5 effective healing uses of perilla leaves Illustration Treatment of colds To treat colds, you can use perilla in 3 ways: Wash perilla leaves and cook them with porridge to feed the sick; or drink perilla leaf juice when it is still hot, then lie down covered with a blanket (suitable for the elderly and young children). In addition, you can use perilla leaf juice to steam the whole body. Improve stomach disease Perilla leaves contain tannins and glucosides, which have anti-inflammatory, astringent, and scar-healing effects. According to gastroenterologists, if used in the form of a decoction, perilla leaves not only relieve pain, reduce gastric juice to normal in patients with stomach pain, but also help patients eat well and sleep. better. Illustration Prevent recurrence of gout For people with gout, daily perilla leaves should be eaten as raw vegetables in meals to prevent recurrence. When the pain is swollen, use perilla leaves to chew and swallow immediately to block the pain. Besides, you can drink perilla leaf juice (as sharp as traditional Chinese medicine), the pain will be reduced very quickly. Cure urticaria, itchiness People with urticaria due to sun exposure, insects, exposure to cold air, cold water, food allergies, etc. can use crushed perilla leaves, squeeze out drinking water, and residue To rub on the skin rash will help a lot, the itching is also significantly reduced. Note, after rubbing the perilla leaves, when it dries, you need to remove all the residue and bathe with warm clean water. Skin beauty For areas with many skin tags and warts, crush 1 handful of fresh perilla leaves and rub them on the skin with warts and warts. Then take a gauze bandage or adhesive tape to fix the perilla residue in this skin area. Follow this method continuously for 1-2 months, then you will see the acne reduce or disappear. How to make healthy perilla leaf juice Ingredients: Prepare about 200g of perilla leaves, 2.5 liters of filtered water and 3 slices of fresh lemon. – Perilla leaves are washed, soaked in dilute salt water for about 10 minutes, then removed and drained. – Boil filtered water, add perilla leaves and cook for another 3-5 minutes, then turn off the heat. – Wait for the water to cool, extract the glass bottle and then put a few slices of lemon in, use it gradually. Divide into several times a day. Note: – When using perilla leaves, if crushed or chopped, should be used immediately, should not be left for more than 15 minutes because it will blow away all the essential oils in the leaves. – Do not use perilla leaf juice overnight because its composition will change, which can cause your skin to be irritated. Perilla leaf juice after removing the leaves – Should be taken 10-30 minutes before each meal to prevent fat absorption and reduce food intake. – If the body is completely healthy and without disease, perilla leaves should not be considered as a tonic for regular use, nor should perilla leaf juice be used to drink instead of daily filtered water. MH (th)

