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[249] [250] In feng shui, these coin-swords are often hung to frighten away demons and evil spirits. [249] Chinese talismans of swordsmen usually depict one of the Taoist immortals Zhong Kui or Lu Dongbin. Swordsmen also appear on zodiac charms, Bagua charms, elephant chess pieces, lock charms, and other Chinese numismatic charms.
Dragon Mart (Arabic: سوق التنين) is a set of two adjacent shopping malls in Dubai International City, a suburb of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [1] [2] Dragon Mart is 1.2 kilometre long and is the "largest Chinese retail trading hub outside mainland China". [3] It is includes the largest concentration of Chinese businesses in the UAE. [4]
A Chinese coin sword-shaped talisman made from Qing dynasty era cash coins on display at the Museum of Ethnography, Sweden. Coin-swords (alternatively spelt as coin swords), alternatively known as cash-swords, are a type of Chinese numismatic charms that are a form of feng shui talisman that were primarily used in southern China to ward off evil spirits and malicious influences, especially ...
Fulu for placement above the primary entrance of one's home, intended to protect against evil. Fulu (traditional Chinese: 符籙; simplified Chinese: 符箓; pinyin: fúlù) are Taoist magic symbols and incantations, [1] [2] translatable into English as 'talismanic script', [a] which are written or painted on talismans by Taoist practitioners.
City Centre Deira opened on 28 November 1995. It is located in the older part of the city on the crossroad between Sharjah, Bur Dubai and the Airport. It is a known shopping, entertainment and leisure complex with 3 levels. It has over 1.2 million sq. ft. of retail selling space, with 370 shops and 3,600 car-parking spaces.
Al Souk Al Kabir (Arabic: السوق الكبير), also referred to as Souk Al Kabir or Meena Bazaar, is a community in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Al Souk Al Kabir is located in the area of Bur Dubai and is one of the oldest residential areas in the city with a predominantly South Asian population, restaurants and shops.
Town Square is a mega project launched in Dubai in early March 2015. Located along Al Qudra Road, the development is 750 acres in size and will eventually consist of 3,000 townhouses and 18,000 apartments. [1] According to the developer, NSHAMA, the entire project will be built over 10 years. [2]
The Qimen Dunjia cosmic board consists of a 3 × 3 magic square of nine palaces (九宮), which includes a Heaven and Earth plate, a spirit plate, eight gates and a star plate. The various symbols rotate around the palaces with each double-hour of the day , making a total of 1,080 different configurations of the Qimen Dunjia cosmic board.