According to Chinese legend, tea was accidentally discovered in 2727 BC, when the Emperor Shen Nong was boiling water in the shade of a tea tree and a leaf blew into the pot. The emperor then fell in love wit...
As time went on, snakes became hostile towards humans and even started attacking them. Upon learning of this, the Jade Emperor sent heavenly soldiers to punish the snakes by cutting off their legs and giving these legs to frogs. With their new legs, frogs became even more diligent, continuing...
"Love is of source unknown, yet it grows ever deeper. The living may die of it, by its power the dead live again.” This verse, a Chinese-style footnote of love, derives from a Chinese drama “The Peony Pavilion,” written o...
Craag Anonce a village, now a necropolis in Brokilon; meaning uncertain克莱格·安:曾经是一个村庄,现在则是布洛奇隆的墓地,含义未知 Dhu DwimmermorcBook of Black Magic杜·德温梅尔默克:黑魔法之书 Dol AdalatteValley of Adalatte-river多尔·爱达拉特:爱达拉特谷 ...
“Love is the law, love under will.”—AL. I. 57 The meaning of this last line, which is the motto of Crowley’s entire magical system, is made more clear after reading his “Equinox of the Gods” ritual, in which Jesus is replaced as the chief of the divine council by Horus, sa...
doing one of four things: 1) encouraging us to live God’s love; 2) discouraging us from not living God’s love (he uses the language of encouraging virtue and restraining vice—but the meaning’s the same); 3) teaching us truths about God; or 4) teaching us truths about humanity. ...
Eventually, Lettow-Vorbeck asked the Emperor’s opinion. Wilhelm ended up proposing changes much like the ones Lettow-Vorbeck had originally. The already amended Three Class System would be gradually phased out over the next two general elections (eleven years from then). Class 1848 – 1937...
"Tea flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties". In the Song Dynasty, people of different strata, from the Emperor to the ordinary people, demonstrated unprecedented engagement of and love for tea activities. The fifth scene, "Tea Tasting and Discussion", with the help of a complete tea set...
the emperor smiled. Sure, the feather wasn’t an impressive gift. But Mian Bogao had put in a lot of effort to get the feather to Chang’an. That showed great love for the emperor. The gift of Mian Bogao’s dedication was bett...
the emperor smiled. Sure, the feather wasn’t an impressive gift. But Mian Bogao had put in a lot of effort to get the feather to Chang’an. That showed great love for the emperor. The gift of Mian Bogao’s dedication was better...