Although modern scholars have expressed surprise that `` the simple magic square of three '', a mere `` mathematical puzzle '', was able to exert a considerable influence on the minds and imaginations of the cultured Chinese for so many centuries, they could have found most of the answers right within the square itself.

Although the primary mathematical properties of the middle number at the center of the Lo Shu, and the interrelation of all the other numbers to it, might seem enough to account for the deep fascination which the Lo Shu held for the Old Chinese philosophers, this was actually only a beginning of wonders.

Although large Chinese bridges of wooden construction existed at the time of the Warring States, the oldest surviving stone bridge in China is the Zhaozhou Bridge, built from 595 to 605 AD during the Sui Dynasty.

Although its Academy Award was presented to Taiwan, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was in fact an international co-production between companies in four regions: the Chinese company China Film Co-Production Corporation ; the American companies Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia, Sony Pictures Classics and Good Machine ; the Hong Kong company EDKO Film ; and the Taiwanese Zoom Hunt International Productions Company, Ltd ; as well as the unspecified United China Vision, and Asia Union Film & Entertainment Ltd., created solely for this film.

Although Confucius the man may have been a believer in Chinese folk religion, Confucianism as an ideology is humanistic and non-theistic, and does not involve a belief in the supernatural or in a personal god.

Although much of Chinese philosophy begins in the Warring States period, elements of Chinese philosophy have existed for several thousand years ; some can be found in the Yi Jing ( the Book of Changes ), an ancient compendium of divination, which dates back to at least 672 BCE.

Although the People's Republic of China has been historically hostile to the philosophy of ancient China, the influences of past are still deeply ingrained in the Chinese culture.

Although Confucianism is often followed in a religious manner by the Chinese, arguments continue over whether it is a religion.

Although suan cai is not exclusively Chinese Islamic cuisine, it is used in Chinese Islamic cuisine to top off noodle soups, especially beef noodle soup.

Although the Chinese Room argument was originally presented in reaction to the statements of AI researchers, philosophers have come to view it as an important part of the philosophy of mind.

Although it is usually translated as " element ", the Chinese word xing literally means something like " changing states of being ", " permutations " or " metamorphoses of being ".

Although this mixture is used in restaurant cooking, many Chinese households do not use it in day-to-day cooking.

Although the Chinese and Indian communities could maintain their own Chinese and Tamil-language primary schools, all their students were required to learn Malay, and to study an agreed “ Malayan curriculum .” Most importantly, the entry exam to the University of Malaya ( which moved from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur in 1963 ) would be conducted in Malay, even though most teaching at the university was in English until the 1970s.

Although high level of stylization, mystical appeal, and surreal elegance were often preferred over realism ( such as in shan shui style ), beginning with the medieval Song Dynasty there were many Chinese painters then and afterwards who depicted scenes of nature that were vividly real.

Although the Neijing has long been attributed to the mythical Yellow Emperor ( twenty-7th century BC ), Chinese scholars started doubting this attribution as early as the 11th century and now usually date the Neijing to the late Warring States period ( 5th century-221 BC ).

Although Japanese is written using Chinese characters, and has historically imported many words of Chinese origin, the two languages are not considered to have a genealogical relationship.

Although the Pancha Sila ( Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence ) was the basis of the 1954 Sino-Indian border treaty, in later years, Nehru's foreign policy suffered through increasing Chinese assertiveness over border disputes and Nehru's decision to grant political asylum to the 14th Dalai Lama.

Although some scholars maintain that they were proto-Mongols, the fact that Chinese histories trace certain Turkic tribes from the Xiongnu complicates the issue.

Although a Chinese nationalist, Chen argued that in order to progress, China must look to the west, adopting " Mr. Democracy and Mr. Science " in order to cleanse itself of superstition and autocracy.

Although oil paint was first used for the Buddhist Paintings by Indian and Chinese painters in western Afghanistan sometime between the fifth and ninth centuries, it did not gain popularity until the 15th century.

