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	<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>A curious phenomenon in PHP language</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s afternoon, I wrote an aimless code of PHP, that&#8217;s a good way to waste time I think. Then I created a simple line, and I assume the codes was wrong. But when I run the code, its output  amazes me. The simple codes is:
&#60;?php
print 1&#8230;1;
?&#62;
The output is &#8220;10.1&#8243;, I have in mind some doubts [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today&#8217;s afternoon, I wrote an aimless code of PHP, that&#8217;s a good way to waste time I think. Then I created a simple line, and I assume the codes was wrong. But when I run the code, its output  amazes me. The simple codes is:</p>
<p>&lt;?<span style="color: #ff0000;">php</span><br />
<strong>print </strong>1&#8230;1;<br />
?&gt;</p>
<p>The output is &#8220;10.1&#8243;, I have in mind some doubts which really puzzle me. Why is that? And I wrote more codes to try it:</p>
<p>&lt;?<span style="color: #ff0000;">php</span><br />
<strong>print </strong>1.1;    <span style="color: #008000;">// The output is 1.1, one dot, the result is really clearly</span><br />
<strong>print </strong>1..1;   <span style="color: #008000;">// Wrong, two dot, error clearly</span><br />
<strong>print </strong>1&#8230;1;  <span style="color: #008000;">// 10.1</span><br />
<strong>print </strong>1&#8230;.1; <span style="color: #008000;">// Wrong, four dot, yeah, error of course</span><br />
<strong>print </strong>2&#8230;2;  <span style="color: #008000;">// 20.2</span><br />
<strong>print </strong>6&#8230;3;  <span style="color: #008000;">// 60.3</span><br />
?&gt;</p>
<p>Only three dots mixed me up more, there is no the &#8220;three dots&#8221; operator in PHP language. So I wrote more testing codes:</p>
<p>&lt;?<span style="color: #ff0000;">php</span><br />
<span style="color: #3366ff;">$first</span>=7;<br />
<span style="color: #3366ff;">$last</span>=6;<br />
<strong>print</strong> <span style="color: #3366ff;">$first</span>&#8230;<span style="color: #3366ff;">$last</span>;        <span style="color: #008000;">// Output is 70.6</span><br />
<strong>print </strong>(<span style="color: #3366ff;">$first</span>.).(.<span style="color: #3366ff;">$last</span>);    <span style="color: #008000;">// Output is 70.6 too, em, I think its nearly the answer&#8230;</span><br />
<strong>print </strong>(<span style="color: #3366ff;">$first</span>.);               <span style="color: #008000;">// wrong</span><br />
<strong>print </strong>7.;                       <span style="color: #008000;">// wrong</span><br />
<span style="color: #008000;">// oh, no, I think I don&#8217;t know why&#8230;</span><br />
?&gt;</p>
<p>Last now, I still don&#8217;t know why this is. So, I submit it on PHP community and hope to get the question&#8217;s answer. If you know, please tell me, thank you.</p>
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		<title>Develop Black and White Film by Myself</title>
		<link>http://shangning.net/blog/develop-black-and-white-film-by-myself.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShangNing</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I played traditional camera some days, there is much fun in taking pictures. But the film develop shop is few in Beijing, after all, digtal camera is mainstream of photography today.
