The Buddhist Stele Commemorating Song Shixing (宋始兴) appears to be a thin stele decorated with the head of Chi‚ the hornless dragon. The top and body of the stele are in one piece yet the base is nowhere to be found. Six dragons are carved on the top of the stele façade‚ hovering with their head facing down and holding the body of the stele in their mouths. On the uppermost part of the stele‚ a niche with gable roofs and round arch is engraved‚ inside which sits the Maitreya Buddha wearing a crown
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The western and Chinese Dragon The ancient Chinese created a 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac which is represented by 12 different animals. They are rat‚ ox‚ tiger‚ rabbit‚ dragon‚ snake‚ horse‚ sheep‚ monkey‚ rooster‚ dog‚ pig. Dragon is the 5th in this cycle‚ but the most popular‚ and the only mythical creature. The figure of typical Chinese dragon has a long scaled serpentine body‚ two short antlers‚ four lizard legs‚ and chicken claws. They are either flying in the sky or swimming under
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Chasing the Long Tail Four groups of consumers Based on Loyalty‚ consumers could be classified into four different groups. No Loyalty‚ Low Loyalty‚ Intermediate Loyalty and Premium Loyalty (Reichheld‚ 1996). The consumers that do not develop a loyalty towards any brand even after repeated use of the product can be identified in this group. Low Loyalty consumers are the consumers that buy out of habit and this sort of loyalty can be attributed to habit forming buying. Product
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Dragon Essay Beowulf’s battle with the dragon was his last stand‚ before he had never experienced defeat in his life. No creature on earth could defeat him‚ people knew him as the one man army that could conquer any enemy in his way. The angry dragon slept peacefully for so long‚ but when rudely woken up‚ he became the only living thing to test Beowulf’s strengths to the fullest. Senior year can come easy to any student if the college applications get done ahead of time. Getting ahead of the game
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“Pet Peeve” Every day people encounter many weird and disturbing things. For instance‚ I hate when people don’t wash their hands after they use the bathroom or even spiting outside right in front of you. There is one thing that really gets me. It’s when people don’t flush the toilet. Really‚ what’s so difficult about flushing the toilets?! You have already done the hard part!! Just by flushing you can save someone from vomiting or fainting. One time I walked in the restroom and I was confronted
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Whooooooooshhhhhh!!!!! There’s a dragon! It all began with the pretty prince and his sister. It is a cold night at a tall castle with a beautiful princess and her name was Nancy. She was scared but her brother‚ Alexander was on his was to save her. Wait let’s start from the beginning. It all began with in a little house in the country. In the house there was a beautiful girl her name was Nancy that was a princess‚ her handsome brother that was a prince and his name was Alexander‚ and their wonderful
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being anything but unique. One dreary night in the city of Avalon; a mama dragon was giving birth to a baby dragon. She was so excited to be having her own baby who would fly around with her and who she could teach all the things she has learned to. A couple hours later... The baby dragon was born and mama dragon named him Danny. Mama dragon immediately realized instead of having the nice dark color scales all dragons have‚ Danny was born with bright purple scales. She decided that maybe it was
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Dragon fruit Production in Palawan: An Assessment of Its Potential for Agricultural Production in Palawan Background Dragon fruit is the fruit of several cactus species. These fruit are also known as pitaya‚ native to Mexico and Central America; Growing Dragon fruit commercially is common in places like Thailand and Vietnam where the climate makes the dragon fruit conditions just right for growing dragon fruit cactus all the way successfully to fruit. There are most commonly cultivated
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creations with all the living souls down on earth who needed it. She was a very charitable person‚ but she did get upset when people took advantage of her. The only person who did take advantage of her was Bert the Dragon. You see Bert was one of the last dragons who lived through the hurt for Dragons. He was also a special
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Being strong‚ that is the only goal for any dragon living in Nupreytania. Well‚ that’s not the case for Jessie. Jessie is the smallest dragon in town. Always being bullied and looked down upon by his siblings and friends‚ he strives to become the toughest dragon in town. There is only one thing standing in the way of him becoming the strongest dragon in town‚ him. Jessie is too humble too become what he is expected to be by society. As intelligent as he may be‚ he will never be able to succeed
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