His works reached their peak in 2011, one year after his death when two of his works went for almost one hundred million yuan one after another. However, his work took a small dive on the high-end art market Continue Reading
However, money did not necessarily follow his works. The honor of highest selling price for one of his works went to “Twelve Folding Screens of Flowers” (137cm × 48cm × 12) in 2010 at US$5.54 million. Even during the Continue Reading
28, 38: As eight means prosperity, twenty eight equates to ‘double prosperity’, though most Chinese people will typically just read this as “easy to have luck”, 38 being one of the luckiest, often referred to as ‘triple prosperity’ though most Continue Reading
7456: In Mandarin, 7456 (七四五六qī sì wǔ liù) sounds marginally like “氣死我了” (qì sǐ wǒ le, “to make me angry,” “to piss me off”), and is sometimes used in internet slang. 9413: “九死一生” – nine die to one live, meaning 90% chance Continue Reading
The number 3 (三sān) sounds similar to the character for “birth” (生shēng), and is considered a lucky number. The number 3 is significant since there are three important stages in a man’s life (birth, marriage and death). Zero The Number 0 (零líng) is a Continue Reading
The number 6 also represents wealth in Cantonese, this number is a homophone for money(祿lù). 6 (六liù) in Mandarin is pronounced the same as “liu” (溜liù) and similar to “flow” (流liú) and is therefore considered good for business. Five The number 5 (五wŭ) is associated with Continue Reading
The other indigenous system is the Suzhou numerals, or huama, a positional system, the only surviving form of the rod numerals. These were once used by Chinese mathematicians, and later in Chinese markets, such as those in Hong Kong before Continue Reading
Based on the principle that the Yin Qi and Yang Qi are balanced on this day, peopleshould live and eat also in a way that can balance the two inside their body. Also astemperature decreases, people should keep exercises Continue Reading
During “Cold Dew” period, the most obvious climate feature is “dry”. When it’s dry,sweat often evaporate very quickly and people can feel skin stretched, wrinkleincreased, being thirsty, and often cough. Eating sesame, nut, tremella, radish, tomato,lotus root, milk and Continue Reading
This period is the peak time for chronic gastritis and gastroduodenal canker. Agedpeople can sometimes get arthritis. Eating pear, apple, ginkgo, onions and leaf mustardcan relief these symptoms. Introduction“Hoar-Frost Falls” usually happens on October 23 each year when Continue Reading