In Beijing just a few of places could develop colour films, and their price is high and low quality. So I do not want to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://shangning.net/blog/i-started-play-the-old-film-camera.php">I played traditional camera some days</a>, there is much fun in taking pictures. But the film develop shop is few in Beijing, after all, digtal camera is mainstream of photography today.</p>
<p>In Beijing just a few of places could develop colour films, and their price is high and low quality. So I do not want to give them my films.</p>
<p>For the same reason, much traditional photography fans play black and white film, because B&amp;W film could be developped by self simply.</p>
<p>Lask week, I traveled to JiaoZuo, Henan province. In the travel, I took some photos in Canon A-1 camera and B&amp;W films, and when I returned home, I developped these films by myself. This is the first time develop film myself, and the result have unexpected perfect I think.</p>
<p>There are some photos show:</p>
<p><a title="Jiaozuo, Henan province" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxview/4499948329/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2716/4499948329_3fcb8221d2.jpg" alt="Jiaozuo, Henan province" width="324" height="500" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a title="Jiaozuo, Henan province" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxview/4499950905/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4499950905_9b9b4fde3a.jpg" alt="Jiaozuo, Henan province" width="324" height="500" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a title="Jiaozuo, Henan province" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxview/4500591674/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2790/4500591674_33b61be0a1.jpg" alt="Jiaozuo, Henan province" width="324" height="500" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a title="Jiaozuo, Henan province" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxview/4500592630/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4500592630_9488b287e8.jpg" alt="Jiaozuo, Henan province" width="324" height="500" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxview/">Click here to read more black and white photos on my flickr.</a></p>
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		<title>Delicious Sushi and Tasty Hamburger</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShangNing</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[cooking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I love cooking, it is an interesting and creative thing, some simple materials and a few time can made nice foods, it likes magic.
There are four photos, Delicious Sushi and Tasty Hamburger, I am satisfied their appearance. They really looks beautiful, do you agree with me?
Actually, I cooking different foods everyday, but I find that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love cooking, it is an interesting and creative thing, some simple materials and a few time can made nice foods, it likes magic.</p>
<p>There are four photos, Delicious Sushi and Tasty Hamburger, I am satisfied their appearance. They really looks beautiful, do you agree with me?</p>
<p>Actually, I cooking different foods everyday, but I find that the fast lunch food easily take good pictures.</p>
<p><a title="Delicious Sushi" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxview/4424117191/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4424117191_a665ed73ca.jpg" alt="Delicious Sushi" width="375" height="500" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a title="Delicious Sushi" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxview/4424885380/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4424885380_2801c7d206.jpg" alt="Delicious Sushi" width="375" height="500" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a title="Tasty Hamburger" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxview/4455134971/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4455134971_06486a81cd.jpg" alt="Tasty Hamburger" width="500" height="375" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a title="Tasty Hamburger" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxview/4455128443/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4455128443_da4ef56ebb.jpg" alt="Tasty Hamburger" width="500" height="375" border="0" /></a></p>
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		<title>I started play the old film camera</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShangNing</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[camera]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Digtal camera is fine, but expensive. So, the old film camera or second hand camera is a good choice for me. I have the capability to buy several second hand machines and play them one by one.
Not long ago, I bought a second-hand camera from local old goods market, the price is very low for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Digtal camera is fine, but expensive. So, the old film camera or second hand camera is a good choice for me. I have the capability to buy several second hand machines and play them one by one.</p>
<p>Not long ago, I bought a second-hand camera from local old goods market, the price is very low for me. I think that&#8217;s enough for me, because I don&#8217;t need expensive devices.</p>