Things to keep in mind when exercising at home The big difference when practicing at home and when going to the gym, you will be guaranteed the best training conditions from: equipment and machinery to support the training process. There is a support coach to guide the exercises. The practice environment with many participants makes it easier to create an atmosphere of excitement… So when choosing to practice at home, to get the best effect, you need to pay attention to choosing the method that is really suitable for you and Note the following points: The ideal time to exercise at home is from 16:30 to 18:00. Exercise at home should be maintained regularly and regularly. Absolutely do not practice intermittently, so it will not be effective. Dead Bugs Exercise. Exercise V-Ups. Crab toe touches exercise. Make sure the training space is free of any obstacles and large enough for a variety of exercises. Choose to use the right shoes. Practice exercises with increasing intensity, from easy to difficult. Be careful not to overdo it. If you rush and exercise too much, it can lead to muscle and joint injury. With any physical activity, proper warm-up and stretching is important to reduce the risk of injury. Spend 10-15 minutes doing light movements to pump blood and warm up joints and muscles. Increasing intensity will increase your heart rate and make you sweat. Note, if you plan to focus on a certain muscle group, you should spend a lot of time warming up that muscle part. Practicing at home doesn’t have much excitement, so you get bored easily, the practice will not be effective. You can’t even build muscle if you just practice the same movements over and over again. Therefore, you should consider coordinating and flexibly changing exercises. Drink water before, during and after exercise to avoid cramps, fatigue. If you have to work out intensely or sweat a lot, consider sports drinks with electrolytes. Should increase foods rich in vitamin C, vitamin D, calcium, iron and electrolytes to avoid injury, support sports activities … After your workout, spend at least 5-10 minutes relaxing your whole body, doing light, low-intensity exercises for a long time to reduce muscle soreness, risk of stiffness, and future injury. Relaxing the body also allows the heart rate to gradually lower safely. After exercising, let the body rest for about half an hour and then have dinner. Quality sleep is very important. It affects recovery, metabolism, muscle growth, weight control, and mental health. One way to improve sleep is to eliminate any distractions like electronics, lights, and noise for at least 30 minutes before bed. Exercise Heel taps. Climbing exercises. How to exercise at home to get 6 pack abs Dead bug exercise: Lie on your back with your arms raised towards the ceiling, and at the same time bend your legs so that your thighs are vertical to your hips and your knees are bent at an angle of about 90 degrees. From that position, slowly straighten your right leg, lowering your left hand behind your head. Then return to the starting position and repeat the same thing for your left leg and right hand. With this exercise, you must always keep your back touching the floor. Don’t forget that your feet and hands should be a few centimeters off the ground. The exercise works on different parts of the body at the same time, thereby helping to strengthen the body and tone the abdominal muscles. Crab toe touches exercise: Sit down with knees bent and feet side by side. Put your hands behind your back, then lift your hips off the floor. Kick your right leg straight up and touch your right foot with your left hand. Return to the starting position and repeat the same thing with the left leg, right hand. If you want to double the effect, try to lift your butt as high as you can and always squeeze your core muscles. This is one of the best moves to work out the lower abs, glutes, and tendons. It can also help you develop impressive core strength, improve endurance, and boost metabolism. Heel taps exercise: Lie on your back with your arms next to your body. Next raise your legs and straighten them 90 degrees off the floor. From this position lower each leg in turn and touch the floor with your heels. Make sure your legs are perfectly straight and don’t rush. The slower the heel is brought down, the more effectively the lower abs are exercised. Doing this exercise at least 3 times a week will tone your abs, glutes, and hip muscles. This exercise also specifically targets the lower body and makes it more stable. V-Ups exercise: Lie on your back on the floor, legs straight and touching. From here, lift your body up with the help of your elbows. Raise your legs up to form a V from your torso. Hold this position for 5 seconds. Then slowly lower your legs, while supporting your upper body with your elbows. Note: Relax, do not strain the neck. The arms and legs should also not be bent. Remember to exhale as your body forms a V. Inhale as you lower yourself down. This exercise mainly works on the mid-abs. It also exercises the pelvic and intercostal muscles. These are the positions you need to work on to get your dream abs. Climbing Exercise: This pretend climb is a compound exercise that works many different muscle groups at the same time. This includes the glutes, quads, hamstrings, and core muscles in the abdomen. Start in a high-arm plank position with your hands shoulder-width apart and your legs straight. From here, bring your right knee up under your chest, then return to the starting position. Do the same thing with the left foot. It is important to keep your back straight and increase the speed slowly.

Since ancient times, squash has been the most famous summer food, used by beauties and concubines as an esoteric remedy for beauty and healing. Traditional medicine evaluates that squash has a sweet taste, has a high water content, so its best known use is to clear heat, detoxify, cool the intestines, diuretic and quench thirst in the hot season. In particular, squash has the effect of draining excess water in the body, reducing fat, and keeping the waist slim for women. Pumpkin has the effect of draining excess water in the body, reducing fat, keeping the waist slim for women. According to general practitioner Bui Dac Sang (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi Oriental Medicine Association) assessed: “Pumpkin tea is not only a delicious refreshing drink, it also has the effect of cooling the liver, detoxifying, providing energy for the body. Women who regularly use squash tea will have a healthy skin, beautiful light and a well-proportioned figure. This is a delicious drink that most people can enjoy.” However, according to the morning physician, squash tea should only be stored in the refrigerator for 2 days because squash is a natural ingredient, without preservatives. When cooking squash, we should only cook a sufficient amount for our family. In addition, because they are solderable, when using them, note a few things to avoid harm. Notes when using squash tea to cool down and lose weight on hot days – Winter melon is cool, so for people with cold body, it is recommended to use a small dose, drink a little, and then increase it gradually so that the body can easily adapt. – Cases of spleen damage, or abdominal distension, diarrhea should not use a lot of squash juice lest the disease condition worsen. – You should make your own squash tea at home, don’t drink canned pumpkin juice because it contains a lot of sugar, when you drink a lot, it will load a significant amount of energy into the body, so it will be difficult to lose weight. People with low blood pressure should not lose weight by eating boiled squash or drinking squash juice because this fruit is very low in calories, which will lower blood pressure. – You should only consider squash as a vegetable, a side drink after each meal, not eating instead of rice or drinking instead of filtered water. Do not abuse to drink too much squash juice, only drink 2-3 times a week. – Pumpkin tea is highly soapy, even raw squash is used to bleach fabrics instead of bleach. Therefore, do not use raw squash juice or eat raw squash because the soapy nature of raw squash will cause disease for your digestive system. Suggestions on how to cook squash tea Ingredients: 1kg old squash; 10 pandan leaves; 100g alum sugar; 06g Shu land; 2500ml of filtered water. Procedure: Buy squash, wash, cut into small pieces, remove intestines and seeds. Pandan leaves washed, tied into bundles. Put the Pumpkin, Thuc Dia, and Pandan leaves in a pot with filtered water. Cover and bring to a boil, cook for about 30 minutes (counting from the boiling time), enough for squash and locusts to soften, release all the substance, then turn off the heat. Remove all the parts, wait for the squash tea to cool, then filter the water once, put it in a glass bottle, and store it in the refrigerator. According to the Vietnamese Lifestyle

