Word: jades
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...Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder views of Yushan ("Jade Mountain") National Park are worth every tentative step. October to December see conditions at their best, and beds at "base camp" - the Paiyun Hostel, located a 9-km hike from the Tatachia Recreation Area, near the Jade Mountain Scenic Highway - should be booked for this time. From here...
...easy to lose one's bearings. In the exhibition, which opened at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum last week, stately stone Buddhas commingle with Greek gods and goddesses, an Iranian prince, and a bare-chested warrior with a rosy complexion and deep blue eyes. A dragon-edged jade disk vies for attention against vases of swirling Roman glass, Byzantine gold coins and a curious flock of tiny wooden geese that could almost pass for miniatures of the sculptures of Henry Moore. If not for the captions to remind us where the motley 300 objects on display were unearthed, it might...
...miniature bronze chariots and horsemen. Painstakingly detailed, with detachable saddles on the horses and mobile wheels on the chariots, they give a sense of the authority of Han rulers at their height at the beginning of the 3rd century. Also of interest from this period are pieces of carved jade, examples of an exacting art form that reached its apogee in the Han era. Jade carving was largely abandoned in the period that followed...
...Jade Jurdi ’06 is a government concentrator in Quincy House. He is treasurer of the Society of Arab Students. Magdey Abdallah ’06 is a government concentrator in Dunster House. He is publicity chairperson of the Society of Arab Students...
...Burma's history of official secrecy may be more than just the usual knee-jerk reaction to bad news. The country's generals have been known to view natural events in a highly superstitious light: the discovery of a huge ruby or block of jade or a white elephant is invariably trumpeted as a validation of their rule, while a major earthquake could be seen as an omen of impending regime change. Whatever the tsunami's heavenly consequences for their rulers, however, ordinary Burmese have every reason to feel lucky...