<p>The camera is RICHO XR-7, the lens is 50mm/F1.7, I took some pictures by it. Then, I searched some good PK mount lens from the internet and bought them. Every lens are excenlent, Yeah, it&#8217;s a good way to play photography I think.</p>
<p>After that, I was charmed with nikon and canon machines, so I started find these brand camera. Now, I have more than 10 film cameras, I like them very much.</p>
<p>There are some photos created by these old camera:</p>
<p><a title="a toy hold on the windowsill" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxview/4331899293/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2781/4331899293_f6f0d0a169.jpg" alt="a toy hold on the windowsill" width="494" height="322" border="0" /></a><br />
A toy hold on the windowsill</p>
<p><a title="Beijing snow" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxview/4331899291/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4331899291_25364bde5f.jpg" alt="Beijing snow" width="492" height="302" border="0" /></a><br />
Beijing snow</p>
<p><a title="views from my room" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxview/4331899285/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2786/4331899285_f46f465a4b.jpg" alt="views from my room" width="491" height="323" border="0" /></a><br />
views from my room</p>
<p><a title="a corner of the Fragrant Hills" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxview/4339930598/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/4339930598_d15e8a24da.jpg" alt="a corner of the Fragrant Hills" width="500" height="324" border="0" /></a><br />
a corner of the Fragrant Hills</p>
<p><a title="tea house on the Fragrant Hills" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxview/4339927286/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2709/4339927286_b5561a5f0b.jpg" alt="tea house on the Fragrant Hills" width="500" height="324" border="0" /></a><br />
tea house on the Fragrant Hills</p>
<p><a title="Beijing jam road and cars" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxview/4339927278/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4339927278_65b86e2b62.jpg" alt="Beijing jam road and cars" width="500" height="324" border="0" /></a><br />
Beijing jam road and cars</p>
<p><a title="lovely cat" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxview/4339927268/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4339927268_a986e7107a.jpg" alt="lovely cat" width="500" height="324" border="0" /></a><br />
lovely cat</p>
<p><a title="garden in winter" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxview/4339930600/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4339930600_40fefda4dd.jpg" alt="garden in winter" width="500" height="324" border="0" /></a><br />
garden in winter</p>
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		<title>New site and 5 steps to popularize it</title>
		<link>http://shangning.net/blog/new-site-and-5-steps-to-popularize-it.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShangNing</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[What is my zodiac animal? This question is the toppest question be asked here. I would not answer it again and again, and the result is not only one answer.
The Chinese zodiac animal is calculated by the birthday, so different birth day has different zodiac animal. I wrote a tiny program to calculate it, it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.whatismyzodiacanimal.com/">What is my zodiac animal</a>? This question is the toppest question be asked here. I would not answer it again and again, and the result is not only one answer.</p>
<p>The Chinese zodiac animal is calculated by the birthday, so different birth day has different zodiac animal. I wrote a tiny program to calculate it, it is easy to know what is your zodiac animal via it.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.whatismyzodiacanimal.com/">New site</a> has done, the next work is popularize it. There make a todo list to achieve my aim:</p>
<p>1. Blogging an article to introducing the new website. Actually, this article is the right article;</p>
<p>2. Submit it to my delicious account and digg account, I guess there must be someone like my bookmark;</p>
<p>3. Exchange the site link with other websites, this way is a diffcult method for me, because I don&#8217;t know how to do it. But I have to try;</p>
<p>4. Publish an advertisment, but I would spent lots money on this way, just want to buy some cheap AD banner for it;</p>
<p>5. Make a email list that who asked me the zodiac question, and sent email to them.</p>
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		<title>The crying child soon calmed down</title>
		<link>http://shangning.net/blog/the-crying-child-soon-calmed-down.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShangNing</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I like babies very much, and I think babies crying is blackmail, they are not really sad or angry, they just wanted some sweet or more attentions.
Last week, I went to climbing, I like outdoors, and found a crying baby, it&#8217;s a good story for blogging I think, so I got the process.
