[Lpae-annonces] Octobre en Chine: entre légende et histoire

[La Pierre a Encre]

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L?gende: Maiden and the Moon

No disrespect to Neil Armstrong, but really, the first person to ever  
land on the Moon is a Chinese and her name is Chang'e (??). The  
story of her ascension to the Moon after escaping from the tyranny of  
her husband Houyi (??) with a magic gift from the Western Heavenly  
Mother has been passed down for thousands of years, so it must be  
true! (Did you wonder why China called its first lunar-orbiting  
spacecraft Chang'e 1? Now you know.)

All joking aside, the time to celebrate the brightest full moon of  
the year and Autumn harvest is once again upon us. This year's Mid- 
Autumn Festival (???, Zhongqiu Jie) falls on October 3. Have you  
got your lanterns and mooncakes ready? Your local Asian markets  
should have plenty of mooncakes on shelves by now. The traditional  
mooncake with white-lotus paste and single yolk is still the  
yummiest, just watch out for how many calories you will be taking in.  
(Hint: many.)
Happy 60th Anniversary, PRC!


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Histoire: October 1, 2009 will mark the 60th Anniversary of the  
founding of the People's Republic of China. Much has happened in the  
past 60 years, and China has slowly, if unevenly, become one of the  
world stage's biggest player. The government is planning a grand  
celebration that is bigger and more impressive than the Opening  
Ceremony of the 2008 Olympics. (See Boston Globe's amazing collection  
of PRC's 60th Anniversary celebration rehearsal pictures.) Of course  
we will be following the festivities on our blog, but meanwhile, you  
can catch up on the history of how PRC becomes the power that it is  
today. hina

Source: Chinabooks.com

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