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Have a Happy new year of the Monkey! The most famous monkey in China is surely Sun Wukong.
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He is one of the main characters in a Chinese classic, The Journey to the West. At first Sun Wukong is a very naughty monkey, eager to take over the world, and it costs Buddha a lot of effort to tame him. He later becomes a loyal companion to the monk Xuanzang on his adventurous journey from China to India and back again.
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Hou Yi had a potion to become immortal, but it was sufficient only for one. The potion made her fly all the way to the moon, where she is still today, watching the world. When the moon is the brightest, during the Chinese Moon Festival , you can try to spot her up there. Many stories are told all over Asia about the Jade Rabbit. He is closely associated with the medical profession, frequently shown carrying a mortar and pestle. They fell in love, married and had children. But when the goddess found out about them, she banished them both to different sides of the Milky Way.
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However, once a year, magpies will help out and form a bridge between the two lovers. Who in the Western world would have thought that magpies can be so kind? In China, they are even a symbol for love and happiness. This legend has a happier ending.
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The story is set in the beautiful city of Hangzhou, famous for its lake. A white snake lived in the lake. She had gained magical powers and could turn herself into a human. She falls in love with the scholar Xu Xuan and after overcoming many obstacles they finally convince the gods to bless their union. He clearly is a hero in Chinese mythology: the most powerful and divine creature, controller of the water.
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Dragons were the symbol of the emperor, bringing luck and good fortune. It is said that the legendary Yellow Emperor turned into a dragon and flew to heaven when he died. You might have seen them in front of houses, palaces or temples and they have been placed there because people believe in their protective powers.
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Warner and Prof. Ballaster begin their conversation with Antoine Galland's translation into French from Arabic of the 'Alf Layla wa-Layla' as the first two volumes of 'Les Mille et Une Nuit' in the first decade of eighteenth century.
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