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This morning, I cast a glance over my personnal album, several pictures was taken in Pattaya, Thailand, they are male or female? Maybe the place of Pattaya already reminds you of something, an internationally well-known seaside resort, also the Thai Ladyman. I watched a show of Ladyman and took these pictures, they were performing famous worldwide dancing and traditional story, in which as the attached pictures shown, they were performing a very famous traditional Chinese story - "The White Snake", a love story about snake and human being, handed down from the Ming Dynasty.

I felt strange a beautiful and old traditional Chinese story was concerned by the Ladymen in Thailand. In China, this story had already been widely known because there have been several editions of "The White Snake" shown to almost all the Chinese people but no that of Ladymen.

This story is closely related to the Dragon Boat Festival. It was said that on E-Mei mountain, Sichuan Province, there lived two snake spirits, White Snake and Green Snake. These snakes, being magical, one day on Dragon Boat Festival turned themselves into beautiful girls respectively named Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing and set off on a journey to the West Lake of Hang Zhou.

When they arrived at West Lake they met a man named Xu Xian. Bai Suzhen quickly married with Xu Xian for reward the love-kindness of saving her life 500 years ago. After marriage, they gave birth to a son and enjoyed the life together.

However, A Buddhist monk, named Fa Hai, from the temple Jin Shan, Jiangsu Province, regarded their union as a violation of conventional marriages and a degeneration of moral standards. Much enraged, he sent divine troops from heaven to capture Bai Suzhen, incarcerating her underneath a pagoda by using his magical powers. For many years afterwards, Green Snake hid herself in the remote mountains to vigorously practice magic power and martial arts and in the end succeeded in toppling the pagoda and rescuing her mistress. Thus Bai Suzhen was able to reunite with her husband and son.

The snake in the story assumes a noble human nature. Is this the "Ghost" of China?

[http://chinacubby.blogspot.com]

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Ibis Xian $39.02 Ibis Xian is located in Xi'an, close to Beilin Museum, Bell Tower, and Drum Tower. Nearby points of interest also include Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and Xingqing Lake. Hotel Features. Ibis Xian features a restaurant and a bar/lounge. The hotel serves continental breakfasts (surcharges apply). Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. Additional property amenities include multilingual staff and laundry facilities. Guestrooms. Air conditioned guestrooms at Ibis Xian feature coffee/tea makers and complimentary toiletries. Bathrooms feature showers. Wired high speed Internet access is complimentary. In addition to desks, guestrooms offer phones. Guests may request hair dryers and wake up calls. Notifications:The photos in this description reflect the brand standard and are provided for illustrative purposes only. Notifications:The photos in this description reflect the brand standard and are provided for illustrative purposes only.

Xian Metro $66.91 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Xian Metro, is a metro system currently under construction to serve the city of Xian, the capital of Shaanxi province in China. Xian began its metro system plan in the mid1980s. The Plan was first submitted to the State Council in 1994, with 4 lines planned, with a total 73.17km. In Feb 2004, the redrafted Plan was submitted to the State Government, which received a final approval on September 13, 2006. Line 2 began construction on September 29 2006, and Line 1 started on October 30, 2008. Four other routes are also planned to start in 2013 and finish around 2020. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 80 Publication Date: 2010/06/27 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.19 inches

Xian Ma60 $68.51 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Xian MA60 is a turboproppowered airliner made by Chinas Xian Aircraft Industrial Corporation under the China Aviation Industry Corporation I. The MA60 is a stretched version of the Xian Y7200A. The airplane received its type certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in June 2000. The first aircraft was delivered to Sichuan Airlines in August 2000. As of October 2006, XAC has received over 90 MA60 orders. The factory had delivered 23 MA60s by the end of 2006, and expects to deliver an additional 165 units by the end of 2016. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 88 Publication Date: 2010/07/05 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.21 inches

