Uncategorized Archives - Journeys & Jaunts https://journeysnjaunts.com Explore Shenyang, China, and beyond Fri, 13 May 2022 11:45:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.1 https://journeysnjaunts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/0761201ed5ccd801f3c799c365d5c7f-150x150.png Uncategorized Archives - Journeys & Jaunts https://journeysnjaunts.com 32 32 Lucky and Unlucky Numbers in Chinese Culture https://journeysnjaunts.com/2022/05/13/lucky-and-unlucky-numbers-in-chinese-culture/ https://journeysnjaunts.com/2022/05/13/lucky-and-unlucky-numbers-in-chinese-culture/#respond Fri, 13 May 2022 11:09:03 +0000 https://journeysnjaunts.com/?p=15044 Most cultures have their lucky and unlucky numbers. In the West, many people from various countries believe that the number 13 brings calamity (with Friday the 13th being an especially unlucky day), whereas 3 and 7 are usually seen as benign. Most Western fairy tales, for instance, use the numbers 3 and 7 in a positive […]

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]]> https://journeysnjaunts.com/2022/05/13/lucky-and-unlucky-numbers-in-chinese-culture/feed/ 0 24 Chinese Solar terms – Greater Snow https://journeysnjaunts.com/2021/12/07/24-chinese-solar-terms-greater-snow/ https://journeysnjaunts.com/2021/12/07/24-chinese-solar-terms-greater-snow/#respond Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:22:40 +0000 https://journeysnjaunts.com/?p=14890 It is time for another Chinese solar term again, starting December 7th. After the last one, Lesser Snow, it is now time for 大雪 or dà xuě in pinyin (which means Greater Snow). It is the 21st of 24 terms of the Chinese calendar. 大雪 is the time when the temperature in the northern part of China drops below -10°C (in […]

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