by Sudrabfox | Jun 5, 2022 | China, Xian
The Great Tang Mall, also called Grand Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City. It is a 2100 m pedestrian street located south of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and west Tang Paradise. It aligns with buildings featuring Tang Dynasty (618 – 907) architecture and sculptures telling...
by Sudrabfox | Feb 16, 2021 | Pictures
by Sudrabfox | Feb 16, 2021 | Pictures
One of the decorations is calligraphy. The most common word is fú (福), meaning happiness or fortune. But you’ll rarely see it upright. In the Ming dynasty, the Emperor ordered every household to decorate by pasting fu onto their doors. On New Year’s Day, he...