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Tiananmen Square Wristwatch Withdrawn From Sale by UK Auction House

A UK auction house that listed a rare Tiananmen Square wristwatch “given to troops by the Communist Party Beijing Committee and Beijing Municipal Government” with a green-helmeted soldier on the face along with the words “to commemorate the quelling of the rebellion” had to withdraw the item from its online catalog following reactions on social ...

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A Tiananmen Square wristwatch.

The Porcelain Bowl: Perfection Is in the Eye of the Beholder

The following story shows how perfection is in the eye of the beholder. Lao Liang needed money, so he wanted to sell his yellow porcelain bowl, which was a family heirloom. Once the news got out, an antique dealer came to his house. The dealer looked at the bowl for quite a while and said: “It is ...

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A yellow porcelain bowl.

Ancient Chinese Doctors Only Thought of How to Best Treat Patients (Part 1) 

There were many famous ancient Chinese doctors in the past who had read Confucian classics before practicing medicine. They were indifferent to fame and fortune, did not care about their gains and losses, and took saving people as their lifelong career mission. They wholeheartedly aspired to be good doctors, preferring to fulfill that role rather ...

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Traditional chinese herbal medicine selection with a mortar and pestle.

Rub 8 Parts of Your Body to Slow Aging and Remain Healthy

Rubbing these 8 parts of your body regularly can relieve sore muscles in adjacent areas, promote blood circulation, prevent diseases, and help to slow aging, which is more beneficial than getting a massage. Slow aging by rubbing these 8 parts of your body 1. Rub your face to help slow aging  Rubbing your face can promote blood circulation ...

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Aged brothers laughing while sitting on a sofa together.

Sensational Ways God Helps Those With Filial Respect

Filial respect may seem old-fashioned now, but in generations past, respect for parents and ancestors was highly regarded. A family with the surname Yang in Luoyang, the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasties, had six male children. All of the brothers made a living by being hired and selling their labor. Unexpectedly, the descendants of this family have many ...

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Filial respect.

Lose These 4 Bad Habits to Stay Healthy and Gain These 3 Good Habits

Lose these bad habits to obtain high-quality sleep, which is a deep sleep that will produce antibodies and prevent the occurrence of diseases. It can also help the repairability of various organs in the body, which is an important foundation for staying healthy and for longevity.  4 bad habits that should be avoided before going to ...

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A woman welcoming a sunrise.

National Cyber Security Centre Warns British Businesses of Chinese Hacking

Some 2,300 British businesses were recently contacted by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and urged to update their servers and use the latest Microsoft security patches to protect their Outlook emails due to possible Chinese hacking. Thus far, less than half of the approximately 8,000 affected businesses have taken steps to download the security ...

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The Hafnium hacker group.

The 5 Great Projects of Qin Shi Huang

In 221 B.C., Qin Shi Huang conquered the Six Kingdoms and established the first great unified regime of China. He then began a series of substantial political directives, such as unifying weights and measures, unifying the country’s writing system, and implementing a centralized system to manage state affairs. Externally, he defended his territory against the Xiongnu and expended his efforts to ...

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The Great Wall of China.

A Real Life-Changing Compliment

In the public mind, like in the fairy tales, a stepmother is usually seen as vicious, mean, and conniving, an old hag and warty, abusive of her stepchildren, scolding them for no reason, forcing them to do heavy housework, and refusing to let them receive an education. The stepmother usually gets a raw deal in fairy tales. ...

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Fairytale queen.