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ashamed
(Source: dict.cn)
GUANGZHOU, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) — Three senior Chinese officials Sunday sent congratulation letters to South China Agricultural University, a prestigious university in south China’s Guangdong Province, for the celebration of its 100th founding anniversary.
Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu said in the letter that the university had worked hard for the promotion of the country’s agriculture development over the past 100 years since the university was established.
“Since the founding of New China and launching of the reform and opening-up policy, the university has trained many talents and obtained great progress in science researches, which have made significant contributions to the country’s agricultural science and social and economic development,” Hui said.
“The university should make innovations while carrying on its good traditions in building the first-class university, and make further contributions for the promotion of agricultural modernization with Chinese characteristics,” Hui said.
State Councilor Liu Yandong said in the letter that the university has made great progress in fields of education, science researches and social services.
Wang Yang, secretary of the Guangdong provincial committee of the Communist Party of China, spoke highly of the university’s contributions to Guangdong Province, and urged it to achieve greater achievements to be a high-level comprehensive university featuring agricultural science and life science.
(Source: xinhuanet.com)
Cultural Heritage
1、South Peak: Taoism Temples
The south peak is the main peak and also the steepest of Huashan Mountain. Legend has it that Laozi, the originator of Taoism, used to missionize here. Among the many temples, the Jintian Palace, the Zhenyue Palace and the Chunyang Temple are the listed among the state-level Taoist structures.
2. West Peak: Green Cloud Temple
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The Green Cloud Temple is also called the Holy Mother Temple. It enshrines statues of three holy mothers. There is a large stone cut into three parts outside. It is the well-known “Ax Cutting Stone” for it looks as if it is being cut by an ax. Beside the stone, there is a huge ax. According to legend Baolian Deng (The Lotus Lamp), it was used by Chen Xiang to save his mother.
3. Central Peak: Jade Maiden Shrine
It is on the central peak of Huashan Mountain and stands on a natural stone tortoise. The Jade maiden was said to be Nong Yu — daughter of Duke Mu of the Qin Dynasty (221-206BC). The story took place in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC): A young man named Xiao Shi was good at playing bamboo flute. Nong Yu, who fell deeply in love with the poor young man, gave up all her nabobism to marry Xiao. The lovers came to Huashan Mountain and lived here for the rest of their life. To commemorate the couple, people built the Jade Maiden Shrine.
(Source: chinaculture.org)