This summer is the time when our skin easily becomes a “shelter” of dirt and bacteria. Besides, the amount of oil in the skin can increase, causing the pores to be blocked, leading to continuous acne attack. Therefore, cleaning the skin plays an even more important role in this hot weather. To help the skin always clear, clean and beautiful, please practice “friending” with the following 3 basic skin cleansing steps. The first is to remove makeup, surely you do not intend to go to sleep with your face full of dirt? The next step is to clean your face with a cleanser suitable for your skin type. Exfoliation is not a necessary step every day, but it also helps skin become more comfortable! Limit sun exposure The midsummer sun has a huge effect on your sensitive skin. If you let UVA and UVB rays attack the skin too much, it can lead to premature aging, decreased resistance or even skin cancer. Therefore, to avoid such terrible consequences, you should be aware of how important it is to protect your skin from the sun right now. And that’s also why sunscreen has become an “indispensable object” of all women today. Drink a lot of water Do not think that just taking care of and protecting the skin outside is enough. At the same time, we still have to combine increased resistance even in the body. The fastest way to implement that idea is to drink enough water every day. To maintain beauty in this hot weather, the amount of water you need to load is 2-3 liters of water per day. Another tip for this problem: “Don’t drink a lot of water at once, you should divide it into small amounts and drink it many times”. Food menu “green and clean” Another note for protecting beauty from within is based on the healthy eating menu you have. Because the weather is already “gross” enough, you should limit yourself to the fast, greasy food out there! The quality of the food you eat also affects your skin. To help beauty step up through the summer, you should quickly update your menu with green “dyed” vegetables.

Makeup remover is an indispensable step in the skin care process. If you wear makeup regularly, be sure to remove it thoroughly before washing your face. Avoid cleaning through the speaker with water, as this will not clean the lipstick, causing the pores to clog, making the skin dry and dull. Wash your face with the right cleanser: You can wash your face with clean water, but dermatologists recommend choosing a cleanser that’s right for your skin type to cleanse and take better care of your skin. Exfoliate your skin You should exfoliate once a week to remove waste and dead cells – ingredients that affect the radiance and brightness of the skin, to boost metabolism as well as make skin easier. Easily absorb nutrients from skin care products. Sunscreen is an indispensable friend Most of the girls have a subjective thought of not shielding or applying sunscreen on rainy days, cloudy weather or shade. In fact, UVA and UVB rays from the sun have been shown to be able to penetrate clouds, reaching the ground even when it rains. Especially, UVA rays with longer wavelengths are the cause of common skin cancer and skin aging. Use a sunscreen with an SPF of 30 – 50, and take careful shielding when working outdoors to prevent possible damage by ultraviolet rays. Rose water As a final step, you should blot and smooth over your face. This action helps to deeply clean the skin, making sure that all dirt is eliminated, making the skin smooth and soft. Drink enough water A dehydrated skin becomes rough, dry, and prone to aging. Water also helps the body train toxins – one of the many causes of acne. Moisturizes and cleanses the skin Moisturizing and cleansing are two important steps that you should maintain daily to keep skin healthy. With the time of summer to autumn, you should use creams with high moisturizing ingredients and more nutrients than summer creams. In addition, priority should be given to cleansers that are rich in moisture, helping to strengthen the natural lipid membrane to resist sudden changes of the environment.

