Within the Four Seas All Men Are Brothers

A very well said Chinese proverb at the Sydney Chinatown's formal gate.

October 4th 2007
Monday, October 1st, 2007 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia I have to admit that I have not found any negative things about Australia so far. Beautiful nature, stunning harbors and an easy going culture - what else one might want? It seems like the whole continent has a good gene pool - everybody is fit and athletic, and the only obese people I have spotted so far are international ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

22nd June 2010

sandy
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significance of phrase?
This phrase was used by Pearl S, Buck as the tittle for her translation of the old story sometimes tittled The Water Margin or The Outlaws of the Marsh in other translations from Chinese. I would like to know more about the origins and significance of the phrase within hinese culture. Can anyone help me?

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