... a peace that I have long forgotten or not shared. The next corridor was an exhibit of ceramics of everyday life in the Neolithic period of the Majlayao culture (Machong phase, CA 2300-2000BC Metropolitan Museum plaque). The pottery of this period expresses similarities in the color and shapes to the art found amongst the indigenous cultures elsewhere in the world. On the side was another room with two guardian lions (6th dynasty 220 ... he or she did something terribly wrong to be here. Exiting quickly, I entered the Noguchi fountain; it was a place for gathering calm peaceful thoughts w...

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... tradition, red is the color of happiness, dragon pattern represents the male, and phoenix represents the female. So the red-colored Cheongsam with the phoenix embroidery is normally the garment for the bride. In mid-20th century, new China was going through large-scale reconstruction. Simplicity is the fashion code of the day. The bride preferred clean and ordinary wear at the wedding, and the glamorous wedding garments became unpopular. In the 60s, the whole society worshiped ... today, this customs still exists in some places. Splashing a Basin of Water In the past, as soon as the sed...

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... into a ball the size of a pea or a dime. The stars are poured into the tube and then surrounded by black powder. When the fuse burns into the shell, it ignites the black powder, causing the shell to explode. The explosion ignites the outside of the stars, which begin to burn with bright showers of sparks. Since the explosion throws the stars in all directions, you get the huge sphere of sparkling light that ... travels 3 to 7 seconds (However long the time fuse is) before before bursting in the sky. Which would send the rocket about 400 to 600 feet in the air. A 3 and 4 inch rocket whi...

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... during WWI military service, entered the market place. Shaving then became a matter for the privacy of one's own home, rather than being shaved at the barbershop daily, which had been the tradition for almost the preceding 50 years. These years were the age of great immigration to the United States. Many of the immigrants lived in squalid tenements, where indoor plumbing and running water were a luxury. The neighborhood barbershop provided baths as well ... -made blanks come in mainly 3 ¼ or 3 % sizes. They have a crackling glaze similar to early kitchen bowls. Many of these mugs bear t...

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