In fact, I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like babies very much, and I think babies crying is blackmail, they are not really sad or angry, they just wanted some sweet or more attentions.</p>
<p>Last week, I went to climbing, I like outdoors, and found a crying baby, it&#8217;s a good story for blogging I think, so I got the process.</p>
<p>In fact, I don&#8217;t know why the baby crying, but never try to understanding them, because you never know what they are thinking, right?</p>
<p><img src="http://shangning.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=653&amp;g2_serialNumber=1" alt="Ouch, you hurt me!" /><br />
Ouch, You Hurt Me!</p>
<p><img src="http://shangning.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=655&amp;g2_serialNumber=1" alt="It's late" /><br />
It doesn&#8217;t matter what you say, or what you do.</p>
<p><img src="http://shangning.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=657&amp;g2_serialNumber=1" alt="It's too late" /><br />
Everything just changed, forever.</p>
<p><img src="http://shangning.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=659&amp;g2_serialNumber=1" alt="Unless you apologize" /><br />
Unless you apologize, I&#8217;ll let you know who am I.</p>
<p><img src="http://shangning.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=661&amp;g2_serialNumber=1" alt="not end" /><br />
This is not the end.</p>
<p><img src="http://shangning.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=663&amp;g2_serialNumber=1" alt="angry still" /><br />
The more I thought about it, the angrier I grew.</p>
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		<title>Enjoy a Great Trip with NYC Bus Charters</title>
		<link>http://shangning.net/blog/enjoy-a-great-trip-with-nyc-bus-charters.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cinderella</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Need to go out with many friends? Want to go around the great Atlantic City? Longing for a driver that would come any time you need him? Busy going between offices and airports? Worry about safety issue? Want to be environmentally friendly? Now you can have a good helper with all of these expectations! NYC [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Need to go out with many friends? Want to go around the great Atlantic City? Longing for a driver that would come any time you need him? Busy going between offices and airports? Worry about safety issue? Want to be environmentally friendly? Now you can have a good helper with all of these expectations! NYC Bus Charters are here at your service!</p>
<p>If you have a big group of friends who want to hang out together on a wonderful sunny day, <a href="http://www.nycbuscharters.com">New York Bus Charter</a> offer you daytrip service to any picnic spot you want. The happy journey would start the moment you get on the bus; as the drivers are all safe, courteous, and experienced. With our video and audio capabilities, you can start the party on the bus!</p>
<p>If you are the organizer of a corporate event and need to arrange transportation for staff and guests, NYC Bus charters offer buses for group of any size around 9 to 57 passengers. If you choose <a href="http://www.nycbuscharters.com">NYC Bus Charters</a>, you have made the right decision. The excellent drivers and clean vehicles will give your great satisfaction and make your event the best of all!</p>
<p>If you are a company and need to go out for a trade show for your products, then call the service and the well-maintained buses will come to your place immediately. You just need to focus on the shows and enjoy the service of comfortable buses and professional staff. The price will be the lowest around the same kind of service.</p>
<p>If you are a group of business people who need to go to the airport for an emergency of another city at 2:00am, do not feel desperate! Just get online and find our 24hr customer assistance. Buses to airports will immediately come to your rescue. The happiest moment of the staff will be the time when all of you get on your plane and fly to the sky for your bright future of business.</p>
<p>If you are an environmentalist and refused to drive cars to any destination, then get a group of your friend and take their buses. NYC Bus Charters have high quality green buses burning no oil but clean gas. They are 100% environmentally friendly. Clean and comfortable inside will give you a good mood and you can have an environmental journey with out walking tiredly.</p>
<p>Now, another attraction will get you to choose the <a href="http://www.nycbuscharters.com">New York Bus Charter</a>, as they offer great discount for groups!</p>
<p>Want to have a perfect trip with NYC Bus Charters? Log on the website and know more: http://www.nycbuscharters.com/</p>
<p>The NYC Bus Charters are waiting for you to start a wonderful journey!</p>
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		<title>The leader in New York City sightseeing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>linna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CitySights NY is a recognized leader in New York City Sightseeing. It has the special hop-on, hop-off bus tours and New York City&#8217;s best-value double-decker sightseeing packages which are beneficial、exciting and enjoyable. These are CitySights NY&#8217;s charms.
