Incredible animals of flowers in China

Flower show in Chelsea remains in the past, but fans of gardening and of a flower esthetics can go to China. There, in the city Sian which is a capital of a northwest Chinese province of Shaansi, is the international gardening exhibition in which visitors can join masterpieces of art of an ornamental hairstyle of trees and bushes which unites in itself striking naturalness and the human genius. There are multicoloured amazing vegetative sculptures of elephants in the middle of a flower bed.

 Huge popularity among tourists uses the image of a huge panda which nurses the kid and it is a national symbol of China. 

 

 

These masterpieces are also have created an amazing phlegmatic cow and a trio of elephants in the middle of the flower bed one of which blows, having lifted a trunk.

The exhibition has opened in April and will last about six months. It is supposed that on purpose to join surprising masterpieces of these arts, Sian will visit about twelve millions tourists. The city of Sian is one of the most considerable historical centre of China.

At least we idle more than three hours a day

According to a new research, we spend more than three hours a day for idleness.  The poll has been spent by council about training and development of skills (Learning and Skills Council) which held the opinion that people should spend these three hours not for idleness, but on acquisition of knowledge or training any new skills.

 

But all the same, idleness is even a good process; it is a certain part of our life. We need keep away at times for a short time from all events around, lying on the sofa and that is called, to twiddle one’s thumbs. Though nowadays it is necessary to be constantly occupied person, to brag, how many you have had time to make a lot of different things. Anyhow, it is possible to idle all the same and even it is necessary, it's absolutely harmless employment.

SMILE!

Everyone loves the quote “laughter is the best medicine”. In fact, smiling can boost your mood and even your immune system. So, try not to irritate at a mere nothing and only enjoy your life with your beautiful smile:)

1. Forcing yourself to smile can boost your mood: Psychologists have found that even if you're in bad mood, you can instantly lift your spirits by forcing yourself to smile.

2. It boosts your immune system: Smiling really can improve your physical health, too. Your body is more relaxed when you smile, which contributes to good health and a stronger immune system.

3. Smiles are contagious: It’s not just a saying: smiling really is contagious, scientists say. In a study conducted in Sweden, people had difficulty frowning when they looked at other subjects who were smiling, and their muscles twitched into smiles all on their own.

4. Smiles relieve Stress: Your body immediately releases endorphins when you smile, even when you force it. This sudden change in mood will help you feel better and release stress.

5. It’s easier to smile than to frown: Scientists have discovered that your body has to work harder and use more muscles to frown than it does to smile.

6. It’s a universal sign of happiness: While people shake their hands, hug, and bow all of these points have varying meanings across cultures, smiling is known around the world and in all cultures as a sign of happiness and acceptance.

7. We still smile at work: We smile less at work than we do it at home, 30% of people in a research study smiled five to 20 times a day, and 28% smiled over 20 times per day at the office.

8. Smiles use from 5 to 53 facial muscles: Just smiling can require your body to use up to 53 muscles, but some smiles only use 5 muscle movements.

9. Babies are born with the ability to smile: Babies learn a lot of behaviors and sounds from watching the people around them, but scientists believe that all babies are born with the ability, since even blind babies smile.

10. Smiling helps you get promoted: Smiles make a person seem more attractive, sociable and confident, and people who smile more are more likely to get a promotion.

 

11. Smiles are the most easily recognizable facial expression: People can recognize smiles from up to 300 feet away, making it the most easily recognizable facial expression.

12. Women smile more than men: Generally, women smile more than men, but when they participate in similar work or social roles, they smile the same amount. This finding leads scientists to believe that gender roles are quite flexible. Boy babies, though, do smile less than girl babies, who also make more eye contact.

13. Smiles are more attractive than makeup: A research study discovered that 69% of people find women more attractive when they smile than when they are wearing makeup.

14. There are 19 different types of smiles: UC-San Francisco researcher identified 19 types of smiles and put them into two categories: polite “social” smiles which engage fewer muscles, and sincere “felt” smiles that use more muscles on both sides of the face.

15. Babies start smiling as newborns: Most doctors believe that real smiles occur when babies are awake at the age of four-to-six weeks, but babies start smiling in their sleep as soon as they’re born.

 

Hello, as you know soon it will be St. Valentine's Day. Of course I think this holiday is not so important as New Year’s Day or Easter for example, but we must follow such traditions which people have brought to us from the past. So, my dear friends, if you have your lovers, I wish you happiness and mutual understanding. And spend this day somehow special and together!!!))

  There are various theories on the origin of Valentine's Day, but the most popular dates back to the time of the Roman Empire during the reign of Claudius II, 270 AD. Claudius didn't want men to marry during wartime because he believed single men made better soldiers. Bishop Valentine went against his wishes and performed secret wedding ceremonies. For this, Valentine was jailed and then executed by order of the Emperor on February 14. While in jail, he wrote a love note to the jailor's daughter signing it, "From your Valentine."

 

Many believe the 'X' symbol became synonymous with the kiss in medieval times. People who couldn't write their names signed in front of a witness with an 'X.' The 'X' was then kissed to show their sincerity.

In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.

 

Richard Cadbury produced the first box of chocolates for Valentine's Day in the late 1800's.

More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine's Day.

Over $1 billion worth of chocolate is purchased for Valentine's Day in the U.S.

 

73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.

15% of U.S. women send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day.

The red rose was the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love.

Red roses are considered the flower of love because the color red stands for strong romantic feelings.

189 million stems of roses are sold in the U.S. on Valentine's Day.

 

The most fantastic gift of love is the Taj Mahal in India. It was built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan as a memorial to his wife.

Every Valentine's Day, the Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet.

About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets.

 Happy Valentine's Day!

Ohhhh, sweets…

Chocolate is one of the most favourite products not only women and children, but also men. It is difficult to find the person who considers chocolate absolutely unattractive.

The average person eats 20 kgs of chocolate a year.

Chocolate - is a very tasty "medicine" for depression and irreplaceable helper against tiredness.

It is impossible to imagine holidays without chocolate.

Englishman John Kedberi has started to do small chocolates at first to make his countryman stop the drinking beer. 60 % from us consider that a box of chocolates – a remarkable gift by a holiday. 63 % of people admit that, buying chocolate in a gift, they cannot help buying the same for theirselves.

And as for me, I also like chocolate very much. I cannot imagine my life without even one candy. But what about you? What kind of chocolate do you prefer?

Longest cat in the world revealed

A cat called Stewie has broken the Guinness world record for being the world’s longest domestic moggy.

The five-year-old cat was confirmed as the new record holder after measuring 123, 2 cm from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail.

The owners of Stewie, Robin Hendrickson and Eric Brandsness of Reno, Nevada, said they decided to try for the record after hearing numerous people say they were amazed by his length.

Stewie is for the Maine Coon variety – known as “the gentle giant” of the cat world.