets). The first settlement of people on Xiamen Island dates back to the latter part of the New Stone Age. That was three to four thousand years ago. And the recorded history dates back to the middle period of the Tang Dynasty, which was more than 1140 years ago. During the Tianbao Period of the Tang Dynasty, the ethnic Chinese surnamed Xue (?) and Chen (?) migrated to Xiamen Island from Fu'an in the east of Fujian Province and Zhangzhou in the south of Fujian Province and settled at the southern and northern foot of the Hongjishan Mountain respectively.
The administrative organization of Xiamen City was first set up in the Song Dynasty. It was then affiliated to Tongan County, Quanzhou Prefecture. In the twentieth year during the Hongwu Period in early Ming Dynasty (1387), the imperial government started to build stockade villages and forward posts on the island and named the island "Xiamen", meaning the "Gate of the Motherland". And the geographical name of "Xiamen" became the official name of the island despite that Xiamen was once renamed "Siming Prefecture" and "Siming County" during the several hundred years from then on. In 1933, Xiamen was officially established as a city. That made it the first city set up in Fujian Province.
[edit] Geography
flocks of egrets (Bailu in Chinese) migrated to dwell on Xiamen Island from time to time..
Xiamen is a scenic coastal city in Southeast China. It is located at 24°22´-24°56´ North Latitude and 117°53´ -118°23´ East Longitude in the southeastern part of Fujian Province. It is from there that Jiulongjiang (Nine Dragon River) empties into the sea. Xiamen City sits in front of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou plains and borders on Taiwan Strait. It stands opposite to Taiwan and the Penghu Islands at a distance.
Xiamen City consists of Xiamen Island, Gulangyu Island and part of the coastal area in the northern bank of Nine Dragon River. It covers an area of 1,565 square kilometers. There are seven districts, namely, Kaiyuan, Siming, Gulangyu Island, Huli, Jimei, Xinglin and Tong'an under the jurisdiction of Xiamen, with a registered population of 1.2659 million people. By the end of 1998, the constructed area of Xiamen City had reached 70.18 square kilometers.
- The air quality of Xiamen City remained good and among the best of the country's separately listed cities. In 1997, the air pollution index (API) in the urban area of Xiamen City was 36.
Amoy or Xiamen situated at river delta of the Nine rivers :It is from there that Juilongjiang (Nine Dragon River) empties into the sea. Xiamen City sits in front of Zhangzhou<(漳州)Chiang-chiu> and Quanzhou<(泉州)Choân-chiu> plains and borders on Taiwan Strait.
[edit] This way to Anxi
An-khoe (Anxi) means safe lake (安溪县) is a hilly area which the hill billies stayed. It is noted for tea, and has been reckoned as the capital for tea wholesaler market in China.
Tea for Chinese~
According to Chinese tradition, the original cup of tea was not invented but discovered in the course of daily affairs by the simple inhabitants in the hills of Min-nan, who found out the secret of preserving the essence of the green tea leaves. It was rolled and dried and good for keeping until when needed.
In modern China, virtually every dwelling--down to the simplest mud huts--has a set of tea implements for brewing a hot cup of tea. These implements are symbols of welcome for visitors or neighbors.
Traditionally, a visitor to a Chinese home will be expected to sit down and drink tea while talking; the Chinese consider having such visits while standing to be uncouth
I call it the root cause of our 5000 years old culture. Actually it's only a drink, ie. I drink hot tea, cup after cups of it without any problem.
"Far deeper than the formal trends of common values in Chinese culture is found with simple plant known as tea. It is an essence discovered by the simple farmers while trying to enhance their tasteless water. Tea is found all over scattered in the many parts of China. Without tea, there will not be any real roots to the real cause of the Chinese culture."
[edit] Tea a symbol of Chinese culture
[edit] the highest ideal Control among us is not a One party control over the rest rather it's the REST having a control ALL under the goodness and Overview of God Almighty
- We are never stupid, at times just SLOWer!
