Forbidden Knowledge in Digging for China

Some say that in the poet "Excavating China" by Richard Wilbur seeking to discover Chinese taboo knowledge, "China is enough". "" (Line 1 - 3) Wilbur suggested to his readers that if they look at the world differently, they can find a completely different place. When we explore the whole, we can see this concept He is talking about finding a paradise in the backyard of a man.

Needless to say classic parents' joke, digging down China is a favorite pastime for American children. Children with shovels in hand are assigned to a task impossible by tired (or embarrassed) security guards, whether they are digging China or are told to stop drilling to China It is asked whether it is. The first notable mention of this sentence appeared in the mid-19th century. In 1854, Henry David Thoreau wrote in Walden: "There is a crazy man in town for your tower and a monument, he began digging in China, I went to Chinese pots and I heard the rattle rattles, but I do not think desperately to appreciate the hole he made. "

With the popularity of television, there are more references to Big Dig. About joke about Chinese in commercials of Looney Tunes cartoon, Simpsons, Eggo Waffle. Sesame Street's Oscar Grouch and Terry dig a hole in the Chinese big birds China. In 1987, the National Dance Academy in New York invited 56 students from China to participate in intercultural dance. The theme? I dig a hole in China and above all, I have a relationship with Kevin Bacon. He and the 1997 movie, the appearance of Evan Rachel Wood called "Digging China".

The fourth place on the list is the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. Many visitors to Beijing, China often visit to see what this place offers. The city was founded in the early 15th century. Currently, there are not so many left-handed cities, but some cities have an area of ​​8 million square feet with floor space of about 980. Fifth is Angkor Wat in Cambodia, the capital of Cambodia for decades. Even if this place is abandoned, it is still very important for Cambodian religious beliefs. Historians believe that it was built in the 12th century by Surtavarman II of the time.

Last week, Liu and I visited the older Star Watching website. In 1442, after Ming Dynasty moved China's capital to Beijing, the emperor landed on a new observation platform near the Forbidden City. With a height of over 40 feet, the elegant castle-like structure has become the most precious astronomical instrument in China. Civilizations on the earth no longer have astronomical traditions more than China. The earliest emperor in China got their political justice from the sky in the form of "fate". More than 3500 years ago, Chinese court astronomer pressed the emoticon of the space event against the shell of the turtle and the bone of the cow. One of these "bones of miracle" has the fastest food record. It may be interpreted as a sign of disaster, perhaps as a subsequent invasion