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The star of Lu (祿), or Luxing (Chinese: 祿星; pinyin: lùxīng), corresponds to Mizar (ζ Ursa Majoris), or in traditional Chinese astronomy, the sixth star in the Wenchang constellation (文昌六). Like the star of Fortune, it also came to be personified, and is believed to be Zhang Xian who lived during the Later Shu dynasty.
It was the first Malaysian paper to offer an online edition. [6] [9] The Star's dominant position as Malaysia's leading English-language newspaper has, for decades, been of significant benefit to its major shareholder, the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) political party (which ruled from the independence of Malaya until 2018 as a junior ...
A common motif used in Chinese embroidery and in Chinaware. [12] The butterfly is a symbol of joy and summer. [12] It also implies long life, beauty and elegance. [6] Pair of butterflies. Pair of butterflies embroidered on clothing strengthens the energy of love. [6] Love, especially young love; undying bond between lovers.
The Chinese zodiac is a traditional classification scheme based on the Chinese calendar that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle. [ 1 ] In traditional Chinese culture, the Chinese zodiac is very important and exists as a reflection of Chinese philosophy and culture. [ 2 ]
Chingay parade. The Chingay Parade is an annual street parade held in Malaysia and Singapore as part of the Chinese New Year festivities, usually in celebration of the birthdays of Chinese deities or in some cases with the procession of the Goddess of Mercy (Guanyin). [1] The name "Chingay" derives from Hokkien, conflating two words: chin-gē ...
Chinese characters [a] are logographs used to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture.Chinese characters have a documented history spanning over three millennia, representing one of the four independent inventions of writing accepted by scholars; of these, they comprise the only writing system continuously used since its invention.
The national flag of Malaysia, also known as the Stripes of Glory (Malay: Jalur Gemilang; Jawi: جالور ݢميلڠ ), [1] is composed of a field of 14 alternating red and white stripes along the fly and a blue canton bearing a crescent and a 14-point star known as the Bintang Persekutuan (Federal Star). The 14 stripes, of equal width ...
Yeoh was born on 6 August 1962 in Ipoh, Perak, [11] to Janet Yeoh and Yeoh Kian-teik. Her father was elected as a Senator of Malaysia from 1959 to 1969 (representing Perak's Malaysian Chinese Association), [12] [13] [14] the Chairman of the Perak Bar Association, [12] and the founder of "Sri Maju" in 1975, a major intercity coach service in Malaysia and Singapore.