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3 days ago · 01 Chinampas were created by piling up mud, sediment, and decaying vegetation to form small, rectangular plots. 02 These plots were surrounded by canals, which provided easy access for canoes and irrigation. 03 The Aztecs used willow trees to stabilize the edges of the chinampas, preventing erosion.
2 days ago · Pure Land Buddhism or Pure Land School (Chinese: 淨土宗; pinyin: Jìngtǔzōng; Japanese: 浄土仏教, romanized: Jōdo bukkyō; Korean: 정토종; RR: Jeongto-jong; Vietnamese: Tịnh độ tông; also known as Amidism [1] [2]) is a broad branch of Mahayana Buddhism focused on achieving rebirth in a Pure Land.
1 day ago · The spotted lanternfly, again native to China as well as Vietnam, is a fast-spreading invasive planthopper who enjoys sipping saps from a variety of plant species. While feasting, the planthopper further enjoys excreting a sticky, sugary fluid called honeydew, and that honeydew, left in messy globs along tree trunk and plant stems, welcomes black sooty mold that can devastate plant communities.
3 days ago · The junior Guo is now continuing the legacy of his grandfather, who died in 2023, helping turn 3,000 hectares of uncultivated desert into land covered by green plants. Thanks to such efforts, generation after generation, more than 80 percent of the sand-covered land in the desert has been brought under control, with the forestation rate reaching 30 percent, according to Xinhua.
4 days ago · Chinese herbology (traditional Chinese: 中藥學; simplified Chinese: 中药学; pinyin: zhōngyào xué) is the theory of traditional Chinese herbal therapy, which accounts for the majority of treatments in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
Sep 17, 2024 · Ginkgo, deciduous gymnosperm tree (family Ginkgoaceae), native to China. Ginkgo has been planted since ancient times in Chinese and Japanese temple gardens and is valued as an ornamental tree in many places. Although widely cultivated, it is listed as an endangered species in its native habitat.
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Aug 28, 2024 · From the serene trickle of water features to the graceful raking of sand and smooth rocks, each element in a Zen garden is intentionally chosen to create tranquility and peace. "A Zen garden should bring a sense of harmony and oneness with nature.
