☯︎Modern Taoist Thought☯︎

An aesthetic & philosophic channel, so it also focuses on criticizing ugly things.
I strongly reject Islam & any other similar cultis. If u mind, block me plz.

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Melody that make Chinese people around the world homesick.

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@xiaoheitu_1231 独生子女一代，对兄弟姐妹之间的情感完全没概念。

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Most Chinese pple genuinely respect, admire, and feel grateful to Mao.
If you've never been to China, or if you've read too much western tabloid ciwshit, you definitely won't believe or understand this.

[Chikawa🇨🇳 @GUTS_1997]

デリバリーが配達を届けた後、毛主席に敬礼🫡 @yuinosuke100 @YAMAMO2021 @D9bf0NRDYrL21Ba @Ryou_127_ @Mw2gR

[괴물왕 @02trollking]

한중일별 토착종교 & 샤먼/사제들 그려봤어요~!

[douglas the factologist @IAmDouglasKim]

what is this platform

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use it anyway.

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In China, the term "fighting race" refers specifically to Russians.
It doesn't mean Rus are good at fighting, but that they tend to solve problems with violence.
When violence brings greater gains, they use it.
When not using violence would bring greater gains, they still might

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instead getting captured urself.

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Anyone who boasts abt enemy casualties is always the losing side cuz they have no real spoils to show off.
War is simple: just look at how the front line moves on map.
U can't claim victory while losing land, or claim killed tons of enemies while capturing no pow —and

[DaiWW @BeijingDai]

I came across a piece written from the British perspective about how The Gloucestershire Regiment was wiped out by Chinese forces in Korea. The article is drenched in sentimentality, portraying the Gloucestershire Regiment as extraordinarily brave—but it gets several facts wrong.

The Gloucestershire Regiment had roughly 750 men. With attached artillery, tanks, and other support, the total force engaged was about 1,000. The attacking force was not "27,000 men from the 63rd Army" as the article claims, but rather the 187th Division of the 63rd Army—about 9,000 men in total. Of those, the unit actually assaulting the British was the 560th Regiment, roughly 3,000 men. The other two regiments of the 187th Division, the 559th and 561st, were tasked with blocking enemy relief forces. So the real force ratio was about 3 to 1.

The fighting lasted roughly 30 hours, not the 3 days the article claims. In the end, after 129 British soldiers were killed, 459 surrendered, and a small remnant fled. The 560th Regiment suffered 176 casualties.

After the battle, the Chinese gave the British a balanced assessment: they regarded the Gloucestershire Regiment as a British "elite" unit with fine equipment and a glorious history, but concluded that its fighting will and combat effectiveness were both poor. That conclusion is well founded—the numbers speak for themselves. After just 30 hours of fighting, with only a quarter of their men killed, the remaining two-thirds gave up and surrendered. What more is there to say?

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这个世界上不会有比中国的不良作品更积极向上的了吧？

[MASARUの海外ニュース吹替＆字幕局 @saou0345]

海外の人から見ると、日本の不良漫画に登場する不良は、ニューヨークなら「ただの普通の人」に見えるらしい。

確かに、日本の不良は学生服を着て、なんだかんだ学校には通っている。

授業をサボったり喧嘩をしたりはするけど、ドラッグや銃犯罪に手を染める描写はほとんどない。

基本的に少年漫画だから、描かれるのは男同士の喧嘩や友情、意地の張り合いなんだよね。
そう考えると、日本の不良漫画はかなり健全な青春物語なのかもしれない。

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If this dance had been popular in the Ming, it would've already spread all over Africa with Zheng He's fleet.

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Chinese grassroots pop culture...
I know this stuff is super cheesy,
but it's fuckin catchy as hell.

[World War Poo @WorldWarPoo]

This is a hospital in India

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@hi_hi_himana @parksundal0528 也有胖子

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@unboinanvtk @parksundal0528 战斗力都体现在纹身上了

[Poo War Saar @PooWarSaar]

Indian names:

Poo, Shit, Dik, Jeet

[DaiWW @BeijingDai]

I came across a piece written from the British perspective about how The Gloucestershire Regiment was wiped out by Chinese forces in Korea. The article is drenched in sentimentality, portraying the Gloucestershire Regiment as extraordinarily brave—but it gets several facts wrong.

The Gloucestershire Regiment had roughly 750 men. With attached artillery, tanks, and other support, the total force engaged was about 1,000. The attacking force was not "27,000 men from the 63rd Army" as the article claims, but rather the 187th Division of the 63rd Army—about 9,000 men in total. Of those, the unit actually assaulting the British was the 560th Regiment, roughly 3,000 men. The other two regiments of the 187th Division, the 559th and 561st, were tasked with blocking enemy relief forces. So the real force ratio was about 3 to 1.

The fighting lasted roughly 30 hours, not the 3 days the article claims. In the end, after 129 British soldiers were killed, 459 surrendered, and a small remnant fled. The 560th Regiment suffered 176 casualties.