Have you ever tried to view a city on the top of a bus? It must be exciting and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CitySights NY is a recognized leader in <a href="http://www.citysightsny.com">New York City Sightseeing</a>. It has the special hop-on, hop-off bus tours and New York City&#8217;s best-value double-decker sightseeing packages which are beneficial、exciting and enjoyable. These are CitySights NY&#8217;s charms.</p>
<p>Have you ever tried to view a city on the top of a bus? It must be exciting and amazing. CitySights NY can do it. CitySights NY is operating a brand new fleet American-made buses, uniquely-designed with seating on the top deck only to offer all of its passengers a grand view of the sites of New York City&#8217;s attractions, neighborhoods and places of interest.</p>
<p>These buses are equipped with a state-of-the-art-public address system with speakers located under every seat, allowing passengers excellent audio reception of the guide narration even in the open air. In cool weather, heating coils are situated throughout the top deck flooring to provide comfort. CitySights NY is also the first and only tour bus company to have the canopy which is removable and constructed from a clear, see-through material, allowing both warmth and complete visibility. Except for these equipments, the guides are also great. They&#8217;re not only knowledgable but also well-trained. Because of them, the tours are always colorful.</p>
<p>Then, if you want to have a tour that is economic, exciting and enjoyable, New York City&#8217;s best-value double-decker sightseeing pakages is the best choice. It includes major attractions and activities such as harbor cruises, museum visits, helicopter tours, shopping day trips and one-day escorted motorcoach tours to Boston, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia＆Amish Country. Now, let&#8217;s know something about them.</p>
<p>From the harbor cruises you can see the awesome skyscrapers that make the fabulous skyline come alive. You can see the majestic Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island. Circumnavigate Manhattan Island and see all-rivers, major bridges and the boroughs. Also, dinner and brunch in the cruise are available.</p>
<p>Helicopter tours. Choose one of the valued combo tours and enjoy the sights and sounds on land and in the air. Fly over the many New York City landmarks and famous sites. Enjoy aerial views of this magnificent city, you&#8217;ll fall in love with it.</p>
<p>On the Night Tour you&#8217;ll get an amazing view of the illuminated Manhattan skyline from a special stop on the Brooklyn waterfront. The Brooklyn Tour can take you to trendy and historic neighborhoods.</p>
<p>Broadway shows. It has selected New York City&#8217;s most popular Broadway shows and fan favorites for your friends and family to enjoy. Experience the thrill and magic of award winning shows right before your very eyes.</p>
<p>There are also some specil groups. For example, the educational student trip. We know that teachers strive to give their students the very best education. The travel is an invaluable tool in enhancing their knowledge.</p>
<p>CitySights NY has Student Tours of NYC, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington DC. It offers a variety of One-Day and Overnight trips. Its staff has many years of experience in planning educational tours and class recreational trips, and a dedication to service. You won&#8217;t find anywhere else!</p>
<p>After understanding of the CitySights NY, you have to say that it&#8217;s leader in <a href="http://www.citysightsny.com">New York City Sightseeing</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Dragon and Lion Dance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As China gains more and more attention from the world, the traditional Chinese art becomes more and more attractive. The dragon and lion dance is among the most unique Chinese art forms. Many foreign friends would think that the dragon and lion dance always appears together; in fact, there are big differences between the “dragon” [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As China gains more and more attention from the world, the traditional Chinese art becomes more and more attractive. The dragon and lion dance is among the most unique Chinese art forms. Many foreign friends would think that the dragon and lion dance always appears together; in fact, there are big differences between the “dragon” and the “lion”, including their dances.</p>
<p>The dragon dance is a traditional Chinese custom. When there is a festival, especially during the spring festival, people all over China will do the dragon dance to express their hope for peace and prosperity.</p>
<p>The origin of the dragon dance custom was the Chinese totem of dragon. Chinese people have been worshiping the dragon since ancient time. However, the dragon does not really exist. We can see that a dragon has a deer’s antlers, a horse’s head, an ox’s ears, a snake’s body, a fish’s scales, an eagle’s talon and a tiger’s soles. In fact, the image of the dragon was the combination of animals with power and good auspice, thus it became a sacry beast in the mind of Chinese people.</p>
<p>In the feudal society, the dragon was a symbol of imperial power. The emperor was called “the Son of Heaven” and “A Real Dragon”. There were dragons on the emperor’s clothes and chairs. His body and expressions are all those of a dragon. The dragon’s symbolic meanings showed that it was a perfect and authoritative image in Chinese people’s mind. However, the dragon belonged not only to the emperors. From the beginning of its appearance, the dragon has been the totem for all Chinese people. It symbolized their seeking for peace, justice and self-empowerment.</p>