The skylight is not only to create a decorative highlight for the house, but also a place to recharge and recharge air to help exchange and circulate the house with fresh, fresh air. Therefore, in the design process, it is necessary to carefully calculate so that the location of the skylight must meet the aesthetic factors, suitable for the use of the use and must meet the feng-shui standards. The effect of opening a well Opening a well is a way to ventilate the home with new air. Therefore, with Dai Nam feng shui, when arranging the location of the sky well, teacher Nguyen Trong Manh – Master, the leading feng shui expert in Vietnam always carefully calculates, and often places the sky well in a prosperous way to catch the source Sand energy benefits through the sky well into the house. Or based on the layout of each house to calculate the setting of the sky well so that the house has valuable ventilation lines such as: For the cross supply, the first of the better, … to create a rich, rich owner. Notes when opening the sky well When opening a well, attention should be paid to making the roof to be active in the regulation of light and sun protection, to avoid rain. Calculate the position of the skylight to decorate and create highlights for the house. Sky wells are located in any bearing, the decoration must be followed to suit that azimuth. For example: Which bearing can place ornamental plants, yellow light, white light, or rockery or waterfall, … to ensure the balance of yin and yang. Sky well in feng shui In feng shui, the skylight is arranged in the right position it will bring extremely great values ​​to your home. When the house is ventilated, it will be a favorable condition to increase good energy, dispel impurities, … From there it will have a direct impact on the health and development of family members and is also a great space for us to highlight the house more luxurious and fresh. than. * Information is for reference only.

Worshiping space in a traditional house In a folk house – whether it is a 3-room or 5-room house; the position of the altar is always placed in the nave (the middle house of the house) – the most solemn place. That said the importance of worship in life and its direct relationship with architecture. This commemorative space is a key component in architectural – interior space, in many ways. With such a layout, when entering the main door (the middle door), you can immediately see the altar, the front is usually a counter or a seating table. The direction of the altar is also the direction of the house (mostly south) All in harmony with the architectural space of a traditional house with front porch, courtyard, garden; It is also suitable for the lifestyle and living in villages and communes bearing the mark of agriculture. The worship space in traditional architecture seems to be fading. Urban architecture has many changes, the countryside is strongly urbanized. These changes have a direct impact on this spiritual architectural space. Decorate the worship space in modern houses In modern houses, the nature, structure, and area have changed a lot and are very diverse. Social concepts, needs and living habits also have many changes, people also access to a lot of information and also have many different old and different views and thoughts. Therefore, the arrangement of the worship space is also richer and more diverse. Usually, with the lots (townhouses), the altar is usually placed in a private room. To match both spiritual and living elements, the altar room is the top, bottom-roof room. This is almost the most popular solution, but if the host does not ask, the architects will design the same. The altar placed in a private room feels solemn, discreet, quiet, airy, and if near the terrace, it is even more convenient for outdoor worship, or turning yellow … However, this solution also has the disadvantage that it is difficult to go up to the upper floors – especially for the elderly or causes psychological fear for many young people when going there alone. In apartments, using a room dedicated to worship is very difficult because the rooms are not many. For that reason, many people have tried to draw the worship space closer to the common living space, the hall space – the front room, or other suitable function rooms. The library, office, tea room, and formal living room are suitable places to place an altar. The altar should not be placed in noisy common rooms such as multimedia rooms, sports halls. Also should not place the altar in the bedroom because it is not formal and incense smoke affects the health of the people in the room; in addition, the worship space is negative, so it is not suitable. If the altar room is a separate room, the cabinet / altar system must have an adequate size and form in that space to create a solemnity. There is no need to be too monumental in size but should not be “snug”, small in the room. Altar places located in other spaces such as living rooms, working rooms … need to be designed appropriately in proportion to the size of the room, and correlated with other furniture. In these spaces, cabinets / altars should be designed to be simple, avoid fussy or misleading, or cause a feeling of heaviness and fear. The altar must create reverence while remaining close to family members and other common activities. The materials and colors of the worship space should also be appropriate. It is recommended to use deep colors, preferably dark brown wood. Architectural details – interior (floor tiles, ceilings, lighting …), objects, worshiping objects (incense bowls, candle lamps, flower pots …) should be displayed in the way of posting. In apartment buildings, in the case of the altar cabinets for a certain function room or common space, the altar can be combined with other functions such as decorative cabinets, souvenir cabinets – of course still on suitability for common spaces and other furniture principles. In this cabinet, there should be a separate compartment for related worshiping items such as incense, candles, genealogies … A few other things to note – Avoid placing the altar near strong air intake, causing “dynamic” and possibly blowing ash out of the fire and causing a fire. The altar surface should be placed with a glass to ensure safety. – The altar space must be well ventilated. Do not place the altar too high, making it difficult for worship, nor should it set low too lack of dignity. In the case of hanging altars or high altar cabinets, to ensure the distance to the ceiling is not too small, avoiding smoke and haunting the ceiling. To overcome this, a glass can be mounted above the ceiling – Lighting in the worship room and on the altar should not use white light, but yellow light should be used, causing a warm feeling; Indirect light source, avoid glare such as wall lamp. Lighting arrangements should be posted according to the altar. The design and material of the lamp should also be suitable for the altar and the common space. – The characteristics of the worship space are u President, nostalgia, and prosperity. However, the house belongs to the yang so it is necessary to increase the positive by placing pots, hanging wind linh … Worship is a belief and also a good practice. The altar, the space of worship is the spiritual space, the place of remembrance. It is fear of the connection between the present and the past, between people living together, tightening the solidarity in the family – the clan. It is a place where people can remain calm after the hustle and bustle of life, find spiritual strength and aim for true – good – beautiful values. Worshiping space is indispensable in every house, big or small, rich or poor. But for this space to really make sense, architectural material is not enough. Large worship room; monumental, beautiful, sophisticated church cabinets … are secondary; but more important is the mind, the respect of the owner – the behavior of each person in front of this spiritual space – this remembrance./.

