Here are Todays Amazing Old Chinese Deals!
In this world full of innovations as well as new things created out of inspiration from old designs and symbols, it is not unusual for us to see Che Guevarra on bags and shirts, swastika on bags and cups, as well as other ancient and historical designs. Even Chinese beliefs and ancient symbols are in the market today and are becoming bases for some of the most purchased fashion accessories.
I am talking about different kinds of jewelries inspired by Chinese symbols and beliefs. For instance, there is a silver bangle with a number 8 design on it; this number 8 design was inspired by the Chinese belief. According to tradition, 8 means good luck. Aside from a bangle, there is also a silver ring that has a number 8 design on it, which was also inspired by the same Chinese belief. Furthermore, a silver 18" necklace chain, which is now available, also entices good luck; it has an enameled sterling silver pendant called the 'Chinese Knot.' Another good luck charm is the sterling silver ring that has an "Imperial Seal" design, which was inspired by the seal of the Qing's emperor.
All of the aforementioned Chinese-inspired jewelries are made out of pure silver and have free and adjustable sizes, but for quite expensive prices. These accessories are also greatly influenced by Chinese beliefs, specifically feng shui. I have always been intrigued and curious about the Chinese feng shui. The popularity of feng shui made it a common household name. Well, I have decided to get straight to this matter in the heart of the feng shui land -- China. Beginning with the right pronunciation of Feng Shui ('fung shway') is a good start. On the other hand, knowing its literal meaning brings some more awareness on this topic: feng means wind, while shui means water.
The application of feng shui comes in the balance of the above-mentioned elements. The Chinese believe that feng shui creates prosperity, abundance, and harmony in personal, business, and financial aspects. This traditional Chinese practice used to be the secret of the Chinese royal families in bringing health and wealth to their clans. Even the Forbidden City of Beijing was constructed in accordance to the feng shui principles. Well, I guess the Chinese really took this belief seriously.
Now, I know why even Hollywood stars wear Chinese accessories such as beads and the like. With enough knowledge on jewelry beliefs and feng shui, I could try on accessories and be more wary of surroundings so that I have more luck, which I would be more than willing to accept.
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Are they trying to reconstruct old chinese language in china?
is it well funded? are the people actually knowledgeable or doing half assed research and saying that their theory is fact?
are they using a lot of resources not just modern chinese dialects?
for example korean is 60% influenced by old chinese words but sounds completely different. mongolian although sounds like a complete opposite has 3000 words in common with chinese and most of the words that are in common are older words dating back to han dynasty.
Well,Chinese is very different from western languages.There is no dominant pronunciation even in ancient time.People pronounce differently by area.SO,Korea,Vietnamese,even many Chinese pronounce differently even today.There are hundreds of dialects even today.But the writing is the same hanzi.SO,it does not matter how it pronounces.For example,the Cantonese,Jin and northern people cannot understand each other by speaking at all(no matter in ancient time nor modern time),but when they write down Chinese,they would communicate with no problem.
Of course people have the knowledge.Because people still use ancient(classical) Chinese today(for example.in poem,duilian,idioms,history books,ancient philosophy/literature studies).Just not so universally.100 years ago,ancient(classical) Chinese is the only official language of China,all educated men are good with classical Chinese. The pronunciation has nothing with Hanzi.U can read this way and that way,but the meaning stays the same.A single Hanzi can have hundreds ways of pronunciation by different people. Also,today,middle school students spend 40% time in classical Chinese and 60% time in Modern Chinese.Educated people can understand classical Chinese.The classical Chinese form has lasted for thousands of years,but it changes so little.The sound changes,but the grammar did not change too much.Because all ancient people use classical grammar.SO,it is not quite hard to understand if someone get basic classical Chinese education.
