Huaxia Dapan Fund

Been issued for five years, the average annual return rate is 63.39 percent, 50% higher than the second one, even in the most serious financial tsunami of 2008 it was still able to maintain the smallest declines than others. Huaxia Dapan Fund (000011) – the gold medal fund of Huaxia Fund Company has become a long-distance running champion over the past five years in China. Because of this fabulous fund, the company has also experienced a rapid development in recent years; almost all the funds managed by the company have generally good performance, and the company’s each new fund issuing is in hot pursuit by the Chinese investors.

Visible but intangible, though, the fund is many Chinese people’s regret. It is China’s first equity fund that exceeds more than 10 yuan of net value (the issuing value is 1 yuan), but also a controversial fund in the heart of many people. Although known as open-end funds, for a long time it’s been in the closed state; while named Dapan (Large capitalization stocks), it often heavily loaded some small stocks. It is a fund that everyone cannot read, but always a fantastic one.

If you ask some Chinese investor, he or she may frown all the style of this fund, but will never tell you he does not want to buy it. This magic fund has a more mysterious fund manager who once was, and now is still the weathervane of China’s fund industry. About him, there is a derivative word, that is, "Wang Yawei effect", the meaning of the word is to say, if Wang Yawei bought the stock, you must hurry to buy because it would rise soon; conversely, if he sold it, then – believe it or not – sell it as soon as possible before it dropped down.

No matter what the reason for China to prove the existence of Huaxia Dapan is absurd, the investment is anyhow such a utilitarian behavior. So long as there is buying opportunity for the investor of you, be sure not to miss it.

The Belief in Mazu

Mazu is a Goddess of the sea predominantly worshipped by Chinese people who live in the southeastern coastal areas of China like Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong and Zhejiang, as well as neighboring areas in Southeast Asia. The Mazu belief and custom takes virtue, benevolence and love as its core and has been passed down generation by generation through sacrificial ceremonies, folk stories, dance and music.

With over 5,000 Mazu temples dotted around the world and 200 million believers, the Mazu belief has spread to more than 20 countries and regions across the globe, making Mazu a symbol of cultural identity for all Chinese worldwide.

The Mazu Legend

The legend of Mazu is about a girl named Lin Mo who was born into an official family from Meizhou Island, a small piece of land in the Taiwan Straits off the coast of southeast China. When Lin was very young, her extremely good memory and learning comprehension talent was revealed. She was meek and warm-hearted and was always willing to help people in need. Thanks to her vast knowledge of Chinese medicine, she was able to cure the sick and teach people how to prevent illness and injury.

Growing up in a coastal area, Lin became familiar with astronomic and meteorological knowledge and was able to predict the weather, helping fishermen avoid sea disasters and salvage shipwrecks.

After her death at the age of 28 on a mountaintop, she became a goddess. Legend has it that as a colored cloud rose from the mountain and wonderful music was heard in the sky, Lin was carried into heaven in a golden pillar of light.

From then on, Mazu’s figure was enshrined in boats to pray for safe voyages.

Owing to her benevolence, Mazu has been given 36 titles such as “Madam”, “the Queen of Heaven” and “Holy Mother” from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

There are a lot of folktales about Mazu, including the following interesting stories:

It is said that one day Mazu wanted to sail across the sea by ship without paddles or sails. The captain dared not sail the ship; Mazu told him to suspend a straw mat onto the mast as a sail. The ship then rode over the waves and carried on swiftly across the sea.

Once, a commercial vessel struck a rock, causing seawater to flood the cabin. When the ship started to sink, Mazu got some grass and threw it into the sea, which miraculously transformed into a raft, attaching itself to the vessel to stop it from sinking.

Another tale tells of Mazu making an iron horse come to life and carry her across the sea. After she landed on solid ground, the horse vanished in an instant. People who witnessed this were all astonished at her magic powers.

Xitang

Xitang is an ancient town in the north of Jiashan County. It has a peaceful and beautiful entironment, with flat terrain and netted rivers. It features huge area and a large number of bridges, lanes, and ceilinged corridors. What’s more, other than the noisy commercial places of interest, Xitang offers pure scenery of a little town, making the tourists feel quiet and cozy.

Ceilinged corridors are the most special scene in Xitang construction. It was originally built to make convenience for the residents trading on boats by the side of the rivers. Each shop has a ceiling over the stone-plank road in front of its own house, and the ceilings connect with one another to form corridors, the longest of which is 1,300 meters, like a silk belt winding along the river. The ceilinged corridors are the main places at the Chaonanli and Beizhalan Street. Riding a bicycle along the ceilinged corridors, one will have a special sentiment. Standing under the ceilings, looking at the white walls at the other bank, looking at the masts and the green ripples, boats and the shadows of the bridges, one will revel in the beauty of the scenery.

The residential buildings were mostly built in the Ming and Qing dynasties. There are a total of 122 lanes, long and short, wide and narrow. Five of them are longer than 100 meters. Among all the lanes, Shipi Lane is the most famous. It is situated at the west side of Zhongfu Hall in the West Street, with a total length of 68 meters. The lane is about 1 meter at the widest but the narrowest point is only 80 centimeters. It is paved with 166 stone planks which are only 3 centimeters thick, which is really hard to be chisel from the granite. That is why it is called Shipi (the skin of the stone) Lane. Walking through the long quiet lane with stained tall walls is just like traveling through the town’s long history in a spatio-temporal tunnel.

Xitang is a little town with an area of less than 2 sq. km. Nine rivers that run through the town divide it into eight parts, with 15 bridges of various shapes and structure connecting the parts, which becomes the enchanting sight attracting visitors far and near. Among the bridges, the oldest is the Sleeping Dragon Bridge built in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).