12th grade students AT.1 Gia Dinh High School in Biology class. Illustration Ecology (Biology grade 12) is the part with close knowledge, easy to deduce, so it can be called “easy”. However, the amount of knowledge in this section is very much, so if not codified, it will be “difficult”. Ecology section consists of 3 chapters, 11 lessons, students need to systematize knowledge and understand ecological terms. Specifically in Lesson 35 Habitat and ecological factors , in Chapter I Individuals and biomes , students need the system of ecological factors to include Infertility factor (physical factor and chemical factor) and the existential factor (the organic world and the relationship between organisms). The example in the reference year 2021 Question 87: Which of the following ecological factors is the infertility factor? A. Worm. B. Light. C. Worms that eat rice leaves. D. Rice plants. We can easily know that answers A, C, D belong to the existential factor, and answer B is the physical factor – the infertility factor. Besides, we need to understand about ecological limit and ecological drive. In the ecological limit, it is necessary to know the tolerance interval, the favorable interval, the lethal point, the positive point and we can adopt the example of the ecological limit of Tilapia for easier understanding. Students need to be able to distinguish ecological drive and accommodation to avoid confusion we can remember accommodation is just a place of residence still Ecological drive shows the way that species lives. Next, we need to note about the adaptation of the organism to temperature, it is necessary to understand the two Principles of Becman and Alen. Becman’s Rule tells us that “Thermostats live in temperate regions larger body size compared with animals of the same species or closely related species living in warm tropics. We can remember quickly “Body size: animals in temperate> tropical animals”. About the Anlen rule “ Tropical animals that live in temperate regions have ears, tails, and limbs usually smaller ears, tails, and limbs of similar animals living in hot regions ”. Can remember quickly “ Sizing of parts: tropical animals> temperate animals “. Students in grade 12AT.1, Gia Dinh High School are making mind maps for lesson 35 One of the content that frequently appears in the exam is Lesson 40 Biomes and some basic features of biomes. First of all, they need a system of relationships between species in a community. Example from 2021 references Question 89: In biomes, which of the following ecological relationships belong to the supportive relationship between species. A. Parasites. B. Inhibition – sensitization. C. Competition. D. Symbiosis. When the systematization is easy, we can immediately choose the answer D. At the same time, it is necessary to understand relationship forms and take illustrative examples to easily remember. Test papers often give specific examples asking what relationship it is? Example from 2021 references Question 95: During the breeding season, females in the stork population compete for a favorable place to nest. Here’s an example of a relationship A. competing for the same species. B. supporting the same species. C. Assembly. D. cooperation. Based on the title “female individuals in the stork population” meaning “of the same species”, they “contested”. , We conclude this is an example of a competitive relationship with a species. So for this type of question, we rely on phrases, keywords, and clauses of the question to make inferences. The next and most frequently appearing examples on the test are food chains and food webs. Regarding the food chain, we need to note that there are two types of food chains: the food chain starts from the autotrophic organism and the food chain starts from the organic humus decomposing organism. In food chains and webs, it is easy to confuse the “number” between the nutrient level and the consuming organism. Illustration : Floating plants -> Invertebrates -> Small fish -> Large fish Floating plants are organisms that produce a level 1 nutrient Invertebrates are a primary consumer but are a tier 2 nutrient. Small fish is a tier 2 consumer but is a tier 3 nutrient. Larger fish are tertiary consumers but are a level 4 consumer. Example from 2021 references Question 103: Feeding the food chain: Rice plants Deep eating rice leaves Field frog Hawthorn cobra. In this food chain, which organism belongs to the tertiary consumer group? A. The hawk. B. The bronze frog. C. Worms that eat rice leaves. D. Cobra. With a clear understanding and clear knowledge system, it is easy to identify the Cobra as a third-order consumer. Through basic analysis of the above contents, we easily recognize one thing: Knowledge of Ecology is not difficult, just systematized by mind maps, images, tables, … then we easily solve the questions in the exam. Please plan to systematize your knowledge with mind maps for the Ecology section to do well the 7 questions of Ecology in the high school graduation exam. Based on the 2021 high school graduation exam illustrative exam questions, we can see that the Genetic Mechanism and Variation 9 sentences (with 1 sentence of high application), The genetic rule has 10 sentences (4 sentences with high volatility 2-sentence population genetics (1 sentence highly manipulated), 1-sentence application of genetics, 1-sentence Genealogy genetics, 6-sentence evolution (1 sentence to apply), 7-sentence ecology (1 sentence and Biology in Grade 11 has 4 sentences. Thus, basic knowledge is 7.5 points, applying 1.5 points low and applying 1 point high. We can see that the content of Biology subject with a huge amount of knowledge, to facilitate learning and review students need to systematize knowledge is essential. If students have a clear study and study plan, scoring 7-8 is entirely possible.

