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Topic: Ancient China

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 Vital Stats
The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Most admires:Cleopatra,  Chairman Mao Tse Tung,  The Dalai Lama
Religion(s):Taoist,  New Age
Favorite era(s):Prehistoric times
Favorite explorer(s):Marco Polo
Favorite actor(s):Bruce Lee
Favorite book(s):"Quotations from the Works of Mao Tse-tung" by Mao Tse-tung
Favorite great leader(s):Genghis Khan,  Mao Zedong,  Alexander the Great
Favorite royal(s):Queen of Sheba
Favorite computer game(s):Civilization
Favorite destination(s):China,  Asia,  Thailand
Favorite philosopher(s):Confucius
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 Expert Talk
The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.


Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk

His teachings were based on the so-called Six Classics, ancient books I of philosophical thought, rituals, poetry, music, and history, which represented the spiritual and cultural heritage of the "holy sages" of China's past.
There are Ancient systems from Tibet, India and China that are rigorous disciplines that are far more spiritual than most want to invest the time and energy in.
T'ai Chi Chuan is an ancient exercise which embodies China's most profound concepts and principles of health and movement.
Zhang Xian Qian,
Ex-Olympic Swimmer

Just as the ancient Daoist philosopher Zhuang-zi did not know whether he was a philosopher dreaming he was a butterfly or a butterfly dreaming he was a philosopher, so China's state enterprises do not seem to know--or do not want others to know--whether they are socialist firms employing market techniques or capitalist companies renting government doorplates.
It may have originated from an ancient game in India called Poona or it may have originated from Greece or China as games called Battledore and Shuttlecock, and Ti Jian Zi.
Ancient musical instruments excavated CHINESE archeologists Tuesday unearthed an elevated drum supported by two legendary phoenixes standing atop two tigers in Central China's Hubei Province.
Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder

Throughout China's history the industrious and ingenious Chinese people, while creating a brilliant ancient civilization, have left succeeding generations a rich cultural heritage of tens of thousands of jokes, spanning many different dynasties.
Ancient is inspired by Kitaro's impressions of the people, geography, and culture from four ancient civilizations: Mesopotamia, Indus, Egypt and China.
Uzbeks are presented as an ancient civilization on par with the Silk Route trading partners of China, India, Persia, and Greece.
Paddy McGuinness,
Newsagent

There were papers on ancient Greece and Rome, gender and sexuality in early modern Ireland, nineteenth century India, colonial Africa, militarism in modern China, as well as on every time period of British hi story.
Astrid Schuhmann,
Backpacker

C ombining China's natural wonders with unique ancient culture and hospitality, this tour brings you to the three most attractive cities in China to see the Great Wall, the Forbidden City; The Terra Cotta Warriors in Xian; Paris of the Orient -- Shanghai and the most scenic areas Suzhou and Hangzhou -- Paradise on Earth with the most beautiful gardens and lakes in China.
Mark Harris,
Priest

There is no mention made of their use in the Bible but it would appear that they were known in China and in India long before the ancient Greeks and Romans refer to them in their writings.
 
 
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