[edit] Someone can fool most people most of the time, but No one can fool All the people All the times
[edit] re:Media Sing facebook
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[edit] Medicine
- Wolfberry: cheap alternative to ginseng...2
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There is a cheap alternative to precious Chinese herbs ginseng and lingzhi mushroom, and it is widely available in supermarkets around the Sultanate of Brunei.... The good news for Bruneians, however, is that wolfberry is ranked a close third behind these two herbs when it comes to content in germanium, and is relatively cheap in supermarkets at a few dollars per packet, and it can even be eaten directly without being cooked..According to Dr Sun, germanium is supposed to "clean" the blood and prevent blood clotting in the vessels, and will also help with metabolism to keep the body healthy. It also has an effect of bringing 10 times more oxygen to the blood cells to help with clearing body toxins, and slowing the ageing process. "If our blood cells lack oxygen, it can cause abnormal metabolism, resulting in excessive fatty acid. The abnormal metabolism can also cause pathological changes, which is also closely related to the formation of cancerous cells in the body," said Dr Sun. "The most important feature of germanium is its ability to induce the body cells to produce "interferon" which can regulate the immune system to fight against the virus and cancerous cells." -The Brunei Times/Asia News Network
[edit] What's Tamiflu?
- ==the morning moon today==
Remember who U voted for - the fine rule maker , so why complaints & grumbles?hehehe!!!..
[edit] Common sense Law booklet
suggestion the next book to be ban here in spore...beside there's another famous book where it says bomb the whoring city where all lies are proceeded...Mas didn't say bomb the sporeans, did he? well he's not a mexi'can't or Mexican Now in m'sian jail..
[edit] from Revelation 18:16..
Even great cities eventually crumbled down and they don't lasts..
[edit] Dust to dust
..and cry out:
Woe! Woe, O great City,
- dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet,
- and glittering with gold, precious stones
- and pearls!
Verse17:
- In one hour such great wealth has been
- brought to ruin!"
Culture sense is cultivated sense, many may see it as common sense others disagreeing respectfully, may view it as nonsense
[edit] U see Me, I see U 2!
- hehehehehe..like it as from Avatar LOR!
[edit] Confucius
- another reason U r so confused,,so goto see it LOR!
- it another great Chinese movie..hehehehe
[edit] 仁 义 礼 智 信
[edit] Avatar popular in China
Why is Avatar so popular in China?
Landing in mainland of China on January 4, James Cameron’s Avatar has received high praise from Chinese movie fans, critics and filmmakers. Just five days after its opening, the box office receipts have exceeded 26 million yuan across China. At the same time, the tickets price have skyrocketed. The ticket price already is at 200 yuan in Shanghai, and selling for 430 yuan in Dongguan, Guangdong province.
Although the ticket prices are very high, some Chinese audience have been said to travel between cities find an IMAX cinema to watch Avatar. In Shanghai, a mom waited for a whole night at the cinema to buy a ticket for his son. Some people even joked that it was harder to buy a Avatar ticket than a train ticket during the Spring Festival transport period.
It is said that the ticket price for an IMAX Avatar ticket has been raised to 800 yuan. An English blog owner wrote that the Avatar ticket in China is the most expensive in the world. Are Chinese movie fans crazy?
The movie fans waiting outside the cinema to buy the tickets for Avatar.
(the reason is because : most Chinese enjoy it (movies always great to watch!), and such great movie give an idea about what the outsiders think about the Chinese and their culture as unknown until someone tried to understand and appreciate it from within.LOR.hehehe
- Tea skills learning>
-finally enjoying the cuppa of tea!
[edit] The tea skill performs
Tea person tea speech
The brook tea skill is one kind of demonstrative performance, is must let judge tea the person understands the Oolong tea, specially the famous tea Oolong tea steeps tea the technique, flushes soaks the process extremely is fastidious about, is one melts the traditional technique and the modern graceful bearing is one body judges tea art, extremely has the rich place characteristic, it transmits is is pure, is elegant, the ritual, and the tea spirit idea.
Pure: The tea is pure, tea host pure heart, melts the tea friend is only pure, is is the tea foundation.
Elegant: Steeps tea carefully, the body rhyme is exquisite, the tea bureau is elegant, unfolds flow the tea skill.
