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Guilinggao (Chinese: 龜苓膏; pinyin: Guīlínggāo), literal translated as tortoise jelly (though not technically correct) or turtle powder, is a jelly-like Chinese medicine, also sold as a dessert.
Enchantment, enchanting or enchantingly may refer to: Look up enchanting , enchantingly , or enchantment in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Incantation or enchantment, a magical spell, charm, or bewitchment, in traditional fairy tales or fantasy
The upper shell of most emydids is the shape of a low arch, although in some species, it is domed. The upper shell may have one or two ridges that run from front to the back of the animal (a projection commonly called a "keel"), or such a feature may be absent. A prominent bridge often connects the top shell to the bottom shell .
The Hoàn Kiếm turtle, also Rafetus leloii, was an obsolete or controversial taxon of turtle from Southeast Asia, based on specimens from Hoàn Kiếm Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam. Most experts classify this turtle as synonymous with the rare Yangtze giant softshell turtle ( Rafetus swinhoei ), although some Vietnamese biologists asserted that R ...
A possible third species, Rafetus leloii Hà, 2000 (synonym R. vietnamensis Le et al., 2010), known commonly as the Hoan Kiem turtle, has been proposed as a species. It is considered a junior synonym of Rafetus swinhoei by most authorities, [ 2 ] but some Vietnamese scientists insist the two forms are not identical.
There were complaints about the lack of A-list musicians at the 2024 music festivals. Looking at the star-studded lineups in store for 2025, this is less likely to be a reason for low attendance ...
A statue of a dragon turtle in China. A dragon turtle (Chinese : 龍龜, pinyin : Lóngguī) is a legendary Chinese creature that combines two of the four celestial animals of Chinese mythology: the shell of a turtle with a dragon's body is promoted as a positive ornament in Feng Shui, [1] [2] symbolizing courage, determination, fertility, longevity, power, success, and support.
Cryptodira is commonly called the "Hidden-Neck Turtles" or the "Inside-Neck Turtles". Cryptodira differ from Pleurodira (side-necked turtles) in that they lower their necks and pull the heads straight back into the shells, instead of folding their necks sideways along the body under the shells' marginals.