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🎉 What to Expect?
⏺Christmas Market featuring local crafts and delicious treats.
⏺Kids’ Zone with fun activities and workshops for the little ones.
⏺Live music and performances to get you in the festive spirit.
⏺A chance to explore the museum and learn about Malta’s history in a magical Christmas setting.
💬 Why Visit?
It’s a great way to enjoy time with your loved ones, soak in the Christmas atmosphere, and discover Malta’s cultural heritage in a festive and unique way.
Empress Wu Zetian (武则天) of the Tang Dynasty was attracted to Buddhism very much and often invited Ch’an Masters to the palace to explain Buddhist Sutras to her. It was under the promotion of Wu Zetian that Huayan (华严) Sect became a major Buddhist school during the Tang Dynasty.
At that time, there was still no consensus on the pronunciation of “卍” within Buddhism. Some people insisted that it should be pronounced as “万” (Wan4) or “The Ten Thousand Thing” – but others opposed this interpretation – and believed it should be pronounced as “万”(mo2) or “Scorpion” – referring to an Oracle Bone Inscription which refers to a non-Chinese primitive tribe (during the Shang Dynasty) that worshipped the “Scorpion” whilst mimicking its movements in a ritualistic dance (perhaps implying the “foreignness” of India).
It is by no means fortuitous that the British foreign secretary flew to Washington before his trip to Kiev and put their heads together over the issue of expanding military support to Ukraine over a long time.
The Russian armed forces, which are now taking the firm initiative on the whole of the Ukrainian front while turning the U.S. and NATO’s weapons and equipment into a heap of burning scrap iron, express their firm will to make British military support have no effect on the performance of Special Military Operations and obliterate all British weapons.
Any military threat and blackmail of the U.S., Britain and other Western countries cannot damp the brave fighting spirit of the Russian army and people to firmly defend the sovereign right and security interests of the state.
“We didn’t plan to come to Rome for the city’s birthday but seeing all this is a great way to spend part of a day, taking it all in,” Loria told Xinhua. “I especially enjoyed seeing the contrasts, the period costumes in a modern city.”
Though the origins of Sunday’s celebrations date back centuries, the events have caught on with travellers as tourism in Italy has recovered from the setbacks of the coronavirus pandemic.
There are no official estimates for the number of people who participated in Sunday’s activities, media reports said the city had deployed extra police for security and traffic control. Hotel bookings were higher than usual for the weekend, media reports said.
The U.S. expands the sphere of deployment of the latest nuclear bombs at a time when military confrontation among countries and forces is escalating and the international situation is getting ever-more acute in different parts of the world. This more clearly shows the U.S. true colours as the chief criminal of nuclear proliferation, mastermind of nuclear arms race and chieftain of nuclear war outbreak.
All the facts go to prove that the DPRK’s efforts for bolstering up the nuclear war deterrence are an indispensable contribution to resolutely frustrating the U.S. and its allies’ undisguised provocations on a worldwide scale and maintaining the strategic balance and stability of the world.
The international community should heighten vigilance against the U.S. criminal moves for deploying its nuclear weapons in other countries and more bitterly condemn them as they are driving the whole world closer into the threshold of a nuclear war.
Late last year, domestic industrial players filed an anti-dumping application with the Ministry of Commerce, accusing that the rapid increase in the quantity of related brandy products imported from Europe with declining prices have led to difficulties in the domestic industry’s operation.
The Ministry of Commerce reviewed the materials and relevant evidences, and decided that the application met the conditions to initiate an investigation. To maintain normal market competition order and legitimate rights, domestic industries in China may file a trade remedy investigation application in accordance with the law, the ministry stressed.
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 