Ritual: Feels grateful to the nature, respects the re- Yu tea, honestly treats to the teashop customer, tea Germany for tea host.
With: Is the person, the tea and the natural harmony, purifies the mind harmoniously, belongs to love the mind, for tea skill it " road " also!
The ankoi tea skill this is pure, the simple and elegant tea skill dissemination the nationality, inspires the people moves towards a higher level the life boundary.
Tea skill flow
Anxi is the Oolong tea hometown, is the our country famous tea all, produces the tea and drinks the tea has had thousand year above the glorious history. In Anxi, not only has the originality the Oolong tea collects and processes the technique, moreover extremely be fastidious about drinks art. Drinks the Oolong tea, the tea selects the Oolong tea, the yellow sweet-scented osmanthus, this mountain, the wool crab and so on the famous tea, the tea set with the fine porcelain nature, the ceramic system small pot, the small cup, flushes soaks selects the mountain water seepage, the well water and the pure fresh water.
The famous tea Oolong tea, the luster is dark green, shape like pearl, soup color golden yellow, the taste mellow fresh is crisp, the fragrance is unique, still resembles the yulan magnolia spits fragrantly. Steeps soaks is fastidious about leisurely has the foreword, the movement is exquisite, truly achieves pure, is elegant, the ritual, and judges tea the ideal condition. " Who seeks the Goddess of Mercy rhyme, worthily is judges tea the person ".
Demonstrates the tea set
The teaspoon, the tea fights, the tea clamps, the tea passes is the bambooware craft makes, Anxi is rich in the bamboo, this is the folk tradition passes through with the tea. The teaspoon, the tea fights is installs the tea uses, the tea clamps is clamps the cup washes the cup uses.
The stove, the pot, 瓯 the cup as well as the tray, is known as " the waiter four treasures " this mainly is follows the local traditional processing becomes. The ankoi tea country has glorious historical the ancient hole site, has the earthenware craft in five generations of ten countries, the Song Dynasty intermediate stage has the chinaware craft. This not only makes tea special-purpose, moreover has the higher collection appreciation value. But with 白瓷 covers 瓯 makes tea, regarding puts the tea, hears the fragrance, flushes the well water, pours tea the dregs and so on is all convenient.
Boils boils the water seepage
Steeps tea selects the water is most essential, the water quality is not good, can directly affect the tea the color, the fragrance, the taste, only has the water good tea taste only then is beautiful. Flushes soaks the Anxi Oolong tea, boils the water temperature which boils must achieve 100 degree Celsius, like this most can manifest the Oolong tea unique fragrant rhyme.
沐 continuous rain 瓯 cup " 沐 the continuous rain 瓯 cup " also calls " the hot pot burns the cup ". First washes covers 瓯, then washes the teacup, this not only is the maintenance 瓯 cup has the certain temperature, also is fastidious about the health, gets up the disinfection.
The Goddess of Mercy enters the palace
The right hand takes up the tea fights loads the tea, the left hand takes up the teaspoon loads the famous tea Oolong tea 瓯 the cup, gives the euphemistic name of: " The Goddess of Mercy enters the palace ".
悬壶 high flushes
Speaking of the canteen, aims at 瓯 the cup, after is first low high breaks in, causes the tea to revolve along with the current of water but fully stretches.
The spring breeze strokes the surface
The left hand mentions 瓯 the lid, gently circles on 瓯 the surface one floats blows on 瓯 the surface froth, then the right hand mentions the canteen flushes 瓯 the lid only, this is called " the spring breeze to stroke the surface ".
瓯 inside 酝 is fragrant
The Chinese tea has six big kinds, black tea entire fermentation, the green tea does not ferment, the Oolong tea is half fermentation. Hard view in the Oolong tea best quality goods, its habitat is advantageous, collects and processes the technique is extremely exquisite, usually has " the green leaf red borders, seven soaks has extra fragrance " the laudatory name, has guards against the cancer, improves looks, anti- is senile, falls the blood fats and so on the special effect. Under the tea 瓯 flushes soaks, must wait for one to two minutes, like this only then can fully 释 emit the unique fragrance and the rhyme. Flushes soaks the time is too short, the color fragrance does not demonstrate, too long meeting " ripe Tang Shi Wei ".