<p>Chinese people consider themselves as “descendants of the dragon”. Therefore, they worship, respect and love the dragon. They have held different kinds of ceremonies to worship the beast, which has generated the dragon boat competitions, the dragon lantern display, and the dragon dance, etc.</p>
<p>The dragon dance skills and set forms are not complicated. There is no fixed set form besides a few set movements. The dancers can design their movements according to their own understandings. There is no fixed rule. Therefore, everyone can be a dragon dancer, and express himself through the dance.</p>
<p>The flexibility of the dragon dance makes it an activity for men and women, old and young. Moreover, its mobility, and requiring for team work makes it a very popular sport in China. According to some statistics, there are tens of millions of people in China join the dragon dance every year.</p>
<p>In the westerners’ mind, dragons are vicious and terrifying. However, Chinese people consider the dragon as a symbol of power. It can beat down the vicious beasts and terrifying monsters that endangers the human kind. It is a god of peace and stability. Through different kinds of dragon dances, Chinese people express their wishes for happiness and fortune. Thus the dragon dance has been popular in China for thousands of years.</p>
<p>The lion dance always appears with the dragon dance in celebrations as a wish for peace and prosperity. However, unlike the dragon dance, the lion dance is not for everyone to join in. It requires high skills of the dancers. One can not be a good lion dancer without long-time training and practice.</p>
<p>The lion is not a totem of Chinese people. It is even not a Chinese animal. The lion came to China with the spread of Buddhism. Buddhism was born in India, and the lion’s hometown was there, too. Legend has it that the Gotama Buddha had the voice of a lion when he explained the sutra to his disciples. So the lion is a sacred beast of Buddhism. As time goes by, Buddhism declined in its birthplace, but it has become part of Chinese culture by combining with the local customs. The sacred lion of Buddhism has become another god of peace and stability for Chinese people.</p>
<p>The same as the dragon dance, the lion dance was a religious activity in the beginning. However, it lost its religious features as time goes by, becoming a common entertainment and sport.</p>
<p>There are two kinds of Chinese lion dance, that in the north and the south. The northern lion dance focuses on flexibility, likeness, and has many difficult movements. The southern lion dance focuses on the likeness of the characteristics, and does not pay much attention to seemingly-real appearance.</p>
<p>The vivid Chinese dragon and lovely Chinese lion have gradually become popular all over the world. The professional Chinese dragon and lion dancers have been invited to foreign countries for many times, for either performances or lectures. The good wishes in the dragon and lion dance will become a beauty in the world’s arts through the effort of these artists and people all over China. Of course, if you want to really feel the charm of the dance and the Chinese spirit, welcome to China during the Chinese festivals.</p>
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		<title>Population Control and One Child Policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>I figured that the one child policy is a specialty policy only China, any other countries has no this policy, right? One child policy means that advocating one child for one couple, not allowed the second for them.</p>
<p>Around the world, whether other countries carry out this policy? I have to agree, this policy effective control the population for China. Howevery, China&#8217;s population is too large, there were roughly 1.3 billion people there, it accounted for one a fifth of the world&#8217;s population.</p>
<p>One child policy performed since 1979, I was born in 1982, that is to say I am very fortunate to catch up with this policy - I am a singleton, no brothers and no sisters.</p>
<p>So far, this policy as a basic national policy has been performed more than 25 years, so most Chinese young people are singleton today.</p>
<p>The aging society question in China is more and more pressing at present, that is to say China faces with the problem of the population fault, and perhaps decades later, the number of China&#8217;s population will be a huge decline.</p>
<p>Thus on the issue of population control, as same as 25 years ago, Chinese government have to research how to increase the population and control the population balance. The solution of the population control will be a fairly long and complex process, the key is people who have to really see the long term.</p>
<p>So as to prevent population fell sharply, one child policy has been modified. In some cities, allowed the second baby for couples if the dad and mon are all singelton. That means if someone is singelton, and his wife also singleton, they could get two babies :D</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not sure the modify is really, because I did not read news from any offical newspaper.</p>
<p>I like children, and I think two children is better. If there just one child in a family, it&#8217;s too lonely for the child. I am lonely when I was a child, no friends and brothers play with me in my childhood. If I became father, I hope my wife is going to have two babies. If three, I will be the happiest, three children must be very funny for a family.</p>
<p>How did you think about the China&#8217;s one family one child policy? Is there similar policy in your country? How many children do you want?</p>
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