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  2. Bluebird of happiness - Wikipedia

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    The Velvet Underground song “Candy Says” contains a line pertaining to watching the blue birds fly as a metaphor for happiness passing by Candy Darling, the song’s subject, while she is in the wrong body. [7] The Allman Brothers Band's 1972 song "Blue Sky" has the lyric "Don't fly, mister blue bird, I'm just walking down the road".

  3. Bluebird of Happiness (song) - Wikipedia

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    "Bluebird of Happiness" is a song composed in 1934 by Sandor Harmati, with words by Edward Heyman and additional lyrics by Harry Parr-Davies. Harmati wrote the song for his friend, the tenor Jan Peerce, the leading singer at Radio City Music Hall.

  4. Chinese paper cutting - Wikipedia

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    Chinese paper-cutting originated from the practice of worship of both ancestors and gods, a traditional part of Chinese culture dating back roughly two millennia. According to archaeological records, paper-cutting originates from the 6th century, although some believe that its history could be traced back as far as the Warring States period (around 3 BC), long before paper was invented.

  5. My People, My Country (song) - Wikipedia

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    Li Guyi was chosen to sing the debut of this song in 1984, and performed this song all over China. [8] This song was an instant hit, and was added to the music curriculum for vocal students in China. [8] This song remains popular to this very day, and has been frequently performed in China and internationally. [7] This song was chosen to be the ...

  6. History of paper - Wikipedia

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    After printing was popularized during the Song dynasty the demand for paper grew substantially. The supply of bark could not keep up with the demand for paper, resulting in the invention of new kinds of paper using bamboo during the Song dynasty. [19] In the year 1101, 1.5 million sheets of paper were sent to the capital. [17]

  7. Bluebird (Miranda Lambert song) - Wikipedia

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    The album was released on November 1, 2019. "Bluebird" won the CMA Award for Video of the Year and was nominated for Single and Song of the Year at the 54th Annual Country Music Association Awards. It was also nominated for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.

  8. List of phoenixes in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    In the children's movie Big Bird in China (1983), Big Bird and his dog Barkley travel to China to seek Fenghuang, the Phoenix bird of China, also called "the Empress of the Southern Skies". They must seek her out with the help of a young Chinese girl, the monkey king, and four clues on an ancient scroll.

  9. Chinese paper folding - Wikipedia

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    Chinese paper folding, or zhezhi , is the art of paper folding that originated in medieval China. The work of 20th-century Japanese paper artist Akira Yoshizawa widely popularized the Japanese word origami ; however, in China and other Chinese-speaking areas, the art is referred to by the Chinese name, zhezhi .