Three Long Hu Ding
When pours tea, the right hand thumb, the middle finger grips 瓯 the cup border, the index finger according to in the peak which 瓯 covers, raises 起盖 瓯, pours the tea, three refer to the name three dragons, covers 瓯 is called the tripod with two handles, this is loyal " three Long Hu Ding ".
Passing clouds and flowing water
Raises 起盖 瓯, circles one along the tray above, scrapes off 瓯 the bottom water, like this may prevent 瓯 the outside water drips into in the cup.
The Goddess of Mercy goes to sea
" The Goddess of Mercy goes to sea " the folk calls it is " closes male patrols the city ", is tours in turn the tea evenly pours out into in various teacups, pours tea when Ying Di Xing.
The current of water is fragrant
" The current of water is fragrant " is called " Han in the folk believes the soldier ", is pours tea pours out to finally 瓯 the bottom thickest part, must evenly one one drop to various teacups in, achieve the shade is even, mellow is consistent.
敬奉 scented tea
Tea skill young lady the double action gets up the tea tray well-mannered to fellow honored guests, the friend 敬奉 scented tea.
Appreciates Tang Se
Drinks the Oolong tea, first must observe its color, is watches the tea soup the color, superior Oolong tea's Tang Se: Limpid, golden yellow, is bright, lets the person be pleasant.
Thin hears the delicate fragrance
This is hears its fragrance, smells the Oolong tea the fragrance, that natural 馥 strongly fragrant blue flower fragrance, the cassiabarktree tea is fragrant, the fresh air four overflows, lets your heart spacious god joy.
Sips the timely rain
This call its taste, sips the Oolong tea the flavor, has one kind of special feeling. When you sip one contain in the mouth, slowly sends in in the throat, immediately can think full mouth 生津, the tooth cheek flows the fragrance, the six roots straightens out the cool breeze lives, graceful most joy person.
Boils the bucket water shallow cup pours out
Extra fragrance 舌本 does not seek
Seven bowls inundate praise to be able to drink to heart's content
Might once the Oolong tea
- Translated from original Chinese script[[1]]
Harry- maybe wanna see the Countryside of Fujian
- visit the Tan Kah Kee Memeorial or his University at Amoy?
[edit] Old Silver treasure
- loot from war goto Yamashita gold
BEIJING: China's foreign exchange reserves surged to a record US$2.399 trillion at the end of December, the central bank said on Friday.
[edit] the gateway
..we came from such places..
[edit] New inventions from China
BTW waht will you like for a present????..say it's a new car or an old silver ring? or braclet? whatever..make Urself a wish first!!!!!!!!!hehehhehehehehe..hey wishes may come real depending upon you..Oh u of little or Big faith..Or better still how about come and see Me in this place Singapore@ Ang Mo Kio my hometown? well clik on it here [[2]]
- A new car in production made in China with the name R.....e'
[edit] News from China
Significant achievements in Next Generation Internet (NGI) technology tops the list.
Some 565 academics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy voted on Sunday in Beijing for the top 10 most significant developments in science and technology in China and the world last year.
China's 10 most important developments in science and technology in 2006:
1. Significant achievements in Next Generation Internet (NGI) technology
China recorded a series of significant developments in its Demonstration Project for Next Generation Internet (NGI), which was launched three years ago. It has succeeded in completing and stably running the world's first and largest pure IPv6 Internet.
2. Largest natural gas field discovered in northeast Sichuan
China Petroleum and Chemical Cooperation announced on April 3 that it had discovered the largest and most abundant marine facies natural gas field in northeast Sichuan Province, Puguang Gas Field.
3. China builds first full superconducting experimental Tokamak fusion device
China independently developed the world's first full superconducting non-circular experimental advanced superconducting Tokamak device (EAST). The first test on September 28 lasted for nearly three seconds, and generated an electrical current of 200 kiloamperes.
4. Chemical Reaction Resonance at Quantum resolution
Yang Xueming, a researcher at the Dalian Institute of Chemistry, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), together with his colleagues, for the first time observed the resonance phenomenon of a full quantum state resolved chemical reaction (fluorine and hydrogen), and successfully confirmed the process using a theoretical model, answering a 30-year-old question in the international community and significantly improving the depth and precision of chemical reaction studies.
