Also interviewed is a producer of replica royal engagement rings, whose improved design aims for superior durability. The band on the original is “too thin,” he says. “I think mine is better.”

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Someone said: “The Bureau of Agriculture and Forestry people did it.”

Someone said: “A decorator company boss did it for his own fengshui.”

Someone said: “The truth has not been confirmed yet.”

One incident. Three reporters. Three versions. What is the truth about the “green paint on the mountain in Fumin county, Yunnan” incident that shocked the nation?

Does the local government bear any responsibility? Was this the act of a individual businessman? People cannot help but wonder: who is the real “decorator” behind the green paint job on the mountainside? Reporters from Xinhua, New Life News and Metropolitan Times went to the scene and filed reports. But how did they come to three different conclusions? [Full Text on EastSouthWestNorth blog]]

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Sunday marks the start of the Chinese New Year and it’s a lucky one for those starting out in life. But the rest of us are in for a rough ride. Expect epidemics, disasters and violence in much of the world…

Feng shui is the ancient Chinese practice of trying to achieve health, harmony and prosperity by using specific dates, numbers, building design and the placement of objects.

The pig is one of 12 animals (or mythical animals in the case of the dragon) on the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac, which follows the lunar calendar. According to Chinese astrology, people born in pig years are polite, honest, hardworking and loyal. They are also lucky, which is why many Chinese like to have babies in a pig year.
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Villagers in southwestern China are puzzled by a county government’s decision to paint an entire barren mountainside green.

Workers who began spraying Laoshou mountain in August told villagers that they were doing so on orders of the county government but were not told why, media reports said Wednesday.

Some villagers guessed that officials of the surrounding county, Fumin, whose office building faces the mountain, were trying to change the area’s feng shui ” the ancient Chinese belief of harmonizing one’s physical environment for maximum health and financial benefit.[Full Text]

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Few places are as steeped in the traditions of feng shui as this ancient city.

The pathways of centuries-old tombs follow the pattern of the Big Dipper’s seven stars. Countless homes and modern buildings sport mirrors to deflect bad energy and outdoor fountains to guide riches inside.

So when a university here joined this month with a government agency to offer training in the 3,000-year-old practice of harmonizing buildings with nature, it seemed as natural as, well, feng and shui, or wind and water.

Instead, it has triggered a backlash.

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