Text ︱ Ge Zhaoguang

2 For the first eight months of 020, I was in Tokyo. I have been to Japan many times before, and I always want to hurry up to find research materials, so I am busy reading and writing, and I have no time to visit. This time it took eight months, and I was unavoidable to have the idea of ​​”going through Japan”. I planned to go south to Satsuma and north to Hakodate. I also planned to go to Nakajima in the Seto Inland Sea and Koyasan, the shrine of Shingon sect. Okinawa. But people are not as good as the heavens. I didn’t expect a pandemic that swept the world to make these plans go in vain. So I had to stay in Tokyo (not in China) and settle down to read some Japanese historical treatises.

Shun Let me just say that reading Japanese historical treatises in Japan was a plan made at the beginning of this time. However, even though I concentrate on reading Japanese history works, what I have in my mind is still the issue of Chinese history. Therefore, those Japanese historical treatises became the background for me to re-understand Chinese history in Asia. The selection here is a number of excerpts and notes from my books on Japanese history reading in Tokyo. I randomly picked a title and called it “Tokyo Reading Notes.”

Japan’s “Weekly Reading Man” launched a special topic entitled “The Perspective of the World” in 2020, and used more than a dozen full pages to focus on the various new changes that have occurred in the world. Compared with the Chinese reading community and the press, Japan It seems more “world-conscious”. When I was reading the newspaper, I paid particular attention to a dialogue about “patriotism”. This is the “True Patriotic” which was just published on the first and second editions of “Weekly Reader” on January 10th. produce? “. The two parties in the conversation are Kimen Takami (Professor of Otago University, New Zealand) and Uno Shigeki (Professor of Tokyo University).

In 2019, the two books of Ji Mian caused quite a stir in Japan. Iwanami Bookstore published his “Patriotic Structure”, and Million Years Book published his “Japanese National ための爱国の Textbook”. As he teaches in the English-speaking world, he has noticed the recent resurrection of “patriotism” as a political concept in Western academic circles. As a Japanese scholar, he is also concerned about whether the concept of “patriotism” can really be understood correctly in Japan? In other words, is “patriotism” a natural sentiment that Japan takes for granted?

Despite the Heisei era in the past thirty years, Japan once had Saeki Keise’s “Japan’s Patriotism” and Jiang Shangzhong’s “Patriotic Practice” two works representing the “patriotism” of the Heisei era. So, how can the correct “patriotism” be rebuilt in the Reiwa era? And what exactly is “patriotism” that Professor Jiang Jimian wants to say? In the conversation, Professor Uno of the University of Tokyo once asked whether the “Patriotic Textbook” written for the Japanese people criticized even moderate nationalism? Uno cited numerous reactions from all over Japan to the new emperor’s accession to the throne in 2019. It is said that at that time, there were a lot of praises to the emperor in Japan. For example, Japan with the royal tradition is a special country; even this is a thread of the tradition of the kingdom of Japan. This kind of Japanese praise is not necessarily an analysis of the status quo based on facts, but merely a repetition of the meaning of “Japan is Japan”. Uno believes that if he is caught in this mood and talks about “patriotism,” will he be hostile to words other than the patriot as “anti-Japanese”. The question asked by Uno is: Is this really “patriotic”?

