Implosion Handling Procedures Identify yourself with a subject or belief you do not like, by feeling how it feels. (its shape, weight, and possible interaction with its surroundings). Define it and expand it, by breathing deep from the belly into its balloon-like shape. Let it further expand to its outer borders with the unknown in…
PLASMA ACTIVATED WATER FOR AGRICULTURE Plasma Activated Water (also known as “Plasma Water”) has been shown to: • Increase rooting speed • Reduce water consumption • Enhance seed germination • Stimulate plant growth • Prevent pests By replicating natural processes: • The strange properties of water zapped by lightning • Nature’s answer to chemical pesticides…
Qinglong era Manchu bows differ from earlier ones in a number of important ways: The most obvious way is that the Manchu bow is the largest bow in the family of Asian recurves. Manchu bows have longer “ears” and string bridges. This allowed for the Manchu archers to: use a heavier, longer arrow, while also…
我的天堂剧本 My heavenly drama, opera Twin Longevity Pavilion The Twin Longevity Pavilion was built by Emperor Qianlong in Zhongnanhai (Chinese ‘White House’) to celebrate his mother’s 50th birthday in January of 1742. It was moved to the Temple of Heaven complex in 1975. It has a very unique tapered-ring and cone-shaped, double-layer roof design, and…
Under Yongzheng’s rule the finances skyrocketed, corruption was minimal, and political power was directly controlled by him. Country and people were prosperous. The Lama Temple was built in 1694 during the Qing Dynasty as the residence for the Yongzheng Emperor when he was a prince. After Yongzheng ascended the throne in 1722, half of the…
天坛 Fu Lion holding a harmonious world (Flower of Life pattern) Feng shui Fu Dogs / Imperial Guardian Lions are a strong feng shui protection symbol. Fu Lions were traditionally placed in front of Imperial palaces, temples, and government offices. They were a traditional feng shui symbol of family wealth, dharma, and social status and…
曆 (Li = calendar) 虬 (Qiu = dragon) 龙 (Long = dragon) 钱 (Qian = money) 钱币 (Qianbi = coin) 乾 (Gan = male, strong) (弘 (Hong = great, liberal) 天子(Tiānzǐ= Son of Heaven) 白龙 (Bai long = white dragon) 金龙 (Jinlong = golden dragon) 魔鬼 (Mogui = demonic dragon) 钱龙 (Qianlong = money dragon)…
Tibetan Buddhist Heritage in the Forbidden City Forbidden City layout The forbidden city was built in perfect symmetry/harmony in a North-South direction with the Polaris North star in the center. The emperor was thus seen as the North Star of his empire. Symbolism set in stone and wood In 1925 the palatial complex in the…
Emperor Qianlong touring Chengde The private courtyards, pavilions, gardens, and residences were constantly expanded, renovated/redesigned under successive emperors. The Qianlong emperor was an avid builder within the Forbidden City and elsewhere in Beijing and the capital area. The Empress Dowager Cixi, who held a great deal of power in the late-19th century, resided there when…
Zhongnanhai The name of the Zhongnanhai complex, adjacent and west of the Forbidden City, means “Central and Southern Seas”, referring to two lakes, the “Central Sea and Southern Sea”, within the compound, also called “Sea Palaces”. The two lakes were part of a series of projects carried out during construction of the Imperial City. The…
Winter Palace Park
The world of the Qianlong Emperor Draped in Dragons The dragon was considered the king of animals in Chinese culture and the symbol was often incorporated into lavish costumes brocaded and embroidered with silk and gold-metallic yarns. The jifu, or dragon robe as it became known in the West, was the most common type of…
