Tui bei tu (simplified Chinese: 推背图; traditional Chinese: 推背圖) is a Chinese prophecy book from the 7th-century Tang dynasty. The book is known for predicting the future of China, and is written by Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang (袁天罡). It has been compared to the works of famous western prophet Nostradamus. Well known in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, it was long banned in the People's Republic of China under the Communist party for superstition (one of the “Four Olds”), though it has since re-appeared in street-side book stalls in the 1990s as a bestseller.
The book is supposed to contain clues to China's future conveyed through a series of 60 surreal drawings, each accompanied by an equally obscure poem.The title means "Back-Pushing Sketch" and comes from the last illustration.
Each poem is a prophecy, which describes a Chinese historical event that will occur in order. For example, the 36th poem should occur before the 40th poem. Poem number 60 is the last prophecy. Some sources have said that out of the 60 prophecies, 55 of them are supposed to have already been fulfilled. Though just like Nostradamus's work, the interpretations largely depend on the individuals. Some scholars compared the different versions and found the book has been rewritten many times.
The most unimaginable part is the name. Characters of each name are spelled out exactly. It seems not a big deal for the techniques they used, if they wish. We cannot do the same only from star map. This precise information overwhelms all the other prophecies, past and current.
During the end-of-dynasty turmoil, rebels used it to prophesize victory for their cause and thereby drum up public support. As the introduction to one mainland China version of the book explained, Tui Bei Tu is a way of shaping public opinion used by feudal rulers to seize power or consolidate power. It is also similarly used by oppressed people to overthrow their rulers.
The golden rooster awards were born in 1981 (hangzhou was the site of the first golden rooster awards, before the golden rooster hundred flowers film festival). Because it was the year of the rooster in the Chinese lunar calendar, it was named the golden rooster awards for Chinese films to encourage filmmakers to sing and dance.
The hundred flowers award is for the audience, the golden rooster award for experts and the huabiao award for the government.
The name comes from the collection of general ye ting's relatives of premier zhou enlai in the 1940s (20th century) inscribed a calligraphy treasure, which has "dance to the sound of chickens" four words, as if premier zhou was paying close attention to…
Poem #39 Japan invades China
When sun rises, everyone cries. The air of December is not good. South mountain has a bird, and the North is fallen. When the chicken makes a noise, the sun shall set.
Explanation: The sun represents the Empire of Japan. The air of December is not good. On December 9th, 1941, China declared war on Japan. South mountain means Hong Kong, French Indochina, and Philippines. South mountain has a bird means there is danger in the south. North is fallen means Manchuria, the north of China, has already been conquered by the Japanese. When the chicken makes a noise, the sun shall set. The chicken, in Chinese calendar, also represents September or the west. …