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Finches and Bamboo

Zhao Ji is the personal name of Emperor Huizong (宋徽宗, 1082–1135). He was the eighth and one of the most famous emperors of the Song Dynasty, with a personal life spent amidst luxury, sophistication and art but ending as a captive of an invading army. Born Zhao Ji (趙佶), he was the 11th son of Emperor Shenzong. In February 1100 his older half-brother Emperor Zhezong (哲宗) died without a surviving son, and Huizong succeeded him the next day as emperor. He reigned from 1100 to 1126. Huizong was famed for his promotion of Taoism. He was also a skilled poet, painter, calligrapher, and musician.

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#china #bridges #buddha
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The Monk Bridge

What does "I would turn into a bridge for 500 years and endure the wind and rain mean?

  • Before one of the Buddha's disciples became a monk he met a beautiful girl and fell in love with her. Buddha asked him: "How much do you love her?" And he answered he would turn into a stone bridge and endure 500 years of wind, 500 years of sunlight and 500 years of rain. He only asked that the girl would walk over the bridge.
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#China’s economic troubles will have global consequences

source: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/china/64222/chinas-economic-troubles-will-have-global-consequences

This week, #Moody’s, the international ratings agency, downgraded its outlook for China’s #credit #rating from “stable” to “negative”, while maintaining the country’s A1 credit rating for now. The agency expressed concern about the weakening economic outlook and rising #debt capacity problems.

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