After the battle, the Chinese gave the British a balanced assessment: they regarded the Gloucestershire Regiment as a British "elite" unit with fine equipment and a glorious history, but concluded that its fighting will and combat effectiveness were both poor. That conclusion is well founded—the numbers speak for themselves. After just 30 hours of fighting, with only a quarter of their men killed, the remaining two-thirds gave up and surrendered. What more is there to say?

[DaiWW @BeijingDai]

It was at the same time as the destruction of the British Gloucestershire Regiment that the "Battle of Yultong," as Filipinos often call it, took place.

In the Philippines, Yultong Battle has been portrayed as a legendary "against-all-odds victory," but in mainstream international military history and Chinese records, it was merely a battalion-sized encounter whose outcome was vastly different from Filipino propaganda.

In the Filipino narrative, it is claimed that the Philippine force consisted about 900 men, most of whom were logistics personnel. It is claimed that they blocked 40,000 Chinese People's Volunteers. It is claimed that they killed 7,500 Volunteers, while only 24 of their own men were killed.

According to Chinese, American, and other national military records, the Philippines did indeed send the 10th Battalion Combat Team. At the time of the battle, the battalion had about 900 men and was stationed on Hill 152.

On the night of April 22, 1951, during the Fifth Offensive of the Chinese People's Volunteers, the Chinese launched a surprise attack on the U.S. 65th Infantry Regiment and its attached Turkish Brigade, Puerto Rican battalion, and Philippine battalion. Two companies of the 132nd Regiment, 44th Division, 15th Army of the Chinese forces—roughly 300 to 400 men—attacked the Philippine battalion defending Hill 152. In this battle, 335 Philippine troops were killed or wounded, including 3 captured, and the Chinese forces took Hill 152. Chinese casualties numbered only a few dozen, most of them caused by American aircraft bombing during the assault on Hill 152. Philippine resistance was in fact very light.

From the Chinese perspective, this battle was an ordinary one. Not many people remember it. Chinese people don't even know that it's a Filipino. But the Philippines had just gained independence at that time, and they urgently needed to forge a sense of national identity and military honor, so political figures such as Ramos exploited and repeatedly exaggerated this experience to promote national self-esteem and win elections. That's why "Yultong Battle" becomes increasingly famous in Phi.

[DaiWW @BeijingDai]

The article is drenched in sentimentality, portraying the Gloucestershire Regiment as extraordinarily brave from British perspective—but it gets several facts wrong.

The Gloucestershire Regiment had roughly 750 men. With attached artillery, tanks, and other support, the total force engaged was about 1,000. The attacking force was not "27,000 men from the 63rd Army" as the article claims, but rather the 187th Division of the 63rd Army—about 9,000 men in total. Of those, the unit actually assaulting the British was the 560th Regiment, roughly 3,000 men. The other two regiments of the 187th Division, the 559th and 561st, were tasked with blocking enemy relief forces. So the real force ratio was about 3 to 1.

The fighting lasted roughly 30 hours, not the 3 days the article claims. In the end, after 129 British soldiers were killed, 459 surrendered, and a small remnant fled. The 560th Regiment suffered 176 casualties.

After the battle, the Chinese gave the British a balanced assessment: they regarded the Gloucestershire Regiment as a British "elite" unit with fine equipment and a glorious history, but concluded that its fighting will and combat effectiveness were both poor. That conclusion is well founded—the numbers speak for themselves. After just 30 hours of fighting, with only a quarter of their men killed, the remaining two-thirds gave up and surrendered. What more is there to say?

[阿麒 LuckyCat @alinluckydog]

葡萄牙人眼中的朱厚照，明朝官方不曾记录的一面

明朝本国文献很少留下相关记述，16世纪葡萄牙使团留下的一手见闻，还原出一个完全不一样的大明皇帝。

1520年，葡萄牙使者多默·皮列士一行抵达南京，恰逢朱厚照驻留此地。

在葡萄牙人的笔下，这位帝王完全打破他���对东方君主���想象。
按中原传统，帝王深居皇宫，不会轻易露面，更不会和外邦来客随意交游。但朱厚照见到这群西洋来客十分欣喜，多次接见他们。

他和使者皮列士对弈西洋跳棋，公开出席葡萄牙人的宴会，还登上过他们的海船。
下令打开使团的行李箱笼，挑选试穿西洋的外来服饰。

没有居高临下的疏离，更多是对陌生异域世界浓烈的好奇心。
在葡萄牙访客的记录里，他性情随性，待人恩宠，愿意平等看待远道而来的陌生人。

这些生动细节，不见于明朝内部档案，只保存在域外的文字当中。同一个帝王，域外视角看到了明代帝王的另一种模样。

图注：明武宗朱厚照半身御容（台北故宫）

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@JayStrickland6 In the agricultural age, yes.

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Song empire was highly developed in both econ& tech. But bcoz kept suppressing military power, it was not a strong nation, nor was it feared by any countries.
In fact, its history was one of constant compromise with foreign powers, being intimidated & extorted by its neighbors.

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@ta_folser176 😂