日批在线视频_内射毛片内射国产夫妻_亚洲三级小视频_在线观看亚洲大片短视频_女性向h片资源在线观看_亚洲最大网

US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
Opinion / Op-Ed Contributors

Looking to Year of the Horse for peace

By Gao Zhuyuan (China Daily) Updated: 2014-01-23 07:55

With the Year of the Horse round the corner, some Spring Festival greetings related with the horse have been tripping off many people's tongue, and a popular one is ma dao cheng gong, or speedy success (upon horses' arrival), with ma referring to horse. Also, Chinese paintings of galloping horses have become most sought-after new year items, favored especially by businesspeople craving for success in the coming new year.

While people today take the auspicious implications of the horse for granted, few would associate the majestic animal with the turbulent days of the past. Nothing should prevent us from welcoming a new year with hope, but we should understand and cherish the present peace and prosperity by reflecting on the past, when horses were a lot more than just an artistic subject and harbinger of success, or simply the means of conducting overland trade and communication.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the Middle Kingdom flourished because of its equestrian might. The use of chariots in battles reached its peak around the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), when a kingdom's military prowess was measured by the number of chariots it had. The more flexible cavalry units were later adopted to deal with threats from the nomadic neighbors. And horses remained essential to the country's security throughout its imperial past.

The names of many warhorses have survived the amnesia of the passing years. After suffering a disastrous defeat in his long struggle for power, the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) overlord Xiang Yu lamented that although his strength plucked up mountains and might overshadowed the world, the times were against him because his horse Zhui could gallop no more. "What can I do when Zhui gallops no more", he cried. Legend has it that Zhui, the finest charger of the times, drowned itself after his master committed suicide on the bank of the Wujang River following his defeat.

The glorious and tragic past of beating hooves is, however, not restricted to China. From the wooden Trojan Horse that helped end the 10-year siege of Troy and Alexander's flesh-and-blood horse, Bucephalus, to Napoleon's Marengo, the horse has been revered throughout the history of the West.

Horses were the mainstay of army logistics even during World War I. They pulled artillery, ambulances and supplies through sub-zero temperatures with snow often reaching up to their bellies. Forced into war, they endured the same nightmares as the soldiers. They were wounded and killed, and often starved to death. They died of exhaustion and illness, too.

Previous Page 1 2 Next Page

Most Viewed Today's Top News
New type of urbanization is in the details
...
主站蜘蛛池模板: 天堂免费在线视频 | 日韩成人午夜 | 国产精品乱码久久久久久 | 国产欧美日韩综合精品 | 成人做爰69片免费观看 | 看免费黄色大片 | 国产女人18水真多毛片18精品 | 免费成人结看片 | 毛片小视频 | 日日夜夜精品免费 | 韩国jizz| 欧美激情喷水 | 欧美精品久久久久久久 | 国产精品麻豆传媒 | 超碰97av| 女人毛片 | 黄色的网址| 欧美在线日韩在线 | 国产男女啪啪 | 99久久精| 亚洲另类欧美日韩 | 成人久久免费视频 | 51国产偷自视频区视频 | 日本黄色中文字幕 | 亚洲综合视频网 | 久久综合99 | 亚洲欧美日韩高清 | 欧美人妖老妇 | 国产亚洲精品久久久久久 | 日本在线www | 一级片麻豆| 国产成人精品一区二区三区在线 | 色av影院 | 日韩欧美第一区 | 99热这里只有精品8 h片免费在线观看 | 91在线公开视频 | 国产精品二区在线 | 国产亚洲精品久久久久久豆腐 | 国产羞羞 | 色视频免费在线观看 | 久操视频免费在线观看 |