5. First "green corridor" in Taklamakan Desert completed
China National Petroleum Corporation Tarim Oilfield Company, the CAS Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, the CAS Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute and the Daqing Oilfield Construction Design and Research Institute spent 14 years constructing the 436-kilometer-long "Protection and Ecological Project of Tarim Desert Highway," the longest "green corridor" to cross a desert in the world.
6. First round-the-world oceanic expedition successful
After 297 days, "Ocean No. 1" research vessel concluded China's first round-the-world oceanic scientific expedition on January 22.
7. Significant progress made in vaccine for Hepatitis B
The Third Military Medical University recently completed Phase I of a clinical study into a vaccine for Hepatitis B. Phase II is currently underway. This is the first clinical trial of the antigens vaccine.
8. Crucial breakthrough in renovation of electron positron collider
On November 18, a Beijing electron positron collider project team reported stable operation of a beam storage ring and linear accelerator, a significant milestone in successfully fulfilling the targets of the BEPC II Project.
9. China fulfills quantum teleportation of two-particle system
China Science and Technology University research team, led by Professor Pan Jianwei, recently successfully completed the world's first quantum teleportation of a two-particle system, and for the first time realized the manipulation of a six-photon entangled state.
10. Remote Sensing Satellite-1 successfully launched
On April 27, China successfully launched the Long March 4-B rocket at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, which later sent Remote Sensing Satellite-1 into orbit.
The top 10 most significant developments in science and technology in the world last year, as voted by academic at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering are as follows.
1. "Stardust" brings comet samples back to Earth
The Stardust sample return capsule, containing samples of a comet, successfully re-entered Earth's atmosphere and parachuted to the ground over the Utah Test and Training Range on January 15, 2006. This is the first time a probe launched by humans has brought comet samples back to Earth.
2. Important progress in growing organs from stem cells
Australian scientists have discovered the stem cell that produces the mammary gland, and in a world first grew new breast tissue by using a single stem cell in vivo mouse. This is expected to assist in the development of new breast cancer therapy, said scientists.
3. International thermonuclear programs launched
Representatives of the seven participating states in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), namely the European Union, China, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Russia and India signed a joint agreement on the ITER program at the French presidential palace on November 21, launching a program to develop new energy sources for mankind.
4. World's smallest generator debuts
A professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Wang Zhonglin, led a project to turn mechanical energy into electrical energy on a nano scale, and developed the world's smallest generator ¡§C a nano generator.
5. Sequencing of human chromosome #1 completed
British and American scientists published a sequencing map of human chromosome #1 on May 18. This new map of human chromosome #1 is the longest chapter in the "Book of Life" on human beings as well as the last chapter to be decoded by mankind.
6. Direct proof of dark matter found
In NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and with the use of special telescopes, US astronomers found the first direct evidence of dark matter.
7. Smart-1 Lunar Probe crashes on Moon surface
Europe's first lunar probe, Smart-1, successfully crashed into the Moon's surface on September 3. This concluded nearly three years of space travel to the Moon and is a prelude to the next round of lunar exploration.
8. Synthesis of super-heavy element #118
Cooperating with Russian scientists and using their cyclotron equipment, researchers at the US Lawrence-Livermore National Laboratory successfully synthesized the super-heavy element #118 and observed its existence.
9. HIV found to have originated in wild chimpanzees
Through field investigation and genetic analysis, an international research group comprised of scientists from the United States, Europe and Cameroon confirmed that HIV-1 originated in wild chimpanzees and most likely evolved from a similar virus called simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) that is found in chimpanzees.
10. "Connectivity Map" links drug to diseases
American scientists have completed a "connectivity map" revealing how drug molecules work in human cells at a genetic level. The map includes illustrative graphs of the complex relations between drug, genes and disease, which could significantly speed up the rate of drug discovery.
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[edit] China exception
Google decided to quit China :
For too long, "Chinese exceptionalism" has characterized the West's relations with the Middle Kingdom.
