TCM‚ or Traditional Chinese Medicine‚ can be traced as far back as 1000 BC‚ where stone acupuncture needles were believed to be used. Texts from that period also talked of Yin and Yang and other concepts. The first written work on TCM is titled the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic‚ Huangdi Newijing (Gascoigne 11). This book was written in 300 BC‚ but entries date back to the early 2700’s BC. The book is still used in universities of Chinese Medicine around the world and is often called the bible
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duality: the active‚ light‚ dry‚ warm‚ positive‚ masculine yang and the passive‚ dark‚ cold‚ moist‚ negative yin. All things‚ animate and inanimate‚ and all circumstances were a combination of these fundamentals. The ultimate principle of the universe was the tao‚ "the way‚" and it determined the proper proportions of yin and yang in everything. Anything that altered the natural relation of yin to yang was considered bad‚ and right living consisted of carefully following the tao. If one observed the
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great emphasis on balance between the positive and negative aspects of life. Everything is said to have a relationship with an opposing factor. For example‚ men and women‚ or day and night. Yang is said to represent the power that starts things and Yin is said to be the power that completes them. (Overmyer‚ Daniel‚ Pg. 123) Water represents one of the most fundamental ideas that everything should flow. Water withers away the hardest of stones without any harm. Wu-wei‚ meaning "doing nothing" is just
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world. The main ingredient of blackball is ’Xian Cao’‚ a popular dessert and tea ingredient‚ and also believed to be an aid in lowering high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol and it also helps to build a better immune system in the body which is made in Guan Xi District a region of southern China. Blackball open its doors with the first outlet in Taipie‚Taiwan on 2006 and it has grown into one of the most successful dessert chains. Blackball’s dessert is tasty and famous thanks to the perfectly crafted
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Han Guan (document 2) a government official is describing the bad conditions of technology due to the quantity of the workers and the quality of labor. He also says that the lack of using technology causes an increase in the iron and salt prices‚ causing the
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Lebuh Chulia’s History -There were four original four streets of Georgetown and they were beach light street‚pitt street and chulia street. -formerly Chulia street‚ was first laid out between Lebuh Pantai and Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling during Francis Light’s time. -originally called “Malabar Street” and was changed to “Chulier Street” in Popham’s 1798 map By 1803. -the stree had extended to the present junction of Lebuh Leith and Jalan Penang(the eastern half until Love Lane) named Chulier
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any special vitamins or supplements before pregnancy. Chinese medicines belief based on Yin and Yang energy forces same as for the Vietnamese culture. The Yin and Yang energy must be balance for a pregnant woman due to imbalance forces can disturb the health for the mother and fetus. There are many restrictions a woman must follow during pregnancy such as types of food and behaviors. Food is selected based on Yin and Yang. Hot foods are not allow or should be restricted because it can cause imbalance
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The artifact that I picked from Metropolitan Museum of Art is called Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara of the Lion’s Roar. It is a large wood statue of an Avalokiteshvara‚ the basic idol of Buddhism‚ completed around the 12th century in China during the Ming Dynasty. The Buddha Statue is a representation of the philosophical belief system of Buddhism. Different Buddha Statues have different meanings. Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara symbolizes "the compassion in the world and the willingness to bear the pain
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INTRODUCTION NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd (NTUC) was founded in 1973 by the labour movement. Its first supermarket was opened in Toa Payoh in the same year. NTUC has now grown to become Singapore’s largest retailer‚ with a network of more than 270 stores comprising FairPrice Supermarkets‚ FairPrice Finest‚ FairPrice Xtra‚ FairPrice Xpress and Cheers convenience stores. NTUC also owns a Fresh Food Distribution Centre and a centralised warehousing and distribution company. Sales in 2013 were
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Alternative or Complimentary medicine comes from China. This medicine was developed several thousand years ago. Shen Nong‚ the Fire Emperor‚ said to have lived from 2698 to 2598 BC is considered the founder of herbal medicine Chinese medicine is based on the text written by Huang Di‚ The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine. This book was written before the birth of Hippocrates‚ the father of modern medicine. Ancient Chinese medicine was based on the idea of balance. Life energy
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