http://7junipers.com/log Asian Art and Culture Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:50:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://7junipers.com/log/about/comment-page-1/#comment-9 xensen Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:08:01 +0000 #comment-9 <p>According to <em>Taoism and the Arts of China,</em> the seven trees are representatives of the stars of the Northern Dipper, known as the "seven primes" (<em>qi yuan</em>). I have not yet been able to identify them each by name. There are quite a large number of deities and immortals in popular Taoist belief.</p> According to Taoism and the Arts of China, the seven trees are representatives of the stars of the Northern Dipper, known as the “seven primes” (qi yuan). I have not yet been able to identify them each by name. There are quite a large number of deities and immortals in popular Taoist belief.

]]> http://7junipers.com/log/about/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Ramana Rajgopaul Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:57:24 +0000 #comment-7 I am unable to figure out if this is myth or true. If the seven trees still exist, surely a photograph should be possible? What would be the seven deities of Taoism? I am unable to figure out if this is myth or true. If the seven trees still exist, surely a photograph should be possible? What would be the seven deities of Taoism?

]]> http://7junipers.com/log/about/comment-page-1/#comment-2 blog.rightreading.com » Seven Junipers Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:03:23 +0000 #comment-2 [...] The title alludes to the seven junipers of Zhidao Guan, a Taoist temple in the city of Changshu in China’s Yangzi delta, as well as to a famous 16th-century painting of them by Wen Zhengming. The junipers, which apparently still stand on the site, were planted in the year 500. For more on the significance of the seven junipers, see the site’s “about” page. [...] [...] The title alludes to the seven junipers of Zhidao Guan, a Taoist temple in the city of Changshu in China’s Yangzi delta, as well as to a famous 16th-century painting of them by Wen Zhengming. The junipers, which apparently still stand on the site, were planted in the year 500. For more on the significance of the seven junipers, see the site’s “about” page. [...]

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