Ye Xian $68.51 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Ye Xian or in the southern part, YehShen is a Chinese fairy tale that resembles Cinderella. The story first appears during the 9th Century in Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang. It is one of the oldest known variants of Cinderella and in fact predates it by a few centuries. Ye Xian is the beautiful daughter of a scholar who has two wives. When her mother and then her father die from a local plague, Ye Xian is forced to become a lowly servant and work for her fathers other wife (Ye Xians stepmother) and her stepmothers daughter (her halfsister). Despite living a life burdened with chores and housework, she finds solace when she ends up befriending a beautiful, ten foot long fish in the lake. With golden eyes and scales, the fish is the reincarnation of her mother, who now watches out for her. Angry that Ye Xian has found happiness, her stepmother kills the fish and serves it for dinner for herself and her daughter. Ye Xian is devastated until a spirit appears and tells her to bury the bones of the fish in pots at each corner of her bed. The spirit also tells her that whatever she needs will be granted if she talks to the bones. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 96 Publication Date: 2010/08/23 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.23 inches

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Xian Bangdi $68.51 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Xian Bangdi (born August 11, 1976) is a Chinese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. She won a silver medal in the K4 500 m event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg. Xian also finished fourth in the K4 500 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Canoe sprint, which is referred to by the IOC as canoe/kayak sprint, is one of the two forms of the canoeing disciplines that are featured in the Summer Olympics, the other being canoe slalom. Marathon racing is not an Olympic sport. In nonOlympic years, the main events are the World Championships. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 84 Publication Date: 2010/07/03 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.20 inches

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Xian Jiaotong University $76.47 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Xian Jiaotong University, abbreviated Xi Jiao Da, also known as Xian Chiao Tung University, is a Chinese university located in Xian, Shaanxi province, Peoples Republic of China. Xian Jiaotong University is located in Xian, the ancient capital of China. It is a member of the C9 League, Chinas counterpart of the Ivy League. The predecessor of Xian Jiaotong University is Nanyang Public University that was founded in Shanghai in 1896; in 1905, it was transferred to the commercial department and was renamed High Industrial School; in 1906, it was under the command of postal transmission department. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 120 Publication Date: 2010/06/27 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.28 inches

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Hilton Xian $376.95 Hilton Xian is located in central Xi'an, close to Xingqing Lake, Bell Tower, and Drum Tower. Nearby points of interest also include Beilin Museum and Xi'an Jiaotong University. Hotel Features. In addition to 2 restaurants, Hilton Xian offers a coffee shop/caf? and a grocery/convenience store. A bar/lounge is open for drinks. Room service is available 24 hours a day. The hotel serves buffet breakfasts each morning (surcharges apply). Recreational amenities include an indoor pool, a spa tub, and a fitness facility. The property's full service health spa has body treatments, massage/treatment rooms, facials, and beauty services. This 5 star property has a business center and offers small meeting rooms, secretarial services, and a technology helpdesk. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. This Xi'an property has 3700 square feet of event space consisting of banquet facilities. For a surcharge, the property offers a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request). Business services, tour/ticket assistance, and tour assistance are available. Guest parking is complimentary. Additional property amenities include a rooftop terrace, a marina, and a concierge desk. Guestrooms. 309 air conditioned guestrooms at Hilton Xian feature minibars and CD players. Accommodations offer city views. Beds come with down comforters and premium bedding. Furnishings include desks and ergonomic chairs. Accommodations include refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms feature separate bathtubs and showers, makeup/shaving mirrors, designer toiletries, and bathrobes. Wired high speed and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. In addition to safes, guestrooms offer phones with voice mail. 42 inch LCD televisions have satellite channels, DVD players, and pay movies. Rooms also include complimentary bottled water and windows that open. Guests may request in room massages, extra towels/bedding, and wake up calls. A nightly turndown service is offered and housekeeping is available daily. Notifications and Fees:Advanced reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check in, or check out. Airport shuttle fee: CNY 550 per vehicle (one way)Buffet breakfast fee: CNY 148 (approximate amount) The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change. Notifications and Fees:Advanced reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, c

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