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What brand is Cixi’s royal car？ The research says it’s Tulia brand.

　　This year is 115 years since cars were introduced into China. As a researcher of "The Origin of China Automobile History", Jiang Haicheng has been very busy recently: he will give a speech at a theme forum to commemorate the 115th anniversary of the introduction of automobiles into China. This speech mainly focuses on "Is the Empress Dowager Cixi the first car introduced to China?" It seems to be a simple topic, but it embodies Jiang Haicheng’s efforts for more than ten years.

　　Jiang Haicheng, who has retired for many years, has not lived a long life. He is still busy with his favorite things. Jiang Haicheng first worked in the Beijing Planetarium. After work, his biggest hobby is studying cars. At that time, the information was underdeveloped and there were few cars. Going to the exhibition hall to see cars became his greatest pleasure. In the 1990s, more and more cars began to appear in Beijing, and Jiang Haicheng became more and more fond of cars. He resolutely left the Beijing Planetarium, where he had worked for most of his life, and became an automobile media reporter.

　　As the first batch of automobile media people in Beijing, Jiang Haicheng witnessed the vigorous development of China automobile industry from scratch in the new era. Nevertheless, he is most concerned about the history of automobiles, especially the initial period of automobile development in China.

　　In 2001, he published an article in China Auto News: The "Mystery" Left by Cixi’s Imperial Cars. At that time, the cars that Empress Dowager Cixi took were exhibited in the Summer Palace. About this car, some people say that it was presented to Empress Dowager Cixi by Yuan Shikai as a birthday present in 1897. This car is the second generation product of Mercedes-Benz. Many people naturally think that Empress Dowager Cixi was the first person to own a private car.

　　However, in this "classic car", Jiang Haicheng did not see the logo of Mercedes-Benz, but saw a logo printed with "DURYEA" on an iron pedal. What brand is this car? When was it produced? When was it introduced into China? Jiang Haicheng raised many questions about this car.

　　He began to look for answers one by one. To this end, he found the source of the statement that "the vehicle is a Mercedes-Benz second-generation car": Wang Huapeng, editor of "The Encyclopedia of China: History of Chinese Cars". Wang Huapeng, a former director of the Automobile Research Office of the Academy of Communications, told Jiang Haicheng that he made that statement out of speculation after inspecting the car in 1979. Moreover, Wang Huapeng later went to Germany to visit the Stuttgart Mercedes-Benz Museum, and found no cars with similar styles and models as Cixi’s royal cars. At this time, Jiang Haicheng basically came to a conclusion that the classic car of Empress Dowager Cixi was not a Mercedes-Benz car, but a Tulia car.

　　However, in a few years, it became popular that the royal car of Empress Dowager Cixi was a Mercedes-Benz brand, and it was also said that this car was customized by Yuan Shikai through the German Embassy.

　　Jiang Haicheng once again began his "rebuttal" journey. In 2005, Jiang Haicheng learned that the Ford Museum in the United States had materials of Tulia cars, and he contacted the representative of Ford Motor Company in China, hoping to find relevant materials of Cixi’s royal cars. Before long, Jiang Haicheng received a reply: In 1896, Tulia Company assembled 13 cars with the same design as Empress Dowager Cixi’s royal car, which was the third generation car of Tulia. The car used by Empress Dowager Cixi was the only survivor among the 13 cars.

　　Jiang Haicheng was delighted with it, and the good news kept coming. In 2013, Mercedes-Benz held a commemorative event in Beijing to commemorate the centenary of Mercedes-Benz’s visit to China. This activity originated from a historical fact: in 1913, German businessman Franz Oster brought the first Mercedes 10/25 RS station wagon to China for the first time. This also indirectly proves once again that the royal car of Empress Dowager Cixi is not a Mercedes-Benz brand. Jiang Haicheng added that in 1897, Mercedes-Benz customized a car for Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. On that car, the words Mercedes-Benz brand and Victoria were marked, while Cixi’s royal car did not have similar words.

