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The Secret to Health Lies in Apples That Don’t Rot

We all know that the surface of an apple, when cut into pieces, will turn brown pretty quickly and then start to decay. However, the apples grown by an old Japanese farmer named Hidefumi will not turn brown when cut, and will not rot even after 2 years. They only shrink and dry out, emitting ...

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Three red apples sitting on a table.

A Beggar With Supernormal Powers Made a Painted Dragon Come Alive

There is a Chinese medicine shop called Zhu Yangxin in Dajing alley of Hangzhou City. According to legend, there used to be a lame beggar, Li Tieguai, whose legs and feet were damaged, yet he had supernormal powers. One day, he went to the shop and begged the owner: “Sir! I am hungry, and my ...

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Plum blossoms.

Today’s China Is a Colony of the CCP

The discussion about the distinction between China and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as part of the United States-China strategy continues to be heated. Some scholars and DPP officials in Taiwan agree that the CCP does not represent China and even that China is a colony of the CCP. The New York Times recently reported ...

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The U.S. flag.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatments for Extremely High Blood Pressure

Bloodletting is used today in traditional Chinese medicine as a treatment for a sudden spike causing extremely high blood pressure. The practice of bloodletting began around 3,000 years ago with the Egyptians, then continued with the Greeks and Romans, the Arabs, and the Asians, and then spread through Europe during the Middle Ages and the ...

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A blood pressure monitor.

Good and Evil Determine Life and Death

A long time ago, the morals of the people in a village had become very bad, and gods were going to destroy the town. A Bodhisattva wanted to save the benevolent people in the village, giving those who knew the difference between good and evil another chance to survive. So she went down to the ...

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A Chinese village.

The Story of a Coin

There was a young man with little money who had to give up his school education to take care of his frail and sick parents. On his way home, he found a coin on the ground. He heard the gardeners say they were thirsty, so he bought some water with that coin for them to ...

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A Tang coin.

How to Sleep Well

Do you like to do intense sports at night? Is your bedroom still a mess? If you want to sleep well and maintain your health, you should consider changing your sleep habits if you want to stay well and sleep like a baby. Stick to a schedule where you go to bed at the same ...

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A bed and pillows.

Hong Kong and Sun Yat-Sen’s Revolutionary Thought

Hong Kong is a special city. It is the most important financial center and transportation hub in Asia. That said, few people know that Hong Kong was the place that inspired the founding father of the Republic of China, Sun Yat-sen. In 1884, Sun Yat-sen graduated from the Government Central School in Hong Kong. He ...

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Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

These Foods Are Good Sleep Inducers

Some food when eaten at night can help you fall asleep easily because they are good sleep inducers. The following recommendations are especially good if eaten half an hour prior to sleep and they are gentle enough for everyone’s use. Foods that act as sleep inducers Lily buds Lily buds calm the mind and nurture ...

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A bed and pillows.