{"id":3995,"date":"2019-02-06T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T09:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/?p=3995"},"modified":"2026-07-30T16:39:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:39:01","slug":"happy-new-year-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/06\/happy-new-year-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year 2019 &#8211; Year of the Pig! \u65b0\u5e74\u5feb\u4e50 2019 \u732a"},"content":{"rendered":"<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Flondontaiji.com%2Fblog&amp;t=Happy%20New%20Year%202019%20%E2%80%93%20Year%20of%20the%20Pig%21%20%E6%96%B0%E5%B9%B4%E5%BF%AB%E4%B9%90%202019%20%E7%8C%AA&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Flondontaiji.com%2Fblog&amp;p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Flondontaiji.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F02%2FGoldenPig19web.jpg&amp;p[title]=Happy%20New%20Year%202019%20%E2%80%93%20Year%20of%20the%20Pig%21%20%E6%96%B0%E5%B9%B4%E5%BF%AB%E4%B9%90%202019%20%E7%8C%AA\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/addons\/extra-icons\/image\/social\/circle\/64x64\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Flondontaiji.com%2Fblog&amp;text=Hey%20check%20this%20out\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/addons\/extra-icons\/image\/social\/circle\/64x64\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Happy%20New%20Year%202019%20%E2%80%93%20Year%20of%20the%20Pig%21%20%E6%96%B0%E5%B9%B4%E5%BF%AB%E4%B9%90%202019%20%E7%8C%AA&amp;body=Hey%20check%20this%20out:%20https%3A%2F%2Flondontaiji.com%2Fblog\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/addons\/extra-icons\/image\/social\/circle\/64x64\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GoldenPig19web-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Pig\" class=\"wp-image-3998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GoldenPig19web-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GoldenPig19web-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GoldenPig19web-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GoldenPig19web-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GoldenPig19web.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> As the past year shuffles out with it&#8217;s tail between its legs and the new one sticks it&#8217;s snout in the trough, we&#8217;ve decided it&#8217;s time to look back at all the things we&#8217;ve done this year.&nbsp;For the students of Azitaiji, the year of the dog was ushered in with two notable events.  A remarkable night at the London Palladium the Cultures of China 2018 Festival of Spring, and a few days later we celebrated as a class with a delicious (if spicy!) dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1308\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/FestivalSpringPalladium2019.jpg?fit=640%2C409\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/FestivalSpringPalladium2019.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/FestivalSpringPalladium2019-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/FestivalSpringPalladium2019-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/FestivalSpringPalladium2019-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/FestivalSpringPalladium2019-1536x981.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption>A (slightly different) night at the Palladium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"547\" src=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CNYdinner2018-1024x547.jpg\" alt=\"A table weighed down with delicious Chinese food.\" class=\"wp-image-4000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CNYdinner2018-1024x547.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CNYdinner2018-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CNYdinner2018-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CNYdinner2018-1536x820.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CNYdinner2018.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>By no means all the food we had that evening!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In spring we attended a special Wushu event <a href=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/2017\/12\/18\/martial-arts-wu-shu-show-kung-fu-world-champions\/\">The One and Only Martial Arts Show<\/a>, organised by the Chinese Wushu Association. This event saw martial arts experts from China and the UK demonstrate and teach. Master Yazi Liu also performed a demonstration of Zhao Bao taiji.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1648\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OneOnlyMartialArtsShow.jpg?fit=640%2C419\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OneOnlyMartialArtsShow.jpg 1648w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OneOnlyMartialArtsShow-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OneOnlyMartialArtsShow-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OneOnlyMartialArtsShow-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OneOnlyMartialArtsShow-1536x1006.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OneOnlyMartialArtsShow-550x360.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1648px) 100vw, 1648px\" \/><figcaption> <br>Looking for our teacher? He&#8217;s the cool looking guy in black! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mid summer brought with it a bit of a heatwave, just in time for the annual <a href=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/2018\/06\/22\/london-competition-for-traditional-tai-chi-chuan-2018\/\">London competition for Traditional Tai Chi Chuan<\/a>. Six members of the school took part, and very nearly wiped the board (not entirely, of course. Taiji practitioners are naturally humble people.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1434\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/TaijiComp2018.jpg?fit=640%2C448\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/TaijiComp2018.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/TaijiComp2018-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/TaijiComp2018-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/TaijiComp2018-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/TaijiComp2018-1536x1076.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption>A multitude of medals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Autumn saw us welcoming in the autumn moon festival with yet another lavish dinner, this time hosted by the London North East Chinese Society at one of the larger restaurants in Chinatown. Entertainments and luxurious food ensued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped aligncenter wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1607-1024x576.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1607-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4017\" data-link=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/?attachment_id=4017\" class=\"wp-image-4017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1607-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1607-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1607-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1607-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1607.jpg 1921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1605-854x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1605-854x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4016\" data-link=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/?attachment_id=4016\" class=\"wp-image-4016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1605-854x1024.jpg 854w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1605-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1605-768x921.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1605.jpg 1079w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1596-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1596-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4014\" data-link=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/?attachment_id=4014\" class=\"wp-image-4014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1596-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1596-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1596-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1596.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1569-576x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1569-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4012\" data-link=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/?attachment_id=4012\" class=\"wp-image-4012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1569-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1569-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1569-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1569-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1569.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1566-2-1024x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1566-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4029\" data-link=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/?attachment_id=4029\" class=\"wp-image-4029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1566-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1566-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1566-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1566-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1566-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1566-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1565-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1565-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4028\" data-link=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/?attachment_id=4028\" class=\"wp-image-4028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1565-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1565-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1565-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1565-3-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1564-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1564-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4027\" data-link=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/?attachment_id=4027\" class=\"wp-image-4027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1564-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1564-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1564-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1564-2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1563-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1563-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4026\" data-link=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/?attachment_id=4026\" class=\"wp-image-4026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1563-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1563-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1563-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1563-2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1604-1024x351.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"351\" src=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1604-1024x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4015\" data-link=\"http:\/\/azitaiji.com\/?attachment_id=4015\" class=\"wp-image-4015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1604-1024x351.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1604-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1604-768x263.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1604-1536x527.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1604.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And finally, our year in stats: this year we have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> eaten 10 birthday cakes (probably), <\/li><li>drunk 123 gallons of tea (approximately), and <\/li><li>worked our way through 104 packets of biscuits (conservative guess). <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Happy new year, \u65b0\u5e74\u5feb\u4e50, and here&#8217;s to the next! <\/h3>\n<div class=\"newspaper-x-tags\"><strong>TAGS: <\/strong><span><a href=\"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/tag\/autumn-festival\/\" rel=\"tag\">Autumn Festival<\/a><\/span><a 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