　　Based on these data, Jiang Haicheng believes that Cixi’s royal car has reached a conclusion for the Tulia brand. With the determination of the brand, the time when Cixi came to the Summer Palace by car also came to a conclusion: the car arrived in the Summer Palace in 1902, not in 1897. In 1897, faced with the threat of reform forces, Empress Dowager Cixi had no intention of holding a birthday celebration. Moreover, in the trade environment at that time, cars produced in the United States in 1896 would not have spread to China so quickly. According to historical records, in 1902 after the Gengzi Incident, Empress Dowager Cixi rebuilt the Summer Palace and held her 68th birthday in the Summer Palace. At this time, Yuan Shikai had a chance to get on the bus. However, by 1902, this car of Empress Dowager Cixi was not the first car introduced to China. In December 1901, LINZ, a Hungarian businessman, transported two American-made "Osmo Bill" cars to the Shanghai Public Concession. On January 30, 1902, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce granted him a "temporary license" to drive on the streets, which was the first time that a car appeared in China.

　　The debate that lasted for more than ten years finally came to the bottom. In his latest speech, Jiang Haicheng systematically demonstrated from eight aspects that the imperial car of Empress Dowager Cixi was not "the first car introduced into China". Looking back on these years’ efforts, Jiang Haicheng sighed and said softly and firmly, "I finally handed in a valid answer sheet when the car was introduced to China for 115 years."

　　Jiang Haicheng told reporters that during the research, he wrote to Mr. Dan Jixiang, president of the Palace Museum, and Mr. Li Guorong, deputy director of the First Historical Archives of China, hoping that they could help him find the old photos of Empress Dowager Cixi and the car. The two gentlemen tried their best to find no relevant pictures, and they specially wrote back to Jiang Haicheng to express their apologies, which made Jiang Haicheng feel extremely warm. Jiang Haicheng also hopes to seek relevant pictures from readers through Beijing Evening News to enrich the research results. Jiang baojun

Trump is addicted to the ball again, and this time he was caught by the White House.

While the anger caused by "Freud’s death" in the United States is burning all over the United States, several data of COVID-19 epidemic have "hit a new high". At this juncture, Trump turned out to be "addicted" to golf and "committed". But this time, with the intervention of the White House, he failed to get what he wanted.
According to the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) on the 7th, it was learned from two people familiar with the decision of the White House that Trump had planned to spend the weekend at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. However, the White House directly "shot" a few days ago and changed the itinerary, which led to the cancellation of the trip to Bedminster.
According to people familiar with the matter, the decision of the White House is largely because Trump went to his private club to play golf when the fire of demonstrations in the United States was "burning"."The public influence may be bad."（the potential for “bad optics”）。
Screenshot of NBC report
It is worth mentioning that "bad optics" is a special term in business and political circles. YourDictionary, a popular American dictionary website, also began to "smuggle goods": the example of "optics" was replaced by "a politician who beat Goff during a demonstration in his own country is an example of" bad public influence ". Because the dictionary website is connected to the Google search engine, it searches for "bad optics" in Google.This example will appear on the home page..
Examples of "Your Dictionary" for optics
According to NBC, Trump’s original plan was to go directly to New Jersey after visiting the swab factory in Maine on Friday (5th) and spend a "working weekend" there.
According to USA-Today, during this trip to Maine, Trump still refused to wear masks and other protective equipment when he visited the swab factory. The workers on the production line were "armed to the feet". Trump not only passed in front of them, but also stopped to talk with some workers.
Afterwards, the marketing manager of the company said in an interview that all the swabs produced by the factory during Trump’s visit that day would be discarded.
Trump finally agreed with the White House advisers and canceled his trip to New Jersey. NBC quoted people familiar with the president’s decision-making as saying that thousands of demonstrators continued to protest in front of the White House on Saturday, so the original plan may "cause problems". NBC reported that if this trip can take place, it will be Trump’s visit to his golf club again after a lapse of five months since last August.
It is reported that,Trump has put Bedminster on the agenda again.According to the current schedule, he will spend at least one day there next weekend to hold a live fundraising event for the presidential election. However, the report did not say whether Trump will play golf in Bedminster next week.
Although Trump said that he would not have time to play golf before the 16-year general election, he repeatedly reneged after his election. CNN reported that on May 23rd, when the death toll from COVID-19 in the United States was approaching 100,000, President Trump was photographed playing golf at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia.
Trump waved to the onlookers at the stadium (Source: CNN video screenshot)
The Huffin Post said on April 23 that American taxpayers are often angry at Trump’s frequent visits to his private golf course. According to an analysis of the newspaper, as of February, Trump spent a total of $133.8 million on his golf trip, equivalent to his salary of 334 years.
The "Black Bloody Case" has triggered the 12th day of protests and demonstrations in the United States. The Hill said that the number of protesters in all parts of the United States reached record levels this Saturday. The main roads of Philadelphia, the entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco are crowded with demonstrators. The newspaper said that at present, the number of newly confirmed cases in 23 States in the United States is increasing every week, and in the past four days, many States have set a record for newly confirmed cases since the outbreak.
According to NBC, after Trump’s trip was cancelled this weekend, there are no specific arrangements, and the White House has not received a notice that Trump will appear before the end of this week. The protest in front of the White House has reached the ninth day, and thousands of demonstrators are still walking on the streets of Washington, DC.
Source: Observer Network Jufeng
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Don’t you dare to know the secret of women？

