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Re: Re: Who is this person?

Posted By: Patrick Norton
Posted Date: Dec 28, 2011 (01:15 AM)

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When I first saw the item it reminded me of the story "Jingwei filling the sea" the youngest daughter of emperor Yandi perished in the East Sea when she was quite young. After her death, she turned into a bird and tried to fill up the sea. My first thought was emperor Yandi and his daughter Jingwei. Bird is to small to be falcon. From my understanding most Chinese people do not usually open a gift in front of the giver. It might embarrass the giver or make them appear greedy. The ideal gift needn't be big or expensive; unless your American Chinese?

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