Although the Chinese invented gunpowder, and firearms had been in continual use in Chinese warfare since as far back as the Song Dynasty, the advent of modern weaponry resulting from the European Industrial Revolution had rendered China's traditionally trained and equipped army and navy obsolete.

Although he described his method as translating " sometimes word for word, sometimes sense for sense ," Alfred's translation actually keeps very close to his original, although through his choice of language he blurred throughout the distinction between spiritual and secular authority.

Although its function is unknown, it has been often suggested that the jewel was one of the æstels — pointers for reading — that Alfred ordered sent to every bishopric accompanying a copy of his translation of the Pastoral Care.

Although the various Baltic tribes were mentioned by ancient historians as early as 98 B. C., the first attestation of a Baltic language was in about 1350, with the creation of the Elbing Prussian Vocabulary, a German to Prussian translation dictionary.

Although the official Swedish title for the head is " rektor ", the university now uses " President " as the English translation.

Although this selected translation is not generally quoted by members of the Church, the English Bible issued by the Church and commonly used by Latter-day Saints contains cross references to the Joseph Smith Translation ( JST ), as well as an appendix containing major excerpts from it.

Although the word is sometimes translated as " god " or " deity ", some Shinto scholars argue that such a translation can cause a misunderstanding of the term.

Although frequently translated as " rest " ( noun or verb ), another accurate translation of these words is " ceasing work ", as resting is not necessarily denoted.

Although the episodes were scripted, most of the music used over the two series was written in translation by Postgate in the form of " musical sketches " or graphs that he drew for Elliott, who would then convert the drawings into a musical score.

Although the first known translation into a European language only appeared in 1704, it is possible that the Nights began exerting its influence on Western culture much earlier.

Although the translation " Three Empires " is more contextually accurate, the term " Three Kingdoms " has become standard among sinologists.

Although different countries might have used the same names for their units of measure such as the foot ( or a translation such as pied, fuß, voet, etc.

Although cheaper than outright translation, this review still carries a cost.

Although originally intended as a means for the exchange of lexical data between proprietary machine translation lexicons, it has evolved into a more general standard for terminology exchange.

Although the literal translation of the Chinese Cháng Zhēng is “ Long March ”, official publications of the People's Republic of China refer to " The Long March of the Red Army " ( Chinese traditional: 紅軍長征, Chinese simplified: 红军长征, pinyin: Hóngjūn Chángzhēng ).

Although it can be described as a pleasant " brothy " or " meaty " taste with a long lasting, mouthwatering and coating sensation over the tongue, umami has no translation.

Although the element chob has been translated as ' squint-eyed ', which is an iconographic feature of the Classic sun deity, the only source for this translation Is a single statement by Tozzer.

Although it is still generally assumed that the " Gospel of Thomas " was first composed in Greek, there is growing evidence that the Coptic Nag Hammadi text is a translation from Syriac.

Although he invoked the name of the German encyclopedia, he explained that this work would not be simply a translation but be a distinctively American reference work, omitting much of the European matter.

Although there exist grammars, vocabularies, and a translation of the Bible in Bavarian, there is no common orthographic standard.

Although it is claimed that Rogers was the first person to ever print a complete English Bible that was translated directly from the original Greek & Hebrew, there was also a reliance upon a Latin translation of the Hebrew Bible by Sebastian Münster and published in 1534 / 5.

Although the empire is frequently referred to as " the Japanese Empire " or " Imperial Japan " in English, the literal translation from kanji is Great Imperial State of Japan ( Dai Nippon Teikoku ):

Although the Greek appears to be a loan translation of the Hebrew phrase avodat elilim, which is attested in rabbinic literature ( e. g., bChul., 13b, Bar.

Although it did not appear in the earliest editions of its English translation, " An Appreciation " was added to later printings, contributed by Anne Morrow Lindbergh and earlier published in The Saturday Review of Literature on 14 October 1939.

Although this had traditionally been explained as a forward and downward sliding motion, on the anterior concave surface of the glenoid fossa and the posterior convex surface of the articular eminence, this translation actually amounts to a rotation around another axis.