In this world, everyone has his own secrets, regardless of men and women. However, women’s secrets are often more complicated and subtle. These secrets may be their weakness or their strength.Today, we will reveal the little secrets that women can’t hide.

First of all, we must understand that the secret of women is not a derogatory term, and it does not mean that there is anything wrong with women.On the contrary, these secrets are the unique charm of women, which makes them different.

1. Feminine emotionalizationThis is a secret that many people know, but few people really understand it. Women’s emotionalization is not their weakness, but a survival strategy. Through emotionalization, women can better express their needs and feelings, thus getting more attention and care.

2. Women’s intuitionWomen’s intuition is often very accurate, which many people can’t envy. This intuition comes from women’s sensitivity to details and deep understanding of interpersonal relationships. Through intuition, women can make correct judgments and decisions in many cases.

3. Feminine tenacityAlthough women look weak, their hearts are often very tough. In the face of difficulties and challenges, women are often able to persist and not give up easily. This tenacity comes from women’s survival instinct and sense of responsibility for their families.

4. Women’s spirit of sacrificeWomen are often willing to make sacrifices for their families and children. This spirit of sacrifice does not mean that women are accessories of the family, but that women are willing to make efforts for the happiness of the family and the growth of their children.

5. Women’s creativityWomen are often very creative, whether in the fields of art, literature or science. This creativity comes from women’s unique perspective and rich imagination.

6. Women’s social skillsWomen often have strong social skills, whether in dealing with interpersonal relationships or organizing activities. This social ability comes from women’s emotional wisdom and understanding of human nature.

7. Women’s self-protection consciousnessWomen often have a strong sense of self-protection, both physically and psychologically. This self-protection consciousness comes from women’s survival instinct and the need for safety.

8. Women’s sense of self-worthWomen often have a strong sense of self-worth, whether at work or in family life. This sense of self-worth comes from women’s self-esteem and confidence.

9. Women’s learning abilityWomen often have strong learning ability, whether in learning new knowledge or learning new skills. This learning ability comes from women’s curiosity and thirst for knowledge.

10. Women’s toleranceWomen tend to have a strong tolerance, whether in treating family or friends. This tolerance comes from women’s emotional wisdom and understanding of human nature.

These are the little secrets of women, which are the charm of women and the source of their strength.We should respect and understand these secrets, not laugh at and belittle them. Only in this way can we truly understand and appreciate the charm of women and truly realize gender equality and harmonious coexistence.