It is mentioned in the response of the base to this that the national identity of post-war Japan may not be in the sense of race or region, but mainly stems from the economic success of the post-war period. However, the “lost thirty years” of the economy after the 1990s has gradually eliminated this foundation of national identity. He quoted the British academic community, saying that the identity of the United Kingdom is related to the economic status and education level, and there is a polarization between the “どこでも school” and the “どこか school”. But what’s interesting is that although Japan’s rich and poor are very different, they unanimously say some unfounded patriotic remarks. What Japanese are great, Japan is special. He admits that the kind-hearted and gentle nationalism is of course because he feels that he is not one, but in the group, which makes him feel more secure. Such patriotic sentiment must have its truth.

However, Professor Ji, who is familiar with Western political thought, specifically distinguished “Nationalism” and “Patriotism” theoretically based on the British political thought pedigree (Note: Uno is a little skeptical, in Japanese language The meaning of “patriotism” in China is often mixed. Is it really possible to distinguish clearly?). In terms of fundamentals, Patriotism and Nationalism are different in etymology. The former is a necessary condition for building a good political community. He quoted Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero, BC 106-43) as saying that there is a citizen’s motherland, and there is a natural motherland, and the citizen’s motherland is more important than the natural motherland. . He explained that the so-called citizen’s motherland is the motherland that forms a community in accordance with the law. It must have republican political value and a political system to realize this value; and the natural motherland is only the birthplace of us, the ancestors live in for generations, where our parents are. Yes, that place with homesickness. Obviously, what he meant was that the citizen’s motherland is a national identity based on political systems and political values, and it corresponds to patriotism; while the natural motherland is based on blood and geography, which corresponds to Nationalism. Because the former is related to the universal political value and system, it is easy to move towards a moderate orientation. But at the same time he also admitted that this kind of patriotism does not necessarily occupy the mainstream in modern society, so he deliberately studied and elaborated on it in “The Structure of Patriotic”.

In the long conversation that followed, they discussed “patriotism” and “loyalty”, discussed the “critical” and “desperate” in patriotism, and discussed how to understand “patriotism” in their hearts. The basics agree that the so-called “patriotism” must ask why it is loyal and what is it loyal to? If it is based on understanding and value, then, just like Christianity’s dedication to God, it also has the meaning of dying for the country. After all, human beings do not exist as individuals but as groups. This conversation is very long and very long, occupying two full pages. I haven’t finished reading the two books by Professor Jiang Ji Mian. However, I vaguely feel that the publication of these two books is precisely related to the “reverse globalization” in the current world, that is, the re-emergence of “national interests”. In recent years, people have increasingly noticed that after the 1990s, the originally imagined globalization, the Internet, market trade, and universal values ​​did not really dilute the existence of the country, and “there is no end to history.” On the contrary, under the protection of a special political consciousness and political system, it has contributed to the rise of the country and made it more difficult to “transcend national borders”. There is no doubt that all countries in the world today are faced with universal values ​​and national values, whether global priority or national priority, whether culture is special or common, and issues related to “identification”. Whether it is the “Brexit” of the United Kingdom, the “refugees” in Europe, the “America First” and the establishment of a high wall in the Trump era of the United States, and the changes in Erdogan, Turkey, the unity of Islam and the political freedom of the world Conflicts will eventually prompt the academic and ideological circles to start to understand the “country” and “identity” again. Fukuyama’s recent works, which I read some time ago, actually show this trend.

Just today, I saw that the topic of intense discussion on the Japanese Internet is the so-called “anti-Japanese forces”, perhaps, it happened to involve this thorny problem. Today the University of Tokyo announced the dismissal of an Associate Professor Osawa Nobuhira. It is said that he was originally the youngest associate professor of East University. The original appointment period was six years, and the reason for the early dismissal was his extreme remarks. He declared that he “will never hire Chinese people”, attacking that the Institute of Oriental Culture we are familiar with is under the domination of certain countries, and also attacked other professors for no reason. I am not very clear about the reasons for this, but seeing the official news released by the University of Tokyo, it is obvious that the University of Tokyo feels that a university must never touch the bottom line of “political correctness.” The dismissal of Daze is also based on social responsibility and is also to stop it. This kind of thing happened again, prompting all faculty members to completely abide by the ethical code.

But what is interesting is that I have seen that Japanese people on the Internet have criticized the University of Tokyo a lot. So, is this extreme regional “nationalism” or what Professor Ji Mian called “patriotism”?

Ge Zhaoguang

Institute of Literature and History of Fudan University

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Resources:

• 400 grams of commercially available rolled cake flour

• 300 grams of minced meat, be careful not to mince it too finely

• Cooking oil

• Wood ear

• Shiitake mushrooms

Onions

• Onions

• Spices: fish sauce, salt, seasoning seeds

• Cold water

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Making:

1. The core:

• Meat marinated with spices as follows: 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon fish sauce, 1 teaspoon seasoning seed, 1/2 teaspoon pepper within 15 minutes.

