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Travelers' Club At the February meeting of the Travelers' Club, Jocelyn Pisani was hostess. Continuing the study of China, the first paper was presented by Jessie Twohill on The Forbidden City. The majesty of Imperial power is expressed in the symbolism of the design of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It was designed to reflect religious and philosophical principles. It covers 178 acres and is the world's largest surviving palace complex. It remains important in the overall scheme of Beijing. Tiananmen Square is the symbolic center of the Chinese state and is connected to the city by the Tiananmen Gate. Two placards reading Long Live the Peoples Republic of China and Long Live the Great Unity of the World's Peoples are mounted to the right and left of a portrait of Mao Tse-Tung. The palace is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage list and is the largest remaining collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world. Next, Jane Matlach reported on Feng Shui. In early Chinese history, appropriate and auspicious locations were determined by direction, astronomy and geophysical factors. The practice is as old as Chinese culture itself, dating back to Neolithic villages. The practice was confined to the ruling classes, the emperor and his ministers. Practitioners worked out appropriate dimensions for new buildings, and even investigated individual birth dates to ensure the human energy could be harmoniously aligned to the home, residents and environments. Since the founding of the Peoples Republic of Chinese in 1949, it has been officially deemed as a "feudalistic superstitious practice," and even banned at times. After the end of the cultural revolution, the official attitude became more tolerant, but restrictions on Feng Shui are still in place in today's China.
Members of the club were delighted to hear that one of their former members, Jessie Irene Fernandes has had her first novel published. The Wise Child is set in suburban Long Island between the years of 1950 and 1983. Fernandes now resides in Bellevue, Washington. Her parents, Col. And Mrs. Clinton J. Muncie lived in Babylon for many years, Both Jessie Irene Fernandes and her mother were active members of Travelers' Club for many years.
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