The Red ThreadXlibris Corporation, 26 de març 2011 - 353 pàgines The red string of fate, or the red thread of destiny is an East Asian belief originating in Chinese legend. According to this myth, the gods tie an invisible red string around the ankles of those who are destined to marry each other. The deity in charge of gthe red threadh is believed to be Yue Xia Lao (V) the old lunar matchmaker god in charge of marriages. The two connected are destined lovers, regardless of time, place or circumstances. This magical cord may stretch or tangle, but never break. This book recounts events and circumstances that shaped and determined the course of Eleanorfs life. Her childhood in a loving family, church, schooling, scouting, camping and friendships were all important. Her marriage to a Chinese man in 1950 was unusual in the South. Their work, studies, family, trips with anecdotes of people and places are included. Descriptions of China since 1973 recount the many changes she has witnessed and give a unique perspective. |
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Our Wedding and Honeymoon | 39 |
Our Family | 44 |
Back in the US | 183 |
Teaching in China | 185 |
TransSiberian Train | 197 |
New Teaching | 202 |
Our New House | 212 |
Mongolia 1996 | 222 |
A Sad Time | 225 |
President Clinton in China | 228 |
Teacher | 47 |
Summer Village in Sweden | 52 |
School Bus Travel Home | 66 |
Taiwan | 69 |
Back to Bloomington | 75 |
More Travel | 79 |
Dianas Wedding | 82 |
John Goes to China | 83 |
New Home in Bloomington | 91 |
China At Last | 93 |
Tuesday Adventures | 233 |
Seminar at Peking University | 239 |
More Outings | 245 |
Chinas 50th Anniversary | 250 |
Winter in China | 253 |
Book Published | 259 |
One World One Dream | 264 |
Newsletters | 268 |
Red Thread Album | 299 |
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Anshan arrived beautiful Beihai Park birthday Bloomington building camp carved celebrated Changsha China Chinese Chongwenmen Christmas church CISV colorful courtyard Dear Family delicious Diana and Bill dinner Dragon drove Dynasty Eleanor emperor English enjoyed factory film fish flew flowers four friends Gang of Four garden Greg Guangzhou Hall Hangzhou happy Hunan hundred Indiana Jerry John Dennis John’s Kansas Kosima Lady Lake lake looked lovely lunch meal meters Michelle month morning Mother Museum night Olympic pagoda Palace park Pingjiang Qing Qing Dynasty restaurant rice River Shanghai Shenyang spent stayed street Sunday swimming Tai Chi teacher teaching temple thethe thousand Tianjin told tomb took Topeka train trees trip Tuesday Trotters Ulan Bator visited walked wall watched weather wedding week workers Yangtze River