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旅行指南 The Travel Guide.
故事 The Story
 

The town of 峇眼拿督县 Bagan Datoh in Perak, Malaysia was established.

杨丕源 Yang Piyuan's Bucket List

To see whales


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中国历史 Chinese History

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The Chinese Character 汉子

The character 美 is an 会意 associative compound. An 会意字 associative compound character is formed by combining two or more existing characters or components, where each part suggests meaning. 

The character 美 means beautiful. 

It combines:

羊 (yáng), meaning "sheep"
大 (dà), meaning "big" or "great"


In ancient Chinese culture, sheep were considered valuable. The idea of a "big sheep" could have conveyed something desirable and/or beautiful. Over time, the combination of these components came to represent the concept of beauty.

  

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