A 3-year-old Persian queen was referred to Teaching Veterinary Hospital while 3 neonates' umbilical cords were entangled with the queen's tail hair.Close inspection of the cat showed that the umbilical cords o...A 3-year-old Persian queen was referred to Teaching Veterinary Hospital while 3 neonates' umbilical cords were entangled with the queen's tail hair.Close inspection of the cat showed that the umbilical cords of 3 kittens had twisted around together and entangled with the moms' hairs in the base of tail region.Also this complex has been warped around the left tarsus of one of the involved kittens and caused swelling and skin darkness in the involved limb.Operation was carried out urgently.After cutting the queen's involved hairs the kittens were released.Then the twisted umbilical cords and the hairs were isolated from the umbilical cord and the involved leg was released from the umbilical cords and the twisted umbilical cords were separated from each other.During one week follow up,dry gangrene occurred in the distal extremity of the injured limb and consequently,amputation was performed on the distal part of tibia.Our clinical findings suggest that long hair coats of queens could be a maternal life threatening factor for neonates' life.展开更多
The white jade worship, born in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, brought about a ＂Protestant Revolution＂ in the development history of Chinese jade mythology, which had deep influence on the nation＇s ideology and mate...The white jade worship, born in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, brought about a ＂Protestant Revolution＂ in the development history of Chinese jade mythology, which had deep influence on the nation＇s ideology and material production in the following 3,000 years. The myths of the Yellow Emperor＇s eating the white jade cream and the Queen Mother of the West living in Kunlun Jade Mountain, as recorded in Classic of Mountains and Seas, are mythological imaginations of the historical reality that the jades were spread from the West to the East and recreated by people living in the early state of the Central Plains. All such motifs, no matter the white jade cream that produced black jades, the Yellow Emperor＇s planting the jade flowers, the Kunlun Jade Mountains （the Mountain of Jades） where the Queen Mother of the West lives or the Jade Lake, clearly show Chinese indigenous worship for the white jades. Scholars like Su Xuelin and Ling Chunsheng think that Queen Mother of the West is the goddess of the moon that originated from the old West Asian civilization. However, such idea is full of contradictions and flaws after the discovery of Chinese unique worship for white jades and the holy mountain of Kunlun. The book Classic of Mountains and Seas, with records of 140 mountains that produce jades and 16 mountains that produce white jades, can be the white jade worshippers＇ bible to explore the holy material resources.展开更多
in the public space in October, with the arrest in Tanzania of businesswoman Yang Fenglan. Dubbed ＂the Ivory Queen,＂ Yang is alleged to have been operating in the shady world of illegal ivory trade for 14 years, fin...in the public space in October, with the arrest in Tanzania of businesswoman Yang Fenglan. Dubbed ＂the Ivory Queen,＂ Yang is alleged to have been operating in the shady world of illegal ivory trade for 14 years, financing those who kill elephants in protected areas in the East African country.展开更多
All women love beauty,in ancient or modern times.Of allthe unearthed ancient dressing sets,the one found in 1968 inthe tomb of Don Wan,wife of Liu Sheng,the King ofZhongshanjing in the Western Han Dynasty.is the moste...All women love beauty,in ancient or modern times.Of allthe unearthed ancient dressing sets,the one found in 1968 inthe tomb of Don Wan,wife of Liu Sheng,the King ofZhongshanjing in the Western Han Dynasty.is the mostexquisite. Small and intricate.11.2cm tall and 9.5 cm wide(seepicture),bronze is rarely seen with such vivid shapes—amythical rosefinch carrying a ring in its beak standing on theback of a tiger-like beast,linking the twin tall-stemmed cups.展开更多
Jade shrouds were made specifically forthe royal families of the Han Dynasty.Thisexample is sewn with gold thread and was forDou Wan,the first queen of Zhongshan StateIt was excavated in Lingshan of Mancheng,Hebei,in ...Jade shrouds were made specifically forthe royal families of the Han Dynasty.Thisexample is sewn with gold thread and was forDou Wan,the first queen of Zhongshan StateIt was excavated in Lingshan of Mancheng,Hebei,in 1968.展开更多
文摘A 3-year-old Persian queen was referred to Teaching Veterinary Hospital while 3 neonates' umbilical cords were entangled with the queen's tail hair.Close inspection of the cat showed that the umbilical cords of 3 kittens had twisted around together and entangled with the moms' hairs in the base of tail region.Also this complex has been warped around the left tarsus of one of the involved kittens and caused swelling and skin darkness in the involved limb.Operation was carried out urgently.After cutting the queen's involved hairs the kittens were released.Then the twisted umbilical cords and the hairs were isolated from the umbilical cord and the involved leg was released from the umbilical cords and the twisted umbilical cords were separated from each other.During one week follow up,dry gangrene occurred in the distal extremity of the injured limb and consequently,amputation was performed on the distal part of tibia.Our clinical findings suggest that long hair coats of queens could be a maternal life threatening factor for neonates' life.
文摘The white jade worship, born in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, brought about a ＂Protestant Revolution＂ in the development history of Chinese jade mythology, which had deep influence on the nation＇s ideology and material production in the following 3,000 years. The myths of the Yellow Emperor＇s eating the white jade cream and the Queen Mother of the West living in Kunlun Jade Mountain, as recorded in Classic of Mountains and Seas, are mythological imaginations of the historical reality that the jades were spread from the West to the East and recreated by people living in the early state of the Central Plains. All such motifs, no matter the white jade cream that produced black jades, the Yellow Emperor＇s planting the jade flowers, the Kunlun Jade Mountains （the Mountain of Jades） where the Queen Mother of the West lives or the Jade Lake, clearly show Chinese indigenous worship for the white jades. Scholars like Su Xuelin and Ling Chunsheng think that Queen Mother of the West is the goddess of the moon that originated from the old West Asian civilization. However, such idea is full of contradictions and flaws after the discovery of Chinese unique worship for white jades and the holy mountain of Kunlun. The book Classic of Mountains and Seas, with records of 140 mountains that produce jades and 16 mountains that produce white jades, can be the white jade worshippers＇ bible to explore the holy material resources.
文摘in the public space in October, with the arrest in Tanzania of businesswoman Yang Fenglan. Dubbed ＂the Ivory Queen,＂ Yang is alleged to have been operating in the shady world of illegal ivory trade for 14 years, financing those who kill elephants in protected areas in the East African country.
文摘All women love beauty,in ancient or modern times.Of allthe unearthed ancient dressing sets,the one found in 1968 inthe tomb of Don Wan,wife of Liu Sheng,the King ofZhongshanjing in the Western Han Dynasty.is the mostexquisite. Small and intricate.11.2cm tall and 9.5 cm wide(seepicture),bronze is rarely seen with such vivid shapes—amythical rosefinch carrying a ring in its beak standing on theback of a tiger-like beast,linking the twin tall-stemmed cups.
文摘Jade shrouds were made specifically forthe royal families of the Han Dynasty.Thisexample is sewn with gold thread and was forDou Wan,the first queen of Zhongshan StateIt was excavated in Lingshan of Mancheng,Hebei,in 1968.