• Carpentry, mushrooms soaked, washed, chopped.

• Put the pan on the stove, add 1 teaspoon of cooking oil, fry the onion, then add the minced meat to the island, finally add the shiitake and wood fungus to the island for 30 seconds then turn off the heat.

1. Powdered part:

• Dilute water according to the ratio: 600ml of water for 200 grams of powder. This ratio helps the cake to be thin, chewy, and not crushed.

• After mixing the dough, season with 1 tablespoon of one tablespoon to make the crust bold.

1. Cake coating:

• Put a thin layer of cooking oil on the non-stick pan. When the pan is hot, put 1 tablespoon of flour in the pan and smooth it.

• Cover the pot again within 1 to 2 minutes, if the cake is clear, it is done. After that, quickly place the pan upside down so that the cake falls onto the tray and apply cooking oil to avoid sticking.

• Put the kernel in the middle and then roll it up. Do the same with the rest of the dough and multiply.

1. Flight:

• Slice 200 grams of dried onions, wash them with water, then dry them in the sun to wilt.

• Mix onions through a thin layer of flour, pour over the sieve to remove excess flour.

• Fry with cooking oil on a pan.

1. Sauce part:

Mix the sauce according to the following proportions: 1 fish sauce + 1 sugar + 3 water + 1 vinegar (lemon) + 1 chili.

6 important notes for delicious rice rolls

1. Do not let the pan overheat to coat the flour, otherwise the dough will cook quickly, the cake will dry, it is easy to pitting and burn, making the cake extremely difficult.

2. Do not let the pan get too cold to rinse the flour, the dough will take a long time to cook.

3. Do not apply too much oil to the pan, the cake dough will easily get hollow in the middle.

4. Do not leave the cake on the pan for too long, it will explode, overcook and not clear.

5. Use a cutting board to store the cake after it is done. Do not put the cake on the plate because the surface is not flat, very fragile.

6. When the cake is fully cooked, the cake will come out of the pan by itself, quickly place the cake face down on the cutting board.

You need to choose the right yoga practice image. Photo source: Internet

Yoga is divided into many categories such as Hot Yoga, Yoga rope, Yoga ball, Yoga-Intriny with different purposes such as aesthetics, health promotion, weight loss … So you need to define what is the purpose of learning to learn. choose suitable exercises, as well as carefully question teachers so that you can learn the most effectively the exercises you have chosen.

Training time

Yoga is best early in the morning or late at night. Early morning is the time when the practitioner’s body is awake to store energy for a working day. Late night is the time when your body needs to rest. These are ideal times for gentle yoga to relax, helping to circulate blood. You should exercise in cool, comfortable places, at which time your body will release and remove stress.

Practice breathing properly

Breathing and breathing in yoga are very important steps. This is part of an exercise that any novice needs to learn. However, there are quite a few people who make the mistake of practicing breathing fast and shallow. This increases the amount of carbon dioxide, causing blood to rush into the spleen, causing abdominal pain, cramps and not bringing the best effect. In particular, many people who do not breathe properly also affect the nervous system; causing many serious consequences such as depression, ghostly pipes, very difficult to recover.

To inhale and breathe properly you need to do the following: inhale through your nose and exhale through your nose or mouth. Breathe deeply and sigh to increase the amount of oxygen, reducing the carbon dioxide pumped into the blood and muscles. Note, when inhaled, need to stretch the abdomen and exhale, then pull the belly back. Practicing breathing properly will bring more energy to exercise as well as help you get the most out.

Starting up

Warm up with some basic warm-ups, gently rotate your joints, and stretch your muscles before starting your workout. This is an important step to help you minimize some damage during exercise. The heated muscles will gradually relax to accommodate the increasing intensity of the exercise.

Do not be risky to practice difficult movements

You should not be impatient to achieve results quickly, but risk doing difficult movements or increase exercise time … This rush not only does not have the desired results but also causes injury to the body. , causing insomnia, irritability …

Yoga practice is not about showing off with difficult movements. You must define your goals clearly, not compare with others. To put safety first and listen to what the body wants, perform movements within their limits to always keep the spirit of peace and serenity.

To practice yoga effectively, you need to practice slowly, persistently and try hard. It is important to practice properly from basic to advanced steps, in sequence from meditation, warming up, practicing the asanas